Search in Right Click menu

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Gaurav Pandey

Hi

Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
option anymore in Vista.

Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)

Is there a setting/registry tweak?

--
Regards,
Gaurav Pandey
 
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:11:33 +0530, "Gaurav Pandey"
<gaurav_dell@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi
>
>Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
>option anymore in Vista.
>
>Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
>Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)

Don't have to open it, just highlight it and type whatever you want in
the search bar..

>Is there a setting/registry tweak?
 
On Jun 10, 2:41 am, "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
> option anymore in Vista.
>
> Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
> Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)
>
> Is there a setting/registry tweak?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Gaurav Pandey

Somebody posted it here a few days ago, but I found this link anyways
-
How to Restore the Search Context Menu Item
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/134065-search-context-menu-item-restore-after-vista-sp1.html

-solon fox
 
Search command in the context menu and the Search... link (present in the
right-hand side of the Start menu) is removed when you install Windows Vista
Service Pack 1. For more information, read this article:

Overview of Windows Vista desktop search Changes in Windows Vista Service
Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941946

To restore the Search command in the context menu, and to the Start menu,
see:

Search. context menu option removed in Vista Service Pack 1:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/search-context-menu-option-removed-in-vista-service-pack-1/

Restore the Start menu Search link in Vista Service Pack 1:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-the-start-menu-search-link-in-vista-service-pack-1/

--
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


"Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_dell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi

Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
option anymore in Vista.

Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)

Is there a setting/registry tweak?

--
Regards,
Gaurav Pandey
 
Thank you Solon

This resolved the issue!

Another thing I noticed.
This was discussed on the comments on the web site you referred me to!

The search is only brought back for the context menu of folders. Not for
drives.
Any suggestions to this one?

--
Regards,
Gaurav Pandey

"solon fox" <solonfox@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:64ac749f-65a5-4508-badc-1fb236ee109a@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 10, 2:41 am, "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
>> option anymore in Vista.
>>
>> Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
>> Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)
>>
>> Is there a setting/registry tweak?
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Gaurav Pandey
>
> Somebody posted it here a few days ago, but I found this link anyways
> -
> How to Restore the Search Context Menu Item
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/134065-search-context-menu-item-restore-after-vista-sp1.html
>
> -solon fox
 
Thanks

This post also provided the solution for drives

Let me add that, to restore the Search. option for drives, you also need to
delete the LegacyDisable value in this branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find



--
Regards,
Gaurav Pandey

"Ramesh Srinivasan" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
news:ORwVl#xyIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Search command in the context menu and the Search... link (present in the
> right-hand side of the Start menu) is removed when you install Windows
> Vista
> Service Pack 1. For more information, read this article:
>
> Overview of Windows Vista desktop search Changes in Windows Vista Service
> Pack 1:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941946
>
> To restore the Search command in the context menu, and to the Start menu,
> see:
>
> Search. context menu option removed in Vista Service Pack 1:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/search-context-menu-option-removed-in-vista-service-pack-1/
>
> Restore the Start menu Search link in Vista Service Pack 1:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-the-start-menu-search-link-in-vista-service-pack-1/
>
> --
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
> Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_dell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OD$lpxxyIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
> option anymore in Vista.
>
> Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
> Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)
>
> Is there a setting/registry tweak?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Gaurav Pandey
>
 
On Jun 10, 3:15 pm, "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you Solon
>
> This resolved the issue!
>
> Another thing I noticed.
> This was discussed on the comments on the web site you referred me to!
>
> The search is only brought back for the context menu of folders. Not for
> drives.
> Any suggestions to this one?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Gaurav Pandey
>
> "solon fox" <solon...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:64ac749f-65a5-4508-badc-1fb236ee109a@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Jun 10, 2:41 am, "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi
>
> >> Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
> >> option anymore in Vista.
>
> >> Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
> >> Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)
>
> >> Is there a setting/registry tweak?
>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Gaurav Pandey
>
> > Somebody posted it here a few days ago, but I found this link anyways
> > -
> > How to Restore the Search Context Menu Item
> >http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/134065-search-context-menu-item-res...
>
> > -solon fox- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex

Same stuff there.

-solon fox
 
On Jun 10, 3:18 pm, "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks
>
> This post also provided the solution for drives
>
> Let me add that, to restore the Search. option for drives, you also need to
> delete the LegacyDisable value in this branch:
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find
>
> --
> Regards,
> Gaurav Pandey
>
> "Ramesh Srinivasan" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
>
> news:ORwVl#xyIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > Search command in the context menu and the Search... link (present in the
> > right-hand side of the Start menu) is removed when you install Windows
> > Vista
> > Service Pack 1. For more information, read this article:
>
> > Overview of Windows Vista desktop search Changes in Windows Vista Service
> > Pack 1:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941946
>
> > To restore the Search command in the context menu, and to the Start menu,
> > see:
>
> > Search. context menu option removed in Vista Service Pack 1:
> >http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/search-context-menu-option-removed-...
>
> > Restore the Start menu Search link in Vista Service Pack 1:
> >http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-the-start-menu-search-link-...
>
> > --
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP  [Windows Shell/User]
> > The Winhelponline Blog:http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
> > Windows® Troubleshooting:  http://www.winhelponline.com
>
> > "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_d...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:OD$lpxxyIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Hi
>
> > Noticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search
> > option anymore in Vista.
>
> > Instead, we can see a search bar on the top right hand side in Windows
> > Explorer (After opening the Folder/drive contents)
>
> > Is there a setting/registry tweak?
>
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Gaurav Pandey- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Oh, you found it! I sent a reply and then read this. :*)
 
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