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System

WINDOWS VISTA BUSINESS
 

Problem

IN A SUDDEN THE 'SEARCH' FUNCTION IN YOUR CONTEXT MENU HAS DISAPPEARED. YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IT, BUT HE LEFT YOU NO SUICIDE NOTE.
 

Solution

YOU UPDATED YOUR WINDOWS VISTA TO SERVICE PACK 1 (SP1). MEANWHILE THE SEARCH BUTTON HAS DISAPPEARED. WHILE YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT ELSE HAS DISAPPEARED, THESE STEPS WILL HELP YOU TO GET YOUR 'SEARCH' BACK:

  1. CLICK START, AND THEN TYPE 'Run'
  2. TYPE 'Regedit' AND CLICK OK.
  3. LOCATE THE REGISTRY KEY 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\' AND DELETE THE VALUE 'LegacyDisable'
     

CHANGES TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY.

Search Context Menu Vista 

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