How do you add "desktop search" to taskbar or sidebar?

05-15-2008

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

05-15-2008

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
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	Quote:
	> 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 >

05-15-2008

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
> news

760EE4C-BA8D-4259-A33E-36E74998A25B@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	> > 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 > >

>
>

05-15-2008

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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Quote:

> 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
>> news

760EE4C-BA8D-4259-A33E-36E74998A25B@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> > 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 >> >

>>
>>

05-15-2008

I think it would be more ergonomic and easier to use.
To be honest, Dave, I didn't think it would be that hard a thing to sort out.
I'm used to using this kind of search on other OSs, and if I recall
correctly, Google desktop has this kind of functionality - but I would rather
remain 'In House', so to speak, as my experiences from using google desktop a
few years ago showed it to be an awful system hog.
Ben

"Dave Wood [MSFT]" wrote:

Quote:

> 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
> news:ADD22BBE-D4F7-49C7-97DE-058156478B4D@xxxxxx

Quote:

> > 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 > >> > 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 > >> > > >> > >>

>
>

05-15-2008

There's no way to do this built-in to Vista. I'm not aware of a third-party
gadget to do this.

"Ben Cadet" <BenCadet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I think it would be more ergonomic and easier to use.
> To be honest, Dave, I didn't think it would be that hard a thing to sort
> out.
> I'm used to using this kind of search on other OSs, and if I recall
> correctly, Google desktop has this kind of functionality - but I would
> rather
> remain 'In House', so to speak, as my experiences from using google
> desktop a
> few years ago showed it to be an awful system hog.
> Ben
>
>
> "Dave Wood [MSFT]" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> 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
>> news:ADD22BBE-D4F7-49C7-97DE-058156478B4D@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> > 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: >> > >> >> 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 >> >> > 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 >> >> > >> >> >> >>

>>
>>

**Brink** · 05-15-2008

	Quote:	Ben Cadet
	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

Hi Ben,

This tutorial will show you how to create a Search shortcut that you can then place in Quick Launch on the taskbar.

Search Desktop Shortcut

I hope this helps you,
Shawn

05-15-2008

Thanks for your help, Dave.

"Dave Wood [MSFT]" wrote:

Quote:

> There's no way to do this built-in to Vista. I'm not aware of a third-party
> gadget to do this.
>
> "Ben Cadet" <BenCadet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8AA1059F-34A9-4585-AC97-B68AEB175D96@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >I think it would be more ergonomic and easier to use.
> > To be honest, Dave, I didn't think it would be that hard a thing to sort
> > out.
> > I'm used to using this kind of search on other OSs, and if I recall
> > correctly, Google desktop has this kind of functionality - but I would
> > rather
> > remain 'In House', so to speak, as my experiences from using google
> > desktop a
> > few years ago showed it to be an awful system hog.
> > Ben
> >
> >
> > "Dave Wood [MSFT]" wrote:
> >

	Quote:
	> >> 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 > >> news:ADD22BBE-D4F7-49C7-97DE-058156478B4D@xxxxxx > >> > 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: > >> > > >> >> 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 > >> >> > 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 > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >>

>
>

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