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hankhill17   11-07-2009 at 05:02:12 AM

How do I get rid of the search box in the start menu? It was nice and easy to do in Vista. I'm a keyboard guy and having to use the mouse to click run or all programs or anything is driving me nuts.

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frozenlead   11-07-2009 at 08:47:41 AM

...if you're a keyboard guy, why not just use the search bar? That's what it's there for, after all..

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hankhill17   11-07-2009 at 08:27:49 PM

Not really. I'm used to doing things a certain way that's faster for me. For example, ctrl+esc, r, firefox is faster than double clicking or scrolling programs. If I just type firefox in the search box, it doesn't find anything. Can't do ctrl+esc, r and just get a run box anymore. can't do ctrl+esc, p, and pop up a program list anymore. I prefer that to the new stuff.

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TheViper   11-07-2009 at 08:56:46 PM

That's odd.

I type Firefox into my search bar and I get Firefox highlighted by default and Firefox Safe Mode listed below it.

Also, hit Windows key + r to get the run box.

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The_Prophecy   11-08-2009 at 07:59:06 AM

TheViper wrote :

That's odd.

I type Firefox into my search bar and I get Firefox highlighted by default and Firefox Safe Mode listed below it.

Also, hit Windows key + r to get the run box.



As do I...

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sminlal   11-08-2009 at 09:10:32 AM

hankhill17 wrote :

For example, ctrl+esc, r, firefox is faster than double clicking or scrolling programs.

Under Windows 7, I can hit Ctrl+Esc, type "firefox" and hit enter and Firefox runs just fine. That's using the search box, not the "Run..." box. Pretty much anything you could type into the "Run" box will be the default program found in the "Search" box as well. Try it!

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rachidfinge   11-08-2009 at 05:44:26 PM

I agree with the others. But to answer your question, it is not possible to remove the search box in Windows 7.

Alternative tip: you could pin Firefox to the Task bar. Suppose it's the second icon from the left, you can launch Firefox quickly by pressing WINKEY+2. By default, Windows Explorer is the most left icon on the Task bar, so you can try the shortcut out by pressing WINKEY+1. It's great for keyboard lovers. :-)

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