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Mar 5, 2004 5:47AM PST

hi Bob
the Search function stopped working

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Mar 6, 2004 7:37PM PST

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Mar 6, 2004 8:48PM PST

Hey Mike, See if this works, a friend showed me once how if you write the word "search" followed by what you want to look up in the box where you would normally put in an address....it searches for the term without you directly going to a search engine.
For example, instead of typing http://www.hotmail.com you can just type in "search hotmail" (leave out the quote marks of course) then....hit "Go" and it should search for you.

Hope that this works!

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Mar 8, 2004 7:33PM PST

nothing happens even when I type a file name that exists beyond any doubt

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Mar 6, 2004 10:49PM PST

There is no search (yet) in these forums. If you meant something else, I would not know.

I will share that I find Microsoft's file search to be "broken" so I don't use it. There are many other fine programs out there plus the old command line.

Bob

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Mar 9, 2004 6:43PM PST

any advise?

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Mar 9, 2004 7:53PM PST

Search in these forums is scheduled to happen. This year even.

Re-reading this thread, your words are few. Maybe you can tell if I misunstood your issue?

Bob

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Mar 12, 2004 7:23PM PST

Hi Bob
Start>Search>Files or Folders
I put a file name but nothing happens

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One reason it fails.
Mar 12, 2004 9:19PM PST

"Have you recently run TweakUI? Did you uncheck the Search Results box on the
Desktop tab? If so that could well be your problem.

Using TweakUI make certain that "Search Results" is checked on the Desktop
tab. If you haven't got TweakUI the latest version (1.33) can be downloaded
from Microsoft and installed as follows:

If you don't have TweakUI the latest version of TweakUI for Win Me (1.33) can
be obtained from
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/nttweakui.asp

Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak), run to extract
components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install, close the help
window that comes up to allow install to finish. C:\Tweak can now be
deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.

Just a few words of caution though if you are new to using TweakUI on Win Me.
a) Do not change the first icon (My Computer) on the Desktop tab.
Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special Folders when using
either WebView or Active desktop.
b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.
Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.
c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.
d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on the IE tab.
Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control Panel including
TweakUI.
e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.
This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".

See MS KB 274847 "No Search Results Are Returned After You Disable Search
Results" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=274847).
--
Mike Maltby"

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Mar 13, 2004 12:38AM PST

"Search Results" was unchecked!
thanks (again) Bob
Mike (from Brazil...)