[cdefreese]

Run "regedit". Then from edit/find, type the string that you want deleted from the search bar. It make take a few moments, but your search string should find something, plus everything else in your search history. Delete or clear out the value of the string in the right window... This should do the trick.

[jigsaw]

Thanks. He's working on this right now. I'll let you know what happens.

[jigsaw]

cdefreese, your suggestion in #9 worked!

snippy, he tried your suggestion first, but it didn't work, perhaps because it's a different version of Windows.

My son sends his heartfelt thanks to you both, as do I.   We are most grateful to you.

As he just wrote me in his email, Free Republic is an amazing brain trust!!!

Indeed it is!