Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1

**Brink** · 04-09-2008

How to Restore the Start Menu Search Button after Installing the Vista SP1

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SPRINGSTEEL · 06-02-2008

Just replace the sp1 version of "explorer.exe" with the previous vesion you had before installing sp1 and the search button will be restored without losing any other buttons or modifying the registry.
Log off and back on for the change to take effect.

**sidney1st** · 06-02-2008

Hi Adriana,

Why don't you just put a shortcut in the start menu on the top of the left side
where you have your email application for example, it is simple and uses no trick (i use Winkey+F).

I saw above that you wondered if reg files for en-US versions would cause eventually problems to your dutch version. The answer is no as the registy of all versions are stricly the same, if it was different all apllications should be made different for each language/country

I personally run a french version using en-US / French languages... There is one Vista and many "packs" to fulfil the world demand.

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Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,577 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 How to Restore the Start Menu Search Button after Installing the Vista SP1 ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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06-02-2008
SPRINGSTEEL Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista Ultimate 32 5 posts Rep Power: 3	Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 Just replace the sp1 version of "explorer.exe" with the previous vesion you had before installing sp1 and the search button will be restored without losing any other buttons or modifying the registry. Log off and back on for the change to take effect. Last edited by SPRINGSTEEL; 06-02-2008 at 06:31 PM.
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06-02-2008
sidney1st Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Ultimate SP1 x64 & x86 971 posts Paris Rep Power: 66	Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 Hi Adriana, Why don't you just put a shortcut in the start menu on the top of the left side where you have your email application for example, it is simple and uses no trick (i use Winkey+F). I saw above that you wondered if reg files for en-US versions would cause eventually problems to your dutch version. The answer is no as the registy of all versions are stricly the same, if it was different all apllications should be made different for each language/country I personally run a french version using en-US / French languages... There is one Vista and many "packs" to fulfil the world demand.
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