Turn ON Autocomplete for Search Files & Folders

[Phil Rabichow]

Hi:
I have WinXP Pro SP-2 & use the classic search, not the search assistant. I
would like to turn ON the autocomplete feature. All I can find is
information how to turn it off or clear old MRUs. Note that since I don't
use the search companion, there is no Change Preferences/Turn autocomplete
on.

 

[Elmo]

Hi:
I have WinXP Pro SP-2 & use the classic search, not the search assistant. I
would like to turn ON the autocomplete feature. All I can find is
information how to turn it off or clear old MRUs. Note that since I don't
use the search companion, there is no Change Preferences/Turn autocomplete
on.

Maybe if you turn on autocomplete in Internet Options, Content tab, it
will turn it on there too.

 

[Phil Rabichow]

Thanks, but that's already turned on & working. I even have autocomplete turned
on with the Search Assistant, but that doesn't seem to affect the clasic search.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Phil,

AFAIK, this is a bug in Classic search. The MRU entries are stored under:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{C4EE31F3-4768-11D2-BE5C-00A0C9A83DA1}\FilesNamedMRU

Each MRU item is stored in separate *values* named 000, 001 and so forth.

But, Windows Explorer does not query those values. Instead it looks for the *keys* named 000.

A glitch that remains unfixed for a very long time.

Note that Auto Complete works fine when using Search Companion.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, but that's already turned on & working. I even have autocomplete turned
on with the Search Assistant, but that doesn't seem to affect the clasic search.

 

[Phil Rabichow]

Thank you so much for this reply, Ramesh. I have read posts by you before indicating that the MRU was stored where you
mentioned, but didn't know if there was a way to have Windows add entries. At least I can stop worrying about it.
--
Phil

Hi Phil,

AFAIK, this is a bug in Classic search. The MRU entries are stored under:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{C4EE31F3-4768-11D2-BE5C-00A0C9A83DA1}\FilesNamedMRU

Each MRU item is stored in separate *values* named 000, 001 and so forth.

But, Windows Explorer does not query those values. Instead it looks for the *keys* named 000.

A glitch that remains unfixed for a very long time.

Note that Auto Complete works fine when using Search Companion.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Thanks, but that's already turned on & working. I even have autocomplete turned
on with the Search Assistant, but that doesn't seem to affect the clasic search.
--
Phil

Maybe if you turn on autocomplete in Internet Options, Content tab, it
will turn it on there too.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome, Phil.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thank you so much for this reply, Ramesh. I have read posts by you before indicating that the MRU was stored where you
mentioned, but didn't know if there was a way to have Windows add entries. At least I can stop worrying about it.