SEARCH missing

[Bruce]

Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is missing;
right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or 'PROPERTIES'
on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.

I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of note
[log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].

Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the registry
I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never found
anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the
registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been able
to sift through it to find what I need.

I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'
2] to get
specific information about the registry relating to controlling features
like this in Win2K


Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.

Bruce North

 

[John John]

Re: SEARCH missing

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

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

Value Name: NoFind
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc
in the Run box and look at:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar

John

Bruce wrote:
> Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is missing;
> right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or 'PROPERTIES'
> on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.
>
> I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of note
> [log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].
>
> Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the registry
> I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never found
> anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the
> registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been able
> to sift through it to find what I need.
>
> I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'
> 2] to get
> specific information about the registry relating to controlling features
> like this in Win2K
>
>
> Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.
>
> Bruce North
>
>

 

[Bruce]

Re: SEARCH missing

Thank you John John: the HKEY settings were still set to enabled, but the
gpedit did the trick.

Thanks again, but where can I find information on all of these registry
settings. I don't mind a BSOD and re-installing windows - if I learn
something.

"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:OqPULGZwHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
> Explorer]
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
> Explorer]
>
> Value Name: NoFind
> Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
> Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
>
> These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc
> in the Run box and look at:
>
> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar
>
> John
>
> Bruce wrote:
> > Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is
missing;
> > right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or
'PROPERTIES'
> > on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.
> >
> > I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of
note
> > [log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].
> >
> > Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the
registry
> > I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never
found
> > anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the
> > registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been
able
> > to sift through it to find what I need.
> >
> > I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'
> > 2] to get
> > specific information about the registry relating to controlling features
> > like this in Win2K
> >
> >
> > Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.
> >
> > Bruce North
> >
> >

 

[John John]

Re: SEARCH missing

For Group Policies:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/gp/gpref.mspx?mfr=true

John

Bruce wrote:
> Thank you John John: the HKEY settings were still set to enabled, but the
> gpedit did the trick.
>
> Thanks again, but where can I find information on all of these registry
> settings. I don't mind a BSOD and re-installing windows - if I learn
> something.
>
> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:OqPULGZwHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
>>Explorer]
>>
>>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
>>Explorer]
>>
>>Value Name: NoFind
>>Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
>>Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
>>
>>These settings can also be changed by Group Policies. Enter gpedit.msc
>> in the Run box and look at:
>>
>>User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar
>>
>>John
>>
>>Bruce wrote:
>>
>>>Recently in my Win2K: 'SEARCH ' item on the 'START' button is
>
> missing;
>
>>>right-click (on a drive or file) sometimes does nothing and/or
>
> 'PROPERTIES'
>
>>>on the right-click menu never works if I do get a menu.
>>>
>>>I have run Adaware, Spybot, Avast & XoftSpy. They all find nothing of
>
> note
>
>>>[log files, and tracking cookies perhaps].
>>>
>>>Obviously somthing, somewhere, sometime changed something in the
>
> registry
>
>>>I'm guessing. I have looked on Microsoft's knowledge base, but never
>
> found
>
>>>anything close to my problem. I have looked for information about the
>>>registry elsewhere, but there is soooooooo much, that I have not been
>
> able
>
>>>to sift through it to find what I need.
>>>
>>>I would enjoy knowing what I can do 1] to bring back 'SEARCH'
>>> 2] to get
>>>specific information about the registry relating to controlling features
>>>like this in Win2K
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank you in advance to any/every body for their help.
>>>
>>>Bruce North
>>>
>>>
>
>
>