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04-01-2008
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| | F3 Search Broken I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I just noticed about a week ago that my F3 key is not working in Vista. When I try to use it to open up search I get the following error.... Search: This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. If I try to use F3 while on the desktop I get... Search:crumb=location:C%3A%5CUsers%5CMYNAME%5CDesktop This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. |
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04-01-2008
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: F3 Search Broken  Quote: Originally Posted by edde  I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I just noticed about a week ago that my F3 key is not working in Vista. When I try to use it to open up search I get the following error.... Search: This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. If I try to use F3 while on the desktop I get... Search:crumb=location:C%3A%5CUsers%5CMYNAME%5CDesktop This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. Does pressing "Windows Key + F" open the Search window for you? Shawn |
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04-02-2008
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| | Re: F3 Search Broken "Brink" <Brink.378048@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Brink.378048@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > edde;669681 Wrote: Quote: >> I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. >> >> I just noticed about a week ago that my F3 key is not working in Vista. >> When I try to use it to open up search I get the following error.... >> >> Search: >> This file does not have a program associated with it for performing >> this >> action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. >> >> >> >> If I try to use F3 while on the desktop I get... >> >> Search:crumb=location:C%3A%5CUsers%5CMYNAME%5CDesktop >> This file does not have a program associated with it for performing >> this >> action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. > Hi Edde, > > Does pressing "Windows Key + F" open the Search window for you? > > Shawn "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel" |
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04-02-2008
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: F3 Search Broken Quote: Originally Posted by edde "Brink" <Brink.378048@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Brink.378048@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > edde;669681 Wrote: > > Hi Edde, > > Does pressing "Windows Key + F" open the Search window for you? > > Shawn "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel" I was of afraid of that. See if running a "sfc /scannow" (no quotes) command can find and fix any bad system files that may be causing this. This tutorial will show you how if needed. System Files - SFC Command Shawn |
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04-03-2008
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| | Re: F3 Search Broken Anyone? "edde" <waver777@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OocnoEGlIHA.5396@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. > > I just noticed about a week ago that my F3 key is not working in Vista. > When I try to use it to open up search I get the following error.... > > Search: > This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this > action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. > > > > If I try to use F3 while on the desktop I get... > > Search:crumb=location:C%3A%5CUsers%5CMYNAME%5CDesktop > This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this > action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel. > > |
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