How do I customize XP's Search default?

Factual Questions
1

When I do a Search in XP, the default setting is the Start Menu.

I can’t recall ever wanting to Search there, but almost always, I want to Search my hard drives. So if there’s a way to set it to there, I’d like to know it, please.

2

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by a lack of interest. Someone else asked a similar question and got no responses, at another site…

http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t180458-xp-search-function-question.html

…and that was on 9/17/2003. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Honest.

3

How are you launching Search?

4

I Right-Click on Start, Left-Click on Search. There’s a better way?

5

Yes. The reason the Search location is starting out on the Start menu is because that’s where you’re clicking.

Better ways include
[ul]
[li]Opening My Computer, right-clicking the drive or folder you want to search, and clicking Search.[/li][li]Left-clicking Start and going to Search|For File and Folders[/li][li]Hitting Windows-f on the keyboard.[/li][/ul]

6

One more: F3