Windows 7 Move "Search" to Taskbar?

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hsrstud

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• Nov 25, 2009

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I'd like to know this as well. Please let me know if you found a solution.

 

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• Nov 25, 2009

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here are some options

1. Right click taskbar and under toolbars check addresses. That works to open url's directly and most system applications will run from there... like Calc, msconfig... almost everything under Accessories

2. Click Start and type in a command.. as you type optional menus will appear.. such as "ev" will show Event Viewier that you can click. If you type FIX there are a lot of things you can fix.

3. File searches can be run from any folder you create a shortcut to.

4. Advanced Windows Explorer tricks can be setup from the New / Shortcut menu. This is my favorite one
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c:

There are a lot more here. Link Removed due to 404 Error

5. Winkey + R will open a window to run any program you type in.

 

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reghakr

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• Nov 25, 2009

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If you have enabled the Quick Launch bar and use a special Windows Explorer replacement,. It can be done.

 

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• Nov 26, 2009

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Thanks for your help everyone!

tblount, is there a way to perform searches using the address bar in the taskbar?

reghakr, which windows explorer replacement are you referring to?

 

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• Nov 26, 2009

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nope... i wish it was like the old google taskbar ... but google turned it into a gadget

 

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reghakr

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It's an open source File Manger called Surf..

It's totally different from Windows Explorer,. but you can get into those "hidden" directories

Surf download:
SurF - Free, Open Source File Manager for Windows 7, Vista and XP

 

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