OT: "Search" at top of right click context menu -- driving me nuts

On a Dell Precision T3400 with winXP Pro x64 SP2. (My work machine.)

When I right click on a folder in the right pane of explorer the first
item is "Search..." When I click on a folder directly in the right
pane it opens a new search box.

This is unendingly annoying to me. I just want it to go to the next
explore view.

How can I change this default action (and, consequently, change the
context menu on right click).

I assume this has to be changed in the registry. I'm not afraid to do
it. But I don't know where. When I do a find on "search" there are a
zillion results. When I do a find on "Search..." (the actual text
string that appears in the context menu) I get 0 hits. So, I'm sort of
at a loss.

Any help most appreciated.

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:17:09 -0700 (PDT), "yirg.kenya"
<yirg.kenya@gmail.com> wrote:

>On a Dell Precision T3400 with winXP Pro x64 SP2. (My work machine.)
>
>When I right click on a folder in the right pane of explorer the first
>item is "Search..." When I click on a folder directly in the right
>pane it opens a new search box.
>
>This is unendingly annoying to me. I just want it to go to the next
>explore view.
>
>How can I change this default action (and, consequently, change the
>context menu on right click).
>
>I assume this has to be changed in the registry. I'm not afraid to do
>it. But I don't know where. When I do a find on "search" there are a
>zillion results. When I do a find on "Search..." (the actual text
>string that appears in the context menu) I get 0 hits. So, I'm sort of
>at a loss.
>
>Any help most appreciated.
>
>


I'm glad you asked this as I'm getting a similar (maybe not exact)
problem and I haven't bothered to take the time to figure it out. No
doubt there is a registry hack but I am hoping to fix it on the
surface instead of behind the surface but if I have to change the
registry I will. I already did a registry hack today for another
problem relating to autorun and usb.

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:17:09 -0700 (PDT), "yirg.kenya"
<yirg.kenya@gmail.com> wrote:

>On a Dell Precision T3400 with winXP Pro x64 SP2. (My work machine.)
>
>When I right click on a folder in the right pane of explorer the first
>item is "Search..." When I click on a folder directly in the right
>pane it opens a new search box.
>
>This is unendingly annoying to me. I just want it to go to the next
>explore view.
>
>How can I change this default action (and, consequently, change the
>context menu on right click).
>
>I assume this has to be changed in the registry. I'm not afraid to do
>it. But I don't know where. When I do a find on "search" there are a
>zillion results. When I do a find on "Search..." (the actual text
>string that appears in the context menu) I get 0 hits. So, I'm sort of
>at a loss.
>
>Any help most appreciated.
>
>

Ok, see if this works for you. I'm going to try it right now myself
and will let you know if it works for me....
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...6234625AAzSLYB

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:01:06 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:17:09 -0700 (PDT), "yirg.kenya"
><yirg.kenya@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On a Dell Precision T3400 with winXP Pro x64 SP2. (My work machine.)
>>
>>When I right click on a folder in the right pane of explorer the first
>>item is "Search..." When I click on a folder directly in the right
>>pane it opens a new search box.
>>
>>This is unendingly annoying to me. I just want it to go to the next
>>explore view.
>>
>>How can I change this default action (and, consequently, change the
>>context menu on right click).
>>
>>I assume this has to be changed in the registry. I'm not afraid to do
>>it. But I don't know where. When I do a find on "search" there are a
>>zillion results. When I do a find on "Search..." (the actual text
>>string that appears in the context menu) I get 0 hits. So, I'm sort of
>>at a loss.
>>
>>Any help most appreciated.
>>
>>
>
>Ok, see if this works for you. I'm going to try it right now myself
>and will let you know if it works for me....
>http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...6234625AAzSLYB


Shucks, no luck for me. I knew it was too easy.
I couldn't find the item they tell you to find in my registry. Ok,
I'll see if I can find something else to fix it. Maybe this fix will
work for you. If it does, can you tell us? thanks.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:05:39 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:01:06 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:17:09 -0700 (PDT), "yirg.kenya"
>><yirg.kenya@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On a Dell Precision T3400 with winXP Pro x64 SP2. (My work machine.)
>>>
>>>When I right click on a folder in the right pane of explorer the first
>>>item is "Search..." When I click on a folder directly in the right
>>>pane it opens a new search box.
>>>
>>>This is unendingly annoying to me. I just want it to go to the next
>>>explore view.
>>>
>>>How can I change this default action (and, consequently, change the
>>>context menu on right click).
>>>
>>>I assume this has to be changed in the registry. I'm not afraid to do
>>>it. But I don't know where. When I do a find on "search" there are a
>>>zillion results. When I do a find on "Search..." (the actual text
>>>string that appears in the context menu) I get 0 hits. So, I'm sort of
>>>at a loss.
>>>
>>>Any help most appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Ok, see if this works for you. I'm going to try it right now myself
>>and will let you know if it works for me....
>>http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...6234625AAzSLYB
>
>
>Shucks, no luck for me. I knew it was too easy.
>I couldn't find the item they tell you to find in my registry. Ok,
>I'll see if I can find something else to fix it. Maybe this fix will
>work for you. If it does, can you tell us? thanks.

Opps, it is there but for some reason my search did not find it but my
eyes did??? Now I need to research this a bit more but here is
another reference....
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1023887168

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:17:09 -0700 (PDT), "yirg.kenya"
<yirg.kenya@gmail.com> wrote:

>On a Dell Precision T3400 with winXP Pro x64 SP2. (My work machine.)
>
>When I right click on a folder in the right pane of explorer the first
>item is "Search..." When I click on a folder directly in the right
>pane it opens a new search box.
>
>This is unendingly annoying to me. I just want it to go to the next
>explore view.
>
>How can I change this default action (and, consequently, change the
>context menu on right click).
>
>I assume this has to be changed in the registry. I'm not afraid to do
>it. But I don't know where. When I do a find on "search" there are a
>zillion results. When I do a find on "Search..." (the actual text
>string that appears in the context menu) I get 0 hits. So, I'm sort of
>at a loss.
>
>Any help most appreciated.
>
>


Sorry for all the replies but this reference DID work for me...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321186

On Jul 7, 3:32*pm, RnR <rnrte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:17:09 -0700 (PDT), "yirg.kenya"
>
>
>
> <yirg.ke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On a Dell Precision T3400 with winXP Pro x64 SP2. (My work machine.)
>
> >When I right click on a folder in the right pane of explorer the first
> >item is "Search..." *When I click on a folder directly in the right
> >pane it opens a new search box.
>
> >This is unendingly annoying to me. I just want it to go to the next
> >explore view.
>
> >How can I change this default action (and, consequently, change the
> >context menu on right click).
>
> >I assume this has to be changed in the registry. I'm not afraid to do
> >it. But I don't know where. When I do a find on "search" there are a
> >zillion results. When I do a find on "Search..." (the actual text
> >string that appears in the context menu) I get 0 hits. So, I'm sort of
> >at a loss.
>
> >Any help most appreciated.
>
> Sorry for all the replies but this reference DID work for me...http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321186

Thanks! Worked for me like a charm!