Right Click search function

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Daniel

Hi

I have Ultimate SP1.

There used to be a function where I could right click on a folder and select
"search"
this is no longer there, is there some way to get it back?

thanks

Daniel
 
The "Search" context menu, and the Search link (present in the right-hand side of the Start menu) is removed when you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Also, the Search context menu item is removed. There are other ways to launch search. For more information, read this article.

Overview of Windows Vista desktop search Changes in Windows Vista Service Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941946

If you wish to restore the Start menu Search link, check this post for a registry edit.

Search. context menu option removed in Vista Service Pack 1 | The Winhelponline.com Blog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/search-context-menu-option-removed-in-vista-service-pack-1/

Restore the Start menu Search link in Vista Service Pack 1 | The Winhelponline.com Blog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-the-start-menu-search-link-in-vista-service-pack-1/

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi

I have Ultimate SP1.

There used to be a function where I could right click on a folder and select
"search"
this is no longer there, is there some way to get it back?

thanks

Daniel
 
You can easly replace your sp1 version of "explorer.exe" file from the
windows directory with the original version used from a non - sp1 version of
vista and the search functionality will be completely restored to its
original state. No registry modification is needed.
 
Hi Appetom,

May be a temporary server outage. Can you try it now?

--
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com



Dave;3762341 said:
You can easly replace your sp1 version of "explorer.exe" file
Click to expand...
Dave - this sounds exactly like what I want to do. But I only have one
Vista machine. Can I?:

1 - Use system restore to roll back to before SP1
2 - Copy explorer.exe to a flash drive
3 - Re-install SP1?

Or - can I have my buddy with Vista (sans SP1) email me the file?

I really miss that right-click search option. Why on earth did they
take it away?

Neither of Ramesh's links work for me.
 
The link appears fine when you using Google Groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general/msg/6a2a55fffe186255

Techarena.in seems to remove the ".com" from the URL.


http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/search-context-menu-option-removed-in-vista-service-pack-1/
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-the-start-menu-search-link-in-vista-service-pack-1/

--
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Appetom,

May be a temporary server outage. Can you try it now?

--
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com



Dave;3762341 said:
You can easly replace your sp1 version of "explorer.exe" file
Click to expand...
Dave - this sounds exactly like what I want to do. But I only have one
Vista machine. Can I?:

1 - Use system restore to roll back to before SP1
2 - Copy explorer.exe to a flash drive
3 - Re-install SP1?

Or - can I have my buddy with Vista (sans SP1) email me the file?

I really miss that right-click search option. Why on earth did they
take it away?

Neither of Ramesh's links work for me.
 
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