XP search looks like win2k search. What happened?

[mmac]

My XP search dialog (Start|search) looks like the one in Windows 2000. What
changed to cause this? There is no "preferences" tab to change it, so how
did it get that way?

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This can be done via manually editing the Registry, or using TweakUI for Windows XP.

TweakUI is available from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp (SP1 and later systems)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/downloads/powertoys.asp (Pre SP1 systems)

This setting is found in the Explorer main section, toward the very bottom.

 

[mmac]

can you tell me the key to edit?

This can be done via manually editing the Registry, or using TweakUI for
Windows XP.

TweakUI is available from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp (SP1 and
later systems)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/downloads/powertoys.asp (Pre SP1
systems)

This setting is found in the Explorer main section, toward the very bottom.

 

[mmac]

I installed Powertoys but I can't find it anywhere, Didn't it used to show
up in control panel? It's in add/remove programs but where is the exe? I
even removed it and re-installed. I can't find it.

This can be done via manually editing the Registry, or using TweakUI for
Windows XP.

TweakUI is available from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp (SP1 and
later systems)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/downloads/powertoys.asp (Pre SP1
systems)

This setting is found in the Explorer main section, toward the very bottom.

 

[mmac]

never mind, It installed the third time and showed up in in the start menus

This can be done via manually editing the Registry, or using TweakUI for
Windows XP.

TweakUI is available from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp (SP1 and
later systems)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/downloads/powertoys.asp (Pre SP1
systems)

This setting is found in the Explorer main section, toward the very bottom.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

That's where it installs by default, now. You can add it to Control Panel with a small VB Script file that's available from www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 1, left column. It will add the necessary Registry entries to make it show up as a Control Panel item.

 

[mmac]

I used the tweak on this machine and it doesn't change the view.
There is something spooky going on here.

That's where it installs by default, now. You can add it to Control Panel
with a small VB Script file that's available from
www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 1, left column. It will add the
necessary Registry entries to make it show up as a Control Panel item.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com