search for kb number on microsoft website

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It seems most of my microsoft favorites that were saved no longer work.
Changes to microsoft website are making them useless.

So I realize I'll have to re-enable them.

The problem now is I can't seem to find the microsoft website page where you
can search for KB # directly

Thanks for any help
 
This link may help you.

http://search.microsoft.com/search/help.aspx?View=en-us

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| It seems most of my microsoft favorites that were saved no longer work.
| Changes to microsoft website are making them useless.
|
| So I realize I'll have to re-enable them.
|
| The problem now is I can't seem to find the microsoft website page where
you
| can search for KB # directly
|
| Thanks for any help
|
|
 
There used to be a search for just kb??????? number. If I used the generic
search it will open up the whold universe. And I could spend all day looking.
 
Save this one on your desktop;

----------article.vbs--------------
kbid = Inputbox("Enter 6-digit MSKB article #.")
kbid = Replace(kbid,"Q","",1,-1,1)
kbid = Replace(kbid,"/","")
Set oIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
oIE.Navigate "http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];" _
& kbid
'& "kbid=" & kbid
Do Until oIE.ReadyState = 4:WScript.Sleep 10 : Loop
oIE.Toolbar = True
oIE.StatusBar = True
oIE.Resizable = True
oIE.Visible = True
----------end file--------------

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| There used to be a search for just kb??????? number. If I used the generic
| search it will open up the whold universe. And I could spend all day
looking.
 
Save the following between the line in a file called "kb.reg":

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Adapted from an idea by MS-MVP Diane Poremsky
; Adds Address Bar feature to Internet Explorer allowing you to type "KB"
(no quotes)
; followed by the MSKB article number I go directly to the article; example,
type:
; KB 237954
; Revised 11/24/02 by JAE to conform to the new MSKB syntax

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\KB]
@="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=%s"
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Double click on the file and say "OK" to merge into the registry.

Now in the Address bar of Explorer or IExplorer just type in KB ?????? as in
the example and if it exists, it will go straight to the article.
 
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