How do I get 'Search' to just search my C: drive by default?

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Jonathan Finney

Whenever I use Windows 'Search' facility, it always has all my local drives
as the default location.

How can I get it to just search my CO drive by default?
 
Can you not just drop down the selector and select your C:\ drive or are you
saying their are no options to select from.

Andy W
 
Yes, Andy, of course I can, but I'd like to be able to have this appear as
the default. That's what default settings are for.
 
Sorry to state the obvious Jonathan but I had to understand exactly what you
were trying to achieve, but I'm afraid no I do not know of a way to change
this default setting, although it may be changeable via the registry.

Andy W
 
Whenever I use Windows 'Search' facility, it always has all my local drives
as the default location.

How can I get it to just search my CO drive by default?
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Workaround: Open Windows Explorer. Right click on C: drive and select
Search.
 
Thanks Sharon, but I'm aware of this. It's also exactly what Andy W said.

I KNOW I CAN CHANGE TO THE LOCATION I WANT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE MY MAIN
DRIVE APPEAR AS THE DEFAULT LOCATION SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT EVERY TIME.

Somewhere in the registry there will be a setting that determines this. I
just need to know where it is.
 
'Jonathan Finney' posted a message.
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There is always google. If you find an answer to this problem, please post
it. Meanwhile watch this thread, but you need not reply until something
works. Each of your replies is making it LESS likely that you will get
help. The situation is much like a fox hunt; 'the unspeakable chasing the
uneatable.'

Phil Weldon

| Thanks Sharon, but I'm aware of this. It's also exactly what Andy W said.
|
| I KNOW I CAN CHANGE TO THE LOCATION I WANT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE MY MAIN
| DRIVE APPEAR AS THE DEFAULT LOCATION SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT EVERY TIME.
|
| Somewhere in the registry there will be a setting that determines this. I
| just need to know where it is.
|
| --
| Jonathan Finney
|
| | > On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:31:26 GMT, Jonathan Finney wrote:
| >
| >> Whenever I use Windows 'Search' facility, it always has all my local
| >> drives
| >> as the default location.
| >>
| >> How can I get it to just search my CO drive by default?
| >
| > Workaround: Open Windows Explorer. Right click on C: drive and select
| > Search.
| >
| > --
| > Sharon F
| > MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
|
|
 
Shouting (typing in ALL CAPS) will **always** entice people to provide the
best hep they can.

MD



Jonathan Finney said:
Thanks Sharon, but I'm aware of this. It's also exactly what Andy W said.

I KNOW I CAN CHANGE TO THE LOCATION I WANT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE MY MAIN
DRIVE APPEAR AS THE DEFAULT LOCATION SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT EVERY TIME.

Somewhere in the registry there will be a setting that determines this. I
just need to know where it is.
Click to expand...
 
It's not changeable via the registry.

This is an answer to a different question. But it can be adapted for this stupid question.
 
Thanks Sharon, but I'm aware of this. It's also exactly what Andy W said.

I KNOW I CAN CHANGE TO THE LOCATION I WANT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE MY MAIN
DRIVE APPEAR AS THE DEFAULT LOCATION SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT EVERY TIME.

Somewhere in the registry there will be a setting that determines this. I
just need to know where it is.
Click to expand...

Nooooo... I said something different than Andy W. It's still not an exact
fit to what you're looking for which is why I prefaced the reply with
"workaround."
 
set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
set objFolder2 = objShell.Namespace("C:\Documents and Settings\David Candy\Desktop\New Briefcase")
set objFolderItem = objFolder2.Self
set objItemVerbs = objFolderItem.Verbs

For i = 0 to objItemVerbs.count -1
A=objItemVerbs.item(i)
wscript.echo A & vbcrlf & i
' objItemVerbs.item(i).doit
Next
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To use the code sunstitute below for above (which lists verbs)
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For i = 0 to objItemVerbs.count -1
A=objItemVerbs.item(i)
If A = "&Update All" then
objItemVerbs.item(i).doit
Exit For
End If
Next

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"David Candy" <.> wrote in message It's not changeable via the registry.

This is an answer to a different question. But it can be adapted for this stupid question.
 
Sorry Sharon. You're right. It's not what Andy said, but since this
involves opening an explorer window and browsing to the root first, it's not
much help. Thanks, anyway and sorry for 'shouting'.
 
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Jonathan Finney said:
Sorry Sharon. You're right. It's not what Andy said, but since this
involves opening an explorer window and browsing to the root first, it's not
much help. Thanks, anyway and sorry for 'shouting'.
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