SEARCH missing

[Guest Bruce]

Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is missing;

right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or 'PROPERTIES'

on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

 

I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of note

[log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

 

Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the registry

I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never found

anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the

registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been able

to sift through it to find what I need.

 

I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'

2] to get

specific information about the registry relating to controlling features

like this in Win2K

 

 

Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

 

Bruce North

[Guest John John]

Re: SEARCH missing

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

Explorer]

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

Explorer]

 

Value Name: NoFind

Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)

Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

 

These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc

in the Run box and look at:

 

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar

 

John

 

Bruce wrote:

> Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is missing;

> right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or 'PROPERTIES'

> on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

>

> I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of note

> [log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

>

> Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the registry

> I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never found

> anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the

> registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been able

> to sift through it to find what I need.

>

> I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'

> 2] to get

> specific information about the registry relating to controlling features

> like this in Win2K

>

>

> Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

>

> Bruce North

>

>

[Guest Bruce]

Re: SEARCH missing

 

Thank you John John: the HKEY settings were still set to enabled, but the

gpedit did the trick.

 

Thanks again, but where can I find information on all of these registry

settings. I don't mind a BSOD and re-installing windows - if I learn

something.

 

"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

news:OqPULGZwHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

> Explorer]

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

> Explorer]

>

> Value Name: NoFind

> Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)

> Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

>

> These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc

> in the Run box and look at:

>

> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar

>

> John

>

> Bruce wrote:

> > Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is

missing;

> > right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or

'PROPERTIES'

> > on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

> >

> > I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of

note

> > [log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

> >

> > Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the

registry

> > I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never

found

> > anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the

> > registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been

able

> > to sift through it to find what I need.

> >

> > I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'

> > 2] to get

> > specific information about the registry relating to controlling features

> > like this in Win2K

> >

> >

> > Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

> >

> > Bruce North

> >

> >

[Guest John John]

Re: SEARCH missing

 

For Group Policies:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/gp/gpref.mspx?mfr=true

 

John

 

Bruce wrote:

> Thank you John John: the HKEY settings were still set to enabled, but the

> gpedit did the trick.

>

> Thanks again, but where can I find information on all of these registry

> settings. I don't mind a BSOD and re-installing windows - if I learn

> something.

>

> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> news:OqPULGZwHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

>>Explorer]

>>

>>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

>>Explorer]

>>

>>Value Name: NoFind

>>Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)

>>Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

>>

>>These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc

>> in the Run box and look at:

>>

>>User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar

>>

>>John

>>

>>Bruce wrote:

>>

>>>Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is

>

> missing;

>

>>>right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or

>

> 'PROPERTIES'

>

>>>on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

>>>

>>>I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of

>

> note

>

>>>[log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

>>>

>>>Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the

>

> registry

>

>>>I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never

>

> found

>

>>>anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the

>>>registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been

>

> able

>

>>>to sift through it to find what I need.

>>>

>>>I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'

>>> 2] to get

>>>specific information about the registry relating to controlling features

>>>like this in Win2K

>>>

>>>

>>>Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

>>>

>>>Bruce North

>>>

>>>

>

>

>