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I have Windows 2k SP4. When I click on find from the start button, nothing happens. I have to open My Computer and click the search button to search. This isn't such a problem, but also when I click on "find target" in the properties of a shortcut, nothing happens. I'm hoping that this is just along the lines of me disabling something that I shouldn't have.
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Install TWEAKUI and see if the SHOW SEARCH ON DESKTOP is unchecked. If so, CHECK IT.
Bob
Thanks Bob. I installed tweakui but I don't see SHOW SEARCH ON DESKTOP anywhere. What tab is it in?
Here's my note about search and TWEAKUI.
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
I don't see Search Results on the Desktop tab. "Find target" is all I really care about but I'm assuming the two are related.
Find target is a shell extension. Noted at http://www.mcse.ms/archive54-2004-8-920514.html
Hey thanks for that link. The find target doesn't actually work, but now I have one directly in the right-click menu, which is even better!
Have your 2000 CD handy and run IEFIX since it automates reregistering dlls and runs SFC as well. See http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm
Bob
I tried that IE Fix, but it asked for the SP4 cd. I installed SP4 from the internet. Suggestions?
From memory it took me about 30 minutes to do that. Here's one link about it.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Autostreamer.shtml
Great tool.
Bob
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