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Old 05-15-2008   #4 (permalink)
Dave Wood [MSFT]
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Re: How do you add "desktop search" to taskbar or sidebar?

Can you explain what having search on the taskbar would add for you over the
existing Start Menu search?

Dave

"Ben Cadet" <BenCadet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply, Dave
>
> Unfortunately still does not supply me with an answer!
> I checked out http://brandontools.com/ , but there was nothing that helped
> me there.
>
> Any one else have any ideas?
>
> Ben
>
> "Dave Wood [MSFT]" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> The replacement for search on the task bar is having search in the start
>> menu. It's the same number of clicks away - just click or hit the windows
>> key and start typing your search.
>>
>> One of the devs in the search team Brandon has a couple of tools and
>> gadgets
>> available for download - I'm not sure they do exactly what you want but
>> you
>> might find them interesting: http://brandontools.com/
>>
>> Dave Wood
>>
>>
>> "Ben Cadet" <Ben Cadet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news760EE4C-BA8D-4259-A33E-36E74998A25B@xxxxxx
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>> > I've just spent the last few hours futilely trying to add the native
>> > 'Windows
>> > desktop search' to either my taskbar, or the sidebar as a gadget - but
>> > to
>> > no
>> > avail.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any idea how to provide this obvious piece of
>> > ergonomics
>> > &
>> > functionality?
>> >
>> > I'm VERY suprised that this isn't an 'easy' thing to do...
>> >
>> > Ben
>> >
>>
>>