VirtualDub clear Recent Files List

[xycer]

is there any way to clear the recent files list in virtualdub/virtualdubmod?

[jimmalenko]

What, you don't want your mom to find out you've been converting porn ?

[BJ_M]

the list can be changed in the registry to not show any or more

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freeware\VirtualDubMod\MRU List

change value in string MRUList to no entries (i.e delete the 'abcd" value found there) ..

or if you want to just delete the last entries there - you can do that also

[xycer]

What, you don't want your mom to find out you've been converting porn ?

noooo...

i dont want my bro to find out =p

btw thanks.

[jimmalenko]

What, you don't want your mom to find out you've been converting porn ?

noooo...

i dont want my bro to find out =p

btw thanks.

Well ... I was somewhere in the ball park

[xycer]

is there a way to not add anything to the recent files list?

[BJ_M]

windows recent files ? or virtualdubs ?

for v-dub , see above ..

for windows - its easy ..

copy and paste the following code into a file and name it nofile.reg then right click on it and select merge ... you may have to reboot for it to take effect

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Comdlg32]
"NoFileMru"=dword:00000001

for the windows media player -- run ClearMRU.exe (found in the media player power tools bonus pack - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download )

[xycer]

well, im actually using virtualdub (not the mod version) and i tried doing liek you said. I tried changing the value of the MRUList to 'no entries' (that got rid of the recent file list but when i load something again, it shows up again).

[BJ_M]

you didnt ask how to keep it empty ...

just make a bat file the clears it out everytime you click on it -- or make a reg file that clear it ..

[bunyip]

Clearing, deleting or renaming the MRU won't work because Vdub recreates the list when it starts.
If you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP you can change the permissions on the list so that VDub can't read or write to it, this doesn't affect the running of VDub but it does keep the list empty.

Right-click on the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freeware\VirtualDubMod\MRU List" registry entry and select 'permissions' and for each of the user accounts on your machine tick the 'Deny' options. (Leave the admin permissions as they are so that you can restore the user permissions if you need to).

Now when any of the users run VDub it will not be able to read from or write to the list.

[BJ_M]

Clearing, deleting or renaming the MRU won't work because Vdub recreates the list when it starts.
If you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP you can change the permissions on the list so that VDub can't read or write to it, this doesn't affect the running of VDub but it does keep the list empty.

Right-click on the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freeware\VirtualDubMod\MRU List" registry entry and select 'permissions' and for each of the user accounts on your machine tick the 'Deny' options. (Leave the admin permissions as they are so that you can restore the user permissions if you need to).

Now when any of the users run VDub it will not be able to read from or write to the list.

it doesnt re-create it when it starts - only when you open a file ...

try it out -- i tested it .... works fine the way i suggested ..

if it can not write the mru -- sometmes you get a lock up of vdub

[xycer]

Clearing, deleting or renaming the MRU won't work because Vdub recreates the list when it starts.
If you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP you can change the permissions on the list so that VDub can't read or write to it, this doesn't affect the running of VDub but it does keep the list empty.

Right-click on the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freeware\VirtualDubMod\MRU List" registry entry and select 'permissions' and for each of the user accounts on your machine tick the 'Deny' options. (Leave the admin permissions as they are so that you can restore the user permissions if you need to).

Now when any of the users run VDub it will not be able to read from or write to the list.

ok, i denied access for all except the admin and it doesnt save the recent file list anymore but i have a few questions:
1) will this effect virtual dubs performance at all?
2) i only have 1 user account on this computer and i denied access for all except the admin account (which i thought was the main account but i guess not?). If i wanted to allow access (i dont see why but) could i do it through this account?

[BJ_M]

not perfomance - no

[xycer]

not perfomance - no

wow speedy reply, thanks for the help. WHat about the second question.

i only have 1 account on this computer (using XP pro), isnt this the admin account, the one im on right now? i denied access for all accounts except the admin account but shouldnt that mean this will allow Vdub to write to the MRUList when im logged onto this account?

im kinda confused but not too worried since i prolly wont want to allow access anyway and if anything goes wrong, ill just re-download it/reinstall.

[BJ_M]

that would be system access - which you denied

[xycer]

so how do i into the admin account? can i allow access again from this account?

[BJ_M]

just dont worry about it - really

[BJ_M]

must be some great pr0n there you got to hide

[bunyip]

2) i only have 1 user account on this computer and i denied access for all except the admin account (which i thought was the main account but i guess not?). If i wanted to allow access (i dont see why but) could i do it through this account?

You should be able to re-set the permissions with the same account you used to deny. You have only prevented changes to the values in the registry entry, you still have rights to change the premissions.

Your account, although not the Master Admin was probably created with "admin rights".

[xycer]

must be some great pr0n there you got to hide

haha, nah i havnt actually did anything yet, i just like to plan ahead and im extremely lazy so if theres something i can do where i dont haveta clear the recent files everytime, then im gonna do it.

Thanks for the help guys.

[energy80s]

After you've finished converting your hard anal and watersports videos open and close another ten legetimate video files in VDub and that will knock the porn off the bottom of the recent files list.

Not that I've ever had to do this ... you understand!

[Budman1]

Just to add some information from the author of Virtualdub. I downloaded 1.10.3 experimental and it is included:

In
recent versions, this is controllable in Options | Preferences | History... but
be warned, this is not the only place your file history is stored. Windows
itself tracks the locations that where the generic File/Open dialog is used to
try to save you time by re-opening in the last place you used it for particular
file types.

Avery
Lee <phaeron@virtualdub.org>
http://www.virtualdub.org/

The latest stable version of VirtualDub is 1.9.11.
The latest experimental version of VirtualDub is
1.10.3.