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]" <(E-Mail Removed)> 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]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> 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?
>>
>
>