SEARCH missing

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Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is missing;
right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or 'PROPERTIES'
on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of note
[log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the registry
I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never found
anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the
registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been able
to sift through it to find what I need.

I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'
2] to get
specific information about the registry relating to controlling features
like this in Win2K


Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

Bruce North
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

Value Name: NoFind
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc
in the Run box and look at:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar

John
 
Thank you John John: the HKEY settings were still set to enabled, but the
gpedit did the trick.

Thanks again, but where can I find information on all of these registry
settings. I don't mind a BSOD and re-installing windows - if I learn
something.

John John said:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

Value Name: NoFind
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc
in the Run box and look at:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar

John
Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is missing;
right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or 'PROPERTIES'
on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of note
[log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the registry
I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never found
anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the
registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been able
to sift through it to find what I need.

I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'
2] to get
specific information about the registry relating to controlling features
like this in Win2K


Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

Bruce North
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For Group Policies:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/gp/gpref.mspx?mfr=true

John
Thank you John John: the HKEY settings were still set to enabled, but the
gpedit did the trick.

Thanks again, but where can I find information on all of these registry
settings. I don't mind a BSOD and re-installing windows - if I learn
something.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

Value Name: NoFind
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc
in the Run box and look at:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar

John
Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is
Click to expand...
missing;
right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or
Click to expand...
'PROPERTIES'
on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of
Click to expand...
note
[log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the
Click to expand...
registry
I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never
Click to expand...
found
anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the
registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been
Click to expand...
able
to sift through it to find what I need.

I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'
2] to get
specific information about the registry relating to controlling features
like this in Win2K


Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

Bruce North
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