Windows MRU Registry locations

Here are some common Windows MRU (Most Recently Used) list registry locations. This list reprinted from http://windowsxp.mvps.org/RegistryMRU.htm .

Windows 98 & ME
Search Files SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDoc Find Spec MRU
Find Computer SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerFindComputerMRU
Printer ports SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerPrnPortsMRU
RUN box – Windows [All] SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerRunMRU
Windows view prefs SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerStreamMRU
Telnet MRU HKEY_USERS.DefaultSoftwareMicrosoftTelnet
Microsoft Office 2000
Winword – Open SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft WordSettingsOpenFile Name MRU
Winword – Save As SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft WordSettingsSave AsFile Name MRU
Winword – Recent Files SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0WordData
Excel – Open SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft ExcelSettingsOpenFile Name MRU
Excel – Save As SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft ExcelSettingsSave AsFile Name MRU
Excel  – Recent Files SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0ExcelRecent Files
Frontpage – Open SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft FrontPageSettingsOpen FileFile Name MRU
Frontpage – Save As SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft FrontPageSettingsSave AsFile Name MRU
Frontpage – Recent lists SoftwareMicrosoftFrontPageExplorerFrontPage ExplorerRecent File List
SoftwareMicrosoftFrontPageExplorerFrontPage ExplorerRecent Page List
SoftwareMicrosoftFrontPageExplorerFrontPage ExplorerRecent Web List
SoftwareMicrosoftFrontPageExplorerFrontPage ExplorerRecently Created Servers
SoftwareMicrosoftFrontPageEditorRecently Used URLs
PowerPoint – Open SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft PowerPointSettingsOpenFile Name MRU
PowerPoint – Save As SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft PowerPointSettingsSave AsFile Name MRU
PowerPoint – Recent Files SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0PowerPointRecent File List
Access – Open SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft AccessSettingsOpenFile Name MRU
Access – Filename MRU SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0CommonOpen FindMicrosoft AccessSettingsFile New DatabaseFile Name MRU
SoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0AccessSettings
Common
Regedit – Last accessed key SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsRegedit
Regedit – Favorites SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsRegeditFavorites
MSPaint – Recent Files SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsPaintRecent File List
Wordpad – Recent Files SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsWordpadRecent File List
Common Dialog – Open SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerComDlg32LastVisitedMRU
Common Dialog – Save As SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerComDlg32OpenSaveMRU
WMP8 XP – Recent Files SoftwareMicrosoftMediaPlayerPlayerRecentFileList
WMP 8 XP – Recent URLs SoftwareMicrosoftMediaPlayerPlayerRecentURLList
OE6 Stationery list 1 – New Mail Identities{C19958F2-22F3-4C6A-9AE0-12049CE0706F}SoftwareMicrosoftOutlook Express5.0Recent Stationery List         *the CLSID varies, just an example given
OE 6 Stationery list 2 – New Mail Identities{C19958F2-22F3-4C6A-9AE0-12049CE0706F}SoftwareMicrosoftOutlook Express5.0Recent Stationery Wide List   *the CLSID varies
Windows 2000/XP
XP Search Files SoftwareMicrosoftSearch AssistantACMru5603
Internet Search Assistant SoftwareMicrosoftSearch AssistantACMru5001
Printers, Computers and People SoftwareMicrosoftSearch AssistantACMru5647
XP Start Menu – Recent SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerRecentDocs
R. Desktop – Connect SoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server ClientDefault [MRUnumber]
Run dialog box SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerRunMRU
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