Hi Doctor Keo,
Can you list out the steps you use to launch Search? Does F3 work from the Desktop?
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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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Hi Thanks for your help, but this hasn’t solved the problem. In your first
section there isn’t a search protocol. When I’ve gone into the second section
(Default Programs) There is listed Windows search Explorer I’ve set as
default program then I select choose defaults for this program. Another page
opens with a check box ticked, a computer icon SEARCH Windows Search protocol
Windows Explorer I've pressed save and Ok. I've gone back to Associate a file
type and there isn't a search protolcol listed. If I try to run the search I
get the same message about associations. Any ideas? Thanks
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From
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941946
Associate the search protocol with a program:
1.Click Start, and then click Default Programs.
2.Click Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
3.Select the search protocol, and then click Change program.
4.Select the program that you want as the default program for handling the search protocol, and then click OK.
Set the default program for the search protocol
1.Click Start, and then click Default Programs.
2.Click Set your default programs.
3.Select the applications that you want to use as the default program, and then click Choose defaults for this program.
4.Select the search protocol, and then click Save.
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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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How do you set an association for the search program? When I try to do a
search I get this message "This file does not have a program associated with
it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations
control panel."
I'm running Vista 32 bit SP1 - Thanks