RE: That "Run" box

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

Perhaps it was loaded from an image that had those items in the Run history?
Do you have your own images? Test another new system
 
Larry Seltzer
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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
Behalf Of Randall M
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 12:08 PM
To: Funsec@Linuxbox. Org
Subject: [funsec] That "Run" box



Hey, 

Need a little thought on this. There is something about the "Run" box area
under the start menu that has bothered me. One of my jobs is loading new
laptops for sales folks. I often use it to log on to my desktop where
software is stored for the laptops. I use the  <file://\\ext160> \\ext160
and log on. One day I hit a different key and noticed that the list box
dropped down with a number of entries. Entry areas that I "know" I did not
enter or go to. The laptop is new. It is a member of the domain. I then
played around a bit using different combos  <file://\\r,\\p> \\r,\\p, etc.
Also just hitting other letters. The domain computer showed entries. 

At home, I find that histories would show up also, which I understand the
"run" to hold. Something about this bothers me. I able to track what has
been done and where one has gone. But on that domain computer I was "sure"
that this new laptop had not had those entries typed before. Am I just being
superstitious here?

Thank You
Randall M  

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