Guest Boe Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Windows desktop search is pretty useless - most of the time I end up going to search companion to find what I need. Is there any way to create a shortcut directly to search companion? Thanks
Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Shortcut to Search Companion instead of desktop search? Hi Boe, See if this helps. How to reinstate Windows XP Search Companion after you install Windows Desktop Search: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/123/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OmZFOm%23yHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Windows desktop search is pretty useless - most of the time I end up going to search companion to find what I need. Is there any way to create a shortcut directly to search companion? Thanks
Guest Boe Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Shortcut to Search Companion instead of desktop search? Thanks - either I'm reading the instructions wrong or my choices do not include general - just advanced. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23xsFnWBzHHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi Boe, See if this helps. How to reinstate Windows XP Search Companion after you install Windows Desktop Search: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/123/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OmZFOm%23yHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Windows desktop search is pretty useless - most of the time I end up going to search companion to find what I need. Is there any way to create a shortcut directly to search companion? Thanks
Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Shortcut to Search Companion instead of desktop search? Perhaps that option is removed in recent builds of WDS. Tried the 2nd method listed in that page? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23jPn3eCzHHA.5376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Thanks - either I'm reading the instructions wrong or my choices do not include general - just advanced. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23xsFnWBzHHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi Boe, See if this helps. How to reinstate Windows XP Search Companion after you install Windows Desktop Search: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/123/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OmZFOm%23yHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Windows desktop search is pretty useless - most of the time I end up going to search companion to find what I need. Is there any way to create a shortcut directly to search companion? Thanks
Guest Boe Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Shortcut to Search Companion instead of desktop search? Excellent! Thanks - I didn't notice the second method. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:uWqbvrCzHHA.4824@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Perhaps that option is removed in recent builds of WDS. Tried the 2nd method listed in that page? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23jPn3eCzHHA.5376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Thanks - either I'm reading the instructions wrong or my choices do not include general - just advanced. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23xsFnWBzHHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi Boe, See if this helps. How to reinstate Windows XP Search Companion after you install Windows Desktop Search: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/123/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OmZFOm%23yHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Windows desktop search is pretty useless - most of the time I end up going to search companion to find what I need. Is there any way to create a shortcut directly to search companion? Thanks
Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Shortcut to Search Companion instead of desktop search? You're welcome! -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23AHgJ1CzHHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Excellent! Thanks - I didn't notice the second method. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:uWqbvrCzHHA.4824@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Perhaps that option is removed in recent builds of WDS. Tried the 2nd method listed in that page? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23jPn3eCzHHA.5376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Thanks - either I'm reading the instructions wrong or my choices do not include general - just advanced. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23xsFnWBzHHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi Boe, See if this helps. How to reinstate Windows XP Search Companion after you install Windows Desktop Search: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/123/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OmZFOm%23yHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Windows desktop search is pretty useless - most of the time I end up going to search companion to find what I need. Is there any way to create a shortcut directly to search companion? Thanks
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