Where did search go??

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Until now I have found it simple to search in WinXP. Click on a folder,

enter a term to search for, click and voila, there are the results. Since

some recent update I now have a dorky "Search Desktop" window on the

desktop. And now I seem to be limited to search ONLY the desktop, as if THAT's

where I'd save all my documents. What the ^#$% happened? Is there a way to

get Search back?
 
WinKey+F



Joe McGuire wrote:

> Until now I have found it simple to search in WinXP. Click on a folder,

> enter a term to search for, click and voila, there are the results. Since

> some recent update I now have a dorky "Search Desktop" window on the

> desktop. And now I seem to be limited to search ONLY the desktop, as if

> THAT's where I'd save all my documents. What the ^#$% happened? Is there

> a way to get Search back?
 
Thanks, but I get the same lame "Windows Search" instead of the usual that

lets me search in a given folder.



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

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> WinKey+F

>

> Joe McGuire wrote:

>> Until now I have found it simple to search in WinXP. Click on a folder,

>> enter a term to search for, click and voila, there are the results. Since

>> some recent update I now have a dorky "Search Desktop" window on the

>> desktop. And now I seem to be limited to search ONLY the desktop, as if

>> THAT's where I'd save all my documents. What the ^#$% happened? Is

>> there

>> a way to get Search back?

>
 
And at the bottom of the Windows Search window I see "Click here to use

Search Companion" plus that idiotic dog.



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

news:OPi3dif1KHA.224@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> WinKey+F

>

> Joe McGuire wrote:

>> Until now I have found it simple to search in WinXP. Click on a folder,

>> enter a term to search for, click and voila, there are the results. Since

>> some recent update I now have a dorky "Search Desktop" window on the

>> desktop. And now I seem to be limited to search ONLY the desktop, as if

>> THAT's where I'd save all my documents. What the ^#$% happened? Is

>> there

>> a way to get Search back?

>
 
Uninstall the new search thingy in Add/Remove Software. Didn't leave it

installed long enough to remember much about it.



"Joe McGuire" wrote in message

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> Thanks, but I get the same lame "Windows Search" instead of the usual that

> lets me search in a given folder.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

> news:OPi3dif1KHA.224@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> WinKey+F

>>

>> Joe McGuire wrote:

>>> Until now I have found it simple to search in WinXP. Click on a folder,

>>> enter a term to search for, click and voila, there are the results.

>>> Since

>>> some recent update I now have a dorky "Search Desktop" window on the

>>> desktop. And now I seem to be limited to search ONLY the desktop, as if

>>> THAT's where I'd save all my documents. What the ^#$% happened? Is

>>> there

>>> a way to get Search back?

>>

>

>
 
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