Missing Search and unregistered DLL files

[Don]

I know there is an article out there for this somewhere
but can't find it. I have a workstation that when you go
to Start - Search, the search options don't appear
anymore. On the same note I am getting some Unregistered
DLL file errors on this same workstation. I know there is
a command string I can run to register all the files on
the workstation but can't find what it is. Any help would
be greatly appreiciated.

 

[Ray at]

I didn't follow this exactly, but you can register dlls using regsvr32 from
the command line.

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------

Usage: regsvr32 [/u] [/s] [/n] [/i[:cmdline]] dllname
/u - Unregister server
/s - Silent; display no message boxes
/i - Call DllInstall passing it an optional [cmdline]; when used with /u
calls dll uninstall
/n - do not call DllRegisterServer; this option must be used with /i

Ray at work

 

[Don]

Thanks Ray, To try to be more clear, I had a W2K
workstation previously that had lost it's search menu and
found out that it was because a required file
was "unregistered". I found a technote to run a command
from the root that would register all files and that
brought back the search menu. This workstation has also
lost its search menu along with other missing
and/or "unregistered" DLL error messages I am getting so I
thought this same solution would work.

-----Original Message-----
I didn't follow this exactly, but you can register dlls using regsvr32 from
the command line.

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------

Usage: regsvr32 [/u] [/s] [/n] [/i[:cmdline]] dllname
/u - Unregister server
/s - Silent; display no message boxes
/i - Call DllInstall passing it an optional [cmdline]; when used with /u
calls dll uninstall
/n - do not call DllRegisterServer; this option must be used with /i

Ray at work

I know there is an article out there for this somewhere
but can't find it. I have a workstation that when you go
to Start - Search, the search options don't appear
anymore. On the same note I am getting some Unregistered
DLL file errors on this same workstation. I know there is
a command string I can run to register all the files on
the workstation but can't find what it is. Any help would
be greatly appreiciated.

.

 

[Carrie Garth \(MVP\)]

Hi Don,

RE: "Start - Search, the search options don't appear anymore"

The Search option "For Files or Folders" will not appear if the Registry Key for that
option is missing. If this is the cause of your problem try solving it by doing the
following:

Click Start, click Run, type the following command, and then click OK:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

When you receive the "DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll succeeded."
message, click OK.

To make changes to this entry effective you may need to log off, then log back in; or
you may need to reboot.

The registry subkeys in question can be viewed under this branch:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FindExtensions
\Static\ShellSearch]

--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "Don" <dong AT unionbankvt DOT com>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 09:03 AM
: I know there is an article out there for this somewhere
: but can't find it. I have a workstation that when you go
: to Start - Search, the search options don't appear
: anymore. On the same note I am getting some Unregistered
: DLL file errors on this same workstation. I know there is
: a command string I can run to register all the files on
: the workstation but can't find what it is. Any help would
: be greatly appreiciated.