Enable Search in Explorer

[paul8811]

For some reason (that nobody at my place knows!!) the Explorer Search is disabled, the button is there but nothing happens when clicked. I am guessing this is some kind of registry amendment but struggling to find an answer anwhere??

 

[xkjdhdg]

GO done to the taskbar on the IE window right click on the taskbar. You should be able to turn on and off any button.

 

[paul8811]

Sorry I think you misunderstand the question. In Explorer (NOT Internet explorer) they are unable to search. The search button is there but nothing happens when clicked.

 

[bcastner]

The remarkable Kelly Theriot discusses this issue; while written in an XP context the advice is sound under Windows 2000: "Why doesn't Search Work?"

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

If you could, please run IEFix. I understand that IE sounds like it has nothing to do with Windows Explorer, but I want to make sure that critical DLL files are registered properly:

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFIX.htm

(IEFix is by the equally remarkable Ramesh, MS-MVP)

 

[paul8811]

found it...was a reg key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

delete the key called "NoFind"

Cheers anyway