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Vista - Desktop Search Macros - How do I make them?

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Old 06-19-2007   #1 (permalink)
Justin


 
 

Desktop Search Macros - How do I make them?

In the Windows XP version of desktop search you could program shortcuts by
using the "@" symbol
(e.g. @docs,c:\Documents and Settings\justin\My Documents)
(e.g. @mail,http://www.hotmail.com)

This functionality does not seem to exist in the Vista Desktop Search. What
am I doing wrong? How do I make shortcuts again? Did they take this feature
out? PLEASE HELP!


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Old 06-19-2007   #2 (permalink)
Jon


 
 

Re: Desktop Search Macros - How do I make them?


"Justin" <Justin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5519605B-98F5-42CC-8B27-3176EC4B7053@microsoft.com...
> In the Windows XP version of desktop search you could program shortcuts by
> using the "@" symbol
> (e.g. @docs,c:\Documents and Settings\justin\My Documents)
> (e.g. @mail,http://www.hotmail.com)
>
> This functionality does not seem to exist in the Vista Desktop Search.
> What
> am I doing wrong? How do I make shortcuts again? Did they take this
> feature
> out? PLEASE HELP!
>



You can run a search and then save the search as 'search folder'

eg

kind:docs AND System.ItemFolderPathDisplay:"C:\Users\justin\Documents"*

You could then also create a shortcut to that folder.

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Jon


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