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03-14-2009
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| VISTA home prem 32bit SP2 --- XP Pro SP3 32bit | need a new DESKTOP search program Hi Shawn et all,  I miss the search engine/program from win 2000 and XP.if I look for say... a PDF or cab or list all .exe, .pps, .xls with the word "setup" BOOM there they are. It's just not the same. I have been using { locate32 & super finder } just wondering if there are any others. thanks Carmine |
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03-15-2009
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| Vista Ultimate X64 SP2 | Re: need a new DESKTOP search program You do realize that Vista has a built in "Search", though the right click, and start button for it were removed in SP1. It can be re-enabled, here is how: To restore the context menu, delete the "LegacyDisable" value under the following registry keys: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find HKCR\CompressedFolder\shell\find HKCR\Drive\shell\find To restore Search button itself:Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 or Simply right click on the start button, or any file or folder to pull up Search... Last edited by rive0108; 03-15-2009 at 02:04 AM.. |
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03-15-2009
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: need a new DESKTOP search program |
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03-15-2009
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| VISTA home prem 32bit SP2 --- XP Pro SP3 32bit | Re: need a new DESKTOP search program wholly cow........... thank guys. and Shawn..... as always thank you GREAT help Carmine |
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03-15-2009
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: need a new DESKTOP search program You're welcome Carmine.  |
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