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Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 How to Restore the Start Menu Search Button after Installing the Vista SP1 Published by Brink 04-09-2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Junior Member | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 I replaced Run with Search using your reg file on my Dutch OS. That worked fine, I got Search back (in Dutch). Then I changed my mind and decided to put Run back, using your restore file. This failed: I now have neither Search nor Run in the right dark side. General question: Is it safe to use the register edits on a non-English OS? Specific question: Is there another way for me to get Run back? Thanks, by the way, for your very clear and useful tutorials. Last edited by a.translator; 04-20-2008 at 04:34 AM.. |
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| Administrator | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 Hi A.Translator, Welcome to Vista Forums. ![]() Nice catch you made with the reg file. It was a switch setting in the restore reg file that was set to turn off Run instead of turn on Run automatically. It changed the button back to Run, but left it turned off instead of on. I updated the download to correct this. You can either check Run again in the Start menu Customize menu, or download the updated Restore_Run.reg file to correct this error. Sorry about this, Shawn |
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| Junior Member | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 In this case it was obviously ok to use your script on a non-English OS. Do you know if this is true of all reg edit scripts? Last edited by a.translator; 04-20-2008 at 06:33 AM.. |
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| Administrator | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 Usually they will be ok, but I'm sure that there will be one that just does not translate well somewhere. |
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| Junior Member | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 |
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| Member | 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; 06-04-2008 at 02:51 AM.. |
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| Administrator | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 Hi Dave, Welcome to Vista Forums. ![]() That is a great tip, but you will also lose any other updates to the explorer.exe file from the SP1 with that method. I suppose it depends on what is more important to the user. Thank you again for the tip, Shawn |
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| Member | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 EDIT: Very true, explore.exe v.6001 is newer then v.6000 and may have improved seceurity and preformance which should be considered before swaping the new with the old although I haven't noticed any loss of preformance since I replaced it. On the other hand my guess it's the same file version but modified due to Googles anti-trust legal push to incorperate their search engine into the Micrsoft UI thus making their search a more obvious choice, so shame on Microsoft for backing down to Google in this manner by allowing third party companies to trespass on thier interface. This does a diservice to the end user who should expect more from an operating system. It is my opinion that the user should not be punished for for installing a service pack by losing important service components in what would result in a rollback or even a downgrade. Last edited by SPRINGSTEEL; 10-16-2008 at 04:49 PM.. Reason: Misunderstood reply. |
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| The Contemplator Join Date: Mar 2008 Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64 | Re: Search Start Menu Button - Restore after SP1 Hi everyone, Personally, I don't miss this feature as I have always used the 'Start Search' area on the left hand side of the default start menu. There are options to 'Search Everywhere' and 'Search the Internet' if required. Dwarf |
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