Search does not open from start menu

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ahooa

Have you been using Tweakui?

If you have Tweakui installed, please note:

1) Do not change the first icon from "My Documents" on the Desktop tab
2) Do not uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab
3) Do not hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab
4) Do not uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the IE tab
5) Do not uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab
6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder, and click
Properties.

HTH

George Gee


*ahooa* has posted this message:

> After installing a second hard drive, the search function in the
> start menu no longer works. It does not even open up to show file
> search options. Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or missing?
> How can I restore this function without doing a system restore?

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ahooa

Sorry, on re-reading your post, I can see your's isn't
the usual Search problem.
I cannot offer any advice on why the Search User Interface
does not appear.

However, if you open Windows Explorer, do you have a 'Search' button
on the toolbar? If you click on this, can you use the Search function
from there?

George Gee



*ahooa* has posted this message:

> Thank you, but I do not have TweakUI installed. Any other
> suggestions?
>
> ahooa
>
> "George Gee" wrote:
>
>> ahooa
>>
>> Have you been using Tweakui?
>>
>> If you have Tweakui installed, please note:
>>
>> 1) Do not change the first icon from "My Documents" on the Desktop
>> tab 2) Do not uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab
>> 3) Do not hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab
>> 4) Do not uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the IE tab
>> 5) Do not uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab
>> 6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder, and
>> click Properties.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> George Gee
>>
>>
>> *ahooa* has posted this message:
>>
>>> After installing a second hard drive, the search function in the
>>> start menu no longer works. It does not even open up to show file
>>> search options. Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or missing?
>>> How can I restore this function without doing a system restore?

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Have you tried a System Restore to a point prior to the problem?
Heirloom, old and severe need of restoring

"ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00CF60ED-BAEE-4932-9C14-1B814E1DBBF7@microsoft.com...
> The search button in Windows Explorer launches a Google Web Search side
bar
> for some reason. So I am still in need of of a file search function, but
I
> guess I can get 3rd party software to do that if I can't find a fix.
>
> "George Gee" wrote:
>
> > ahooa
> >
> > Sorry, on re-reading your post, I can see your's isn't
> > the usual Search problem.
> > I cannot offer any advice on why the Search User Interface
> > does not appear.
> >
> > However, if you open Windows Explorer, do you have a 'Search' button
> > on the toolbar? If you click on this, can you use the Search function
> > from there?
> >
> > George Gee
> >
> >
> >
> > *ahooa* has posted this message:
> >
> > > Thank you, but I do not have TweakUI installed. Any other
> > > suggestions?
> > >
> > > ahooa
> > >
> > > "George Gee" wrote:
> > >
> > >> ahooa
> > >>
> > >> Have you been using Tweakui?
> > >>
> > >> If you have Tweakui installed, please note:
> > >>
> > >> 1) Do not change the first icon from "My Documents" on the Desktop
> > >> tab 2) Do not uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab
> > >> 3) Do not hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab
> > >> 4) Do not uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the IE tab
> > >> 5) Do not uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab
> > >> 6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder, and
> > >> click Properties.
> > >>
> > >> HTH
> > >>
> > >> George Gee
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> *ahooa* has posted this message:
> > >>
> > >>> After installing a second hard drive, the search function in the
> > >>> start menu no longer works. It does not even open up to show file
> > >>> search options. Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or missing?
> > >>> How can I restore this function without doing a system restore?
> >
> >
> >

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I am trying to avoid a System Restore so that I don't have to lose all the
efort that went into installing the second hard drive. I do have the Google
toolbar installed for IE. I can remove it, since I usually use Firefox
anyway.

"heirloom" wrote:

> Have you tried a System Restore to a point prior to the problem?
> Heirloom, old and severe need of restoring
>
> "ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:00CF60ED-BAEE-4932-9C14-1B814E1DBBF7@microsoft.com...
> > The search button in Windows Explorer launches a Google Web Search side
> bar
> > for some reason. So I am still in need of of a file search function, but
> I
> > guess I can get 3rd party software to do that if I can't find a fix.
> >
> > "George Gee" wrote:
> >
> > > ahooa
> > >
> > > Sorry, on re-reading your post, I can see your's isn't
> > > the usual Search problem.
> > > I cannot offer any advice on why the Search User Interface
> > > does not appear.
> > >
> > > However, if you open Windows Explorer, do you have a 'Search' button
> > > on the toolbar? If you click on this, can you use the Search function
> > > from there?
> > >
> > > George Gee
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *ahooa* has posted this message:
> > >
> > > > Thank you, but I do not have TweakUI installed. Any other
> > > > suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > ahooa
> > > >
> > > > "George Gee" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> ahooa
> > > >>
> > > >> Have you been using Tweakui?
> > > >>
> > > >> If you have Tweakui installed, please note:
> > > >>
> > > >> 1) Do not change the first icon from "My Documents" on the Desktop
> > > >> tab 2) Do not uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab
> > > >> 3) Do not hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab
> > > >> 4) Do not uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the IE tab
> > > >> 5) Do not uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab
> > > >> 6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder, and
> > > >> click Properties.
> > > >>
> > > >> HTH
> > > >>
> > > >> George Gee
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> *ahooa* has posted this message:
> > > >>
> > > >>> After installing a second hard drive, the search function in the
> > > >>> start menu no longer works. It does not even open up to show file
> > > >>> search options. Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or missing?
> > > >>> How can I restore this function without doing a system restore?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

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It appears someone advised against using TweakUI however;
I had to use TweakUI a long time ago to resolve the
disappearing search command problem.

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:59:02 -0700, "ahooa"
<ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>After installing a second hard drive, the search function in the start menu
>no longer works. It does not even open up to show file search options.
>Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or missing? How can I restore this
>function without doing a system restore?


-- Hindsight - The view one gets when they have
their head up their butt.

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But do you have the Google Deskbar installed?


Shane


"ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A1959CB-FE5A-4766-958F-641F6991F81C@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to avoid a System Restore so that I don't have to lose all the
> efort that went into installing the second hard drive. I do have the
> Google
> toolbar installed for IE. I can remove it, since I usually use Firefox
> anyway.
>
> "heirloom" wrote:
>
>> Have you tried a System Restore to a point prior to the problem?
>> Heirloom, old and severe need of restoring
>>
>> "ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:00CF60ED-BAEE-4932-9C14-1B814E1DBBF7@microsoft.com...
>> > The search button in Windows Explorer launches a Google Web Search side
>> bar
>> > for some reason. So I am still in need of of a file search function,
>> > but
>> I
>> > guess I can get 3rd party software to do that if I can't find a fix.
>> >
>> > "George Gee" wrote:
>> >
>> > > ahooa
>> > >
>> > > Sorry, on re-reading your post, I can see your's isn't
>> > > the usual Search problem.
>> > > I cannot offer any advice on why the Search User Interface
>> > > does not appear.
>> > >
>> > > However, if you open Windows Explorer, do you have a 'Search' button
>> > > on the toolbar? If you click on this, can you use the Search function
>> > > from there?
>> > >
>> > > George Gee
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > *ahooa* has posted this message:
>> > >
>> > > > Thank you, but I do not have TweakUI installed. Any other
>> > > > suggestions?
>> > > >
>> > > > ahooa
>> > > >
>> > > > "George Gee" wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> ahooa
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Have you been using Tweakui?
>> > > >>
>> > > >> If you have Tweakui installed, please note:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> 1) Do not change the first icon from "My Documents" on the Desktop
>> > > >> tab 2) Do not uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab
>> > > >> 3) Do not hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab
>> > > >> 4) Do not uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the IE tab
>> > > >> 5) Do not uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab
>> > > >> 6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder, and
>> > > >> click Properties.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> HTH
>> > > >>
>> > > >> George Gee
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> *ahooa* has posted this message:
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> After installing a second hard drive, the search function in the
>> > > >>> start menu no longer works. It does not even open up to show
>> > > >>> file
>> > > >>> search options. Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or missing?
>> > > >>> How can I restore this function without doing a system restore?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>>

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Deskbar, not Toolbar. There's no problem with Google Toolbar.

However, it's unlikely that while uninstalling the Google Toolbar you
wouldn't notice another entry called Google Deskbar.



Shane


"ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news3DA2C22-C018-470D-88AD-E5A81AA46EFF@microsoft.com...
>I did have the Google toolbar installed for IE. I uninstalled it but that
> did not fix my problem. Thanks for the suggestions, folks.
>
> ahooa
>
> "Shane" wrote:
>
>> But do you have the Google Deskbar installed?
>>
>>
>> Shane
>>
>>
>> "ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9A1959CB-FE5A-4766-958F-641F6991F81C@microsoft.com...
>> >I am trying to avoid a System Restore so that I don't have to lose all
>> >the
>> > efort that went into installing the second hard drive. I do have the
>> > Google
>> > toolbar installed for IE. I can remove it, since I usually use Firefox
>> > anyway.
>> >
>> > "heirloom" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Have you tried a System Restore to a point prior to the problem?
>> >> Heirloom, old and severe need of restoring
>> >>
>> >> "ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:00CF60ED-BAEE-4932-9C14-1B814E1DBBF7@microsoft.com...
>> >> > The search button in Windows Explorer launches a Google Web Search
>> >> > side
>> >> bar
>> >> > for some reason. So I am still in need of of a file search
>> >> > function,
>> >> > but
>> >> I
>> >> > guess I can get 3rd party software to do that if I can't find a fix.
>> >> >
>> >> > "George Gee" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > ahooa
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Sorry, on re-reading your post, I can see your's isn't
>> >> > > the usual Search problem.
>> >> > > I cannot offer any advice on why the Search User Interface
>> >> > > does not appear.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > However, if you open Windows Explorer, do you have a 'Search'
>> >> > > button
>> >> > > on the toolbar? If you click on this, can you use the Search
>> >> > > function
>> >> > > from there?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > George Gee
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > *ahooa* has posted this message:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > Thank you, but I do not have TweakUI installed. Any other
>> >> > > > suggestions?
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > ahooa
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > "George Gee" wrote:
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >> ahooa
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> Have you been using Tweakui?
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> If you have Tweakui installed, please note:
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> 1) Do not change the first icon from "My Documents" on the
>> >> > > >> Desktop
>> >> > > >> tab 2) Do not uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab
>> >> > > >> 3) Do not hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab
>> >> > > >> 4) Do not uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the IE
>> >> > > >> tab
>> >> > > >> 5) Do not uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab
>> >> > > >> 6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder,
>> >> > > >> and
>> >> > > >> click Properties.
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> HTH
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> George Gee
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> *ahooa* has posted this message:
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >>> After installing a second hard drive, the search function in
>> >> > > >>> the
>> >> > > >>> start menu no longer works. It does not even open up to show
>> >> > > >>> file
>> >> > > >>> search options. Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or
>> >> > > >>> missing?
>> >> > > >>> How can I restore this function without doing a system
>> >> > > >>> restore?
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

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OK. Personally I don't know of any reason the Windows Explorer Search would
launch a Google sidebar (actually I don't even know what that is, but
assuming it's genuine Google software, can't imagine that's it's been
installed surreptitiously).

If this happened immediately subsequent to your installing the 2nd hard
drive, I wonder how you installed it? Did you run software to aid, eg data
transfer, during this process? I just wonder if such software came with
setting Google as default for Windows Explorer Search, as some kind of
extra? Maybe it's installed as part of some other application? What make is
the new hard drive?

Otherwise all I can suggest is running Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/, Lavasoft Adaware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ and Definitive Solution's
BHODemon: http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm. Install then
update them, then run.

By the way, you might care to know that System Restore will have been
flushed on the installation of a new hard drive. The only possibility there
will be if this problem didn't in fact occur *immediately* after the hd
installation, in which case the oldest restore point may work.


Shane


"ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7161A82-159E-4888-BD35-E9A44E396F2D@microsoft.com...
>I do not have the Google deskbar installed. Thanks for the clarification
> though.
>
> ahooa
>
> "Shane" wrote:
>
>> Deskbar, not Toolbar. There's no problem with Google Toolbar.
>>
>> However, it's unlikely that while uninstalling the Google Toolbar you
>> wouldn't notice another entry called Google Deskbar.
>>
>>
>>
>> Shane
>>
>>
>> "ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news3DA2C22-C018-470D-88AD-E5A81AA46EFF@microsoft.com...
>> >I did have the Google toolbar installed for IE. I uninstalled it but
>> >that
>> > did not fix my problem. Thanks for the suggestions, folks.
>> >
>> > ahooa
>> >
>> > "Shane" wrote:
>> >
>> >> But do you have the Google Deskbar installed?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Shane
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9A1959CB-FE5A-4766-958F-641F6991F81C@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am trying to avoid a System Restore so that I don't have to lose
>> >> >all
>> >> >the
>> >> > efort that went into installing the second hard drive. I do have
>> >> > the
>> >> > Google
>> >> > toolbar installed for IE. I can remove it, since I usually use
>> >> > Firefox
>> >> > anyway.
>> >> >
>> >> > "heirloom" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Have you tried a System Restore to a point prior to the problem?
>> >> >> Heirloom, old and severe need of restoring
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "ahooa" <ahooa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:00CF60ED-BAEE-4932-9C14-1B814E1DBBF7@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > The search button in Windows Explorer launches a Google Web
>> >> >> > Search
>> >> >> > side
>> >> >> bar
>> >> >> > for some reason. So I am still in need of of a file search
>> >> >> > function,
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> > guess I can get 3rd party software to do that if I can't find a
>> >> >> > fix.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "George Gee" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > > ahooa
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > Sorry, on re-reading your post, I can see your's isn't
>> >> >> > > the usual Search problem.
>> >> >> > > I cannot offer any advice on why the Search User Interface
>> >> >> > > does not appear.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > However, if you open Windows Explorer, do you have a 'Search'
>> >> >> > > button
>> >> >> > > on the toolbar? If you click on this, can you use the Search
>> >> >> > > function
>> >> >> > > from there?
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > George Gee
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > *ahooa* has posted this message:
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > > Thank you, but I do not have TweakUI installed. Any other
>> >> >> > > > suggestions?
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > > ahooa
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > > "George Gee" wrote:
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > >> ahooa
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >> Have you been using Tweakui?
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >> If you have Tweakui installed, please note:
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >> 1) Do not change the first icon from "My Documents" on the
>> >> >> > > >> Desktop
>> >> >> > > >> tab 2) Do not uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab
>> >> >> > > >> 3) Do not hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab
>> >> >> > > >> 4) Do not uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the
>> >> >> > > >> IE
>> >> >> > > >> tab
>> >> >> > > >> 5) Do not uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab
>> >> >> > > >> 6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder,
>> >> >> > > >> and
>> >> >> > > >> click Properties.
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >> HTH
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >> George Gee
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >> *ahooa* has posted this message:
>> >> >> > > >>
>> >> >> > > >>> After installing a second hard drive, the search function
>> >> >> > > >>> in
>> >> >> > > >>> the
>> >> >> > > >>> start menu no longer works. It does not even open up to
>> >> >> > > >>> show
>> >> >> > > >>> file
>> >> >> > > >>> search options. Perhaps a registry entry is corrupted or
>> >> >> > > >>> missing?
>> >> >> > > >>> How can I restore this function without doing a system
>> >> >> > > >>> restore?
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

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"George Gee" <george.nomaps@ntlworld.xom> wrote in message
news1U1eAEQFHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Shane
>
> With regard to the Google sidebar.
> If I open Windows Explorer (or any windows folder),
> and click on the search button on the toolbar, this launches a 'Search for
> files or folders' sidebar.
> Below the Search options, there are four hyperlinks:
> Files or Folders
> Computers
> People
> Internet
>
> If I click on the 'Internet' link, this changes the sidebar to the Google
> sidebar that ahooa is probably seeing!
>
> If I close the sidebar with the 'X', then click on the Search Button, it
> defaults back to 'Search for Files or Folders' sidebar.
>
> I cannot offer an explanation as to why ahooa's search seems to default to
> this 'Google sidebar'.
>
> I do have Google Toolbar installed in Internet Explorer,
> (but I have not used IE since installing Firefox some 9 months ago).
>
> I offer this info FWIW, maybe your WE, is the same but have not noticed
it!
>

Cheers, George. Not sure if I've ever tried that before - you know, if I
want to search online I go online. So, the Explorer Bar - I wasn't being
very lateral, it appears!

So, it's immediately going to the *Search..........On the Internet* option
straight off. I'd still like to know how the new hd was installed. Meanwhile
BHODemon will show if Google remains - as it appears to.


Shane