Brit
Sun Sep 05 09:44:38 CDT 2004
thanks Mike - i will go check this out - yes i did install
TweakUI so maybe that is the caus thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you perhaps used TweakUI and unchecked the Search
Results box on the
>Desktop tab? If so that could well be your problem.
>
>Using TweakUI make certain that "Search Results" is
checked on the Desktop
>tab. If you haven't got TweakUI the latest version
(1.33) can be
>downloaded from Microsoft and installed as follows:
>
>If you don't have TweakUI the latest version of TweakUI
for Win Me (1.33)
>can be obtained from
>
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys
/networking/nttweakui.asp
>
>Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak),
run to extract
>components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install,
close the help
>window that comes up to allow install to finish.
C:\Tweak can now be
>deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.
>
>Just a few words of caution though if you are new to
using TweakUI on Win
>Me.
>a) Do not change the first icon (My Documents) on the
Desktop tab.
>Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special
Folders when using
>either WebView or Active desktop.
>b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.
>Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.
>c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.
>d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on
the IE tab.
>Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control
Panel including
>TweakUI.
>e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.
>This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".
>
>See MS KB 274847 "No Search Results Are Returned After
You Disable Search
>Results" (
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=274847).
>--
>Mike Maltby
>mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>
>
>Brit <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> hi
>>
>> Nothing happens when i enter a file name in the search
>> results tool bar for files and folders and click on
search
>> now - the search now button seems to have become
disabled ?
>>
>> can anyone help please
>
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>