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How to add a search item under Windows Start --> SearchHi,
I want to add an shortcut entry for a specific program under: Start --> Search How do I do that? -------- Thanks Sharon Can you be more specific, Start < Search; opens the search window.
Show quoteHide quote "Sharon" wrote: > Hi, > I want to add an shortcut entry for a specific program under: > > Start --> Search > > How do I do that? > > > -------- > Thanks > Sharon Ok; I'll try to be more specific:
On Windows XP when you click on the Start button (in the bottom left corner), and then click the Search to open a search sub menu, and into this search sub menu I would like to add a shortcut to a third party search program. Any Idea? -- Thanks Sharon Hi Sharon,
In the "Look in" drop box via search or on the Start Menu itself under Search? -- Show quoteHide quoteAll the Best and Happy Holidays, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Sharon" <SharonG@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:88996C9E-E491-45EE-8DCF-08F235A62B77@microsoft.com... > Hi, > I want to add an shortcut entry for a specific program under: > > Start --> Search > > How do I do that? > > > -------- > Thanks > Sharon Ok; I'll try to be more specific:
On Windows XP when you click on the Start button (in the bottom left corner), and then click the Search to open a search sub menu, and into this search sub menu I would like to add a shortcut to a third party search program. Any Idea? -- Show quoteHide quoteThanks Sharon "Kelly" wrote: > Hi Sharon, > > In the "Look in" drop box via search or on the Start Menu itself under > Search? > > > -- > > All the Best and Happy Holidays, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > "Sharon" <SharonG@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message > news:88996C9E-E491-45EE-8DCF-08F235A62B77@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > I want to add an shortcut entry for a specific program under: > > > > Start --> Search > > > > How do I do that? > > > > > > -------- > > Thanks > > Sharon > > On 2008-12-05 05:58, Sharon wrote:
> Ok; I'll try to be more specific: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb776834(VS.85).aspx> > On Windows XP when you click on the Start button (in the bottom left > corner), and then click the Search to open a search sub menu, and into this > search sub menu I would like to add a shortcut to a third party search > program. > > Any Idea? > Your third-party search program would probably have to register itself. It doesn't look like it's possible to add an entry for a program that wasn't written to be a search handler. This article tells you how to reroute the Windows XP Start menu Search link to a third-party search utility of your choice.
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/99/1/How-to-replace-Windows-XP-Start-menu-Search-with-a-third-party-search-tool.html ju.c Show quoteHide quote "John C. Frickson" <frickson_AT_gibbon.com> wrote in message news:494683d1$0$90346$804603d3@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com... > On 2008-12-05 05:58, Sharon wrote: >> Ok; I'll try to be more specific: >> >> On Windows XP when you click on the Start button (in the bottom left >> corner), and then click the Search to open a search sub menu, and into this >> search sub menu I would like to add a shortcut to a third party search >> program. >> >> Any Idea? >> > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb776834(VS.85).aspx > Your third-party search program would probably have to register itself. > It doesn't look like it's possible to add an entry for a program that > wasn't written to be a search handler.  
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