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Paul - 23 Dec 2007 18:17 GMT

I have just installed Windows Desktop Search in XP. Having just downgraded
from Vista to XP, I got used to having the cursor in the search field
automatically. Is there a way (a keyboard shortcut, or any other way) to get
that cursor in the desktop search toolbar (or to bring up a window for me to
search, with the cursor there already)?

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MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

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Paul - 24 Dec 2007 00:26 GMT

Well a little tinkering got me there--if you click on the Windows key + F,
you will get a search window to come up, with the cursor in the search field.

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MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

> I have just installed Windows Desktop Search in XP. Having just downgraded
> from Vista to XP, I got used to having the cursor in the search field
> automatically. Is there a way (a keyboard shortcut, or any other way) to get
> that cursor in the desktop search toolbar (or to bring up a window for me to
> search, with the cursor there already)?

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Paul - 24 Dec 2007 02:04 GMT

For anyone who's interested, when you install WDS, it places a shortcut in
the Programs folder. you can right-click on that and enter a keyboard
shortuct of your choosing, which would also trigger that same search window
(if you don't like the Win + F combination)

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VVIJA - 24 Dec 2007 04:35 GMT

right "windowskey+F" will do the trick.

> Well a little tinkering got me there--if you click on the Windows key + F,
> you will get a search window to come up, with the cursor in the search field.
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> > that cursor in the desktop search toolbar (or to bring up a window for me to
> > search, with the cursor there already)?

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