Search fails to find any program shortcuts

New installation of Vista with all updates. Typing any program name (e.g.,
Word, Roxio, Excel) in the "start search" field produces listing grouped as
Favorites, then Files then Communications but NEVER lists any shortcuts to
programs. Even if the program is listed above the search field (recent
programs used list)! The indexing control panel has even been reset to all
defaults. Help!

Nothing has changed from XP to create shortcuts!!!

Start>Programs> right-click on the one you want a shortcut for> Send To>
Create a shortcut on the desktop!



"LionNet" wrote:

> New installation of Vista with all updates. Typing any program name (e.g.,
> Word, Roxio, Excel) in the "start search" field produces listing grouped as
> Favorites, then Files then Communications but NEVER lists any shortcuts to
> programs. Even if the program is listed above the search field (recent
> programs used list)! The indexing control panel has even been reset to all
> defaults. Help!

LionNet;545205 Wrote:
> New installation of Vista with all updates. Typing any program name
> (e.g., Word, Roxio, Excel) in the "start search" field produces listing
> grouped as Favorites, then Files then Communications but NEVER lists any
> shortcuts to programs. Even if the program is listed above the search
> field (recent programs used list)! The indexing control panel has even
> been reset to all defaults. Help!

Try this:

- Right-click the Start Button, then select Properties
- In the Start Menu tab, click Customize
- Scroll the list of options to almost the bottom, and make sure that
the "Search Programs" option is turned on.


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Thanks so much, that was it. I thought I was turning off the Search item on
the right side of the fly-up!

LionNetSol

"dzomlija" wrote:

>
> LionNet;545205 Wrote:
> > New installation of Vista with all updates. Typing any program name
> > (e.g., Word, Roxio, Excel) in the "start search" field produces listing
> > grouped as Favorites, then Files then Communications but NEVER lists any
> > shortcuts to programs. Even if the program is listed above the search
> > field (recent programs used list)! The indexing control panel has even
> > been reset to all defaults. Help!
>
> Try this:
>
> - Right-click the Start Button, then select Properties
> - In the Start Menu tab, click Customize
> - Scroll the list of options to almost the bottom, and make sure that
> the "Search Programs" option is turned on.
>
>
> --
> dzomlija
>
> ____________________________________
> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
> Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? -And as
> you die, so shall I be Reborn-...
>
> - ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
> - AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
> - 4GB DDR400
> - 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600 PCI-Express
> - Thermaltake Tai-Chi Watercooled Chassis
> - 1207GB Total Formatted Storage
> - Vista Ultimate x64
> - CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at:
> http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/
>
> My Weblog:
> 'http://dzomlija.spaces.live.com/' (http://dzomlija.spaces.live.com/)
>

Think you misunderstood the question. Dzomlija had the answer.

Thanks though.

LionNetSol

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Nothing has changed from XP to create shortcuts!!!
>
> Start>Programs> right-click on the one you want a shortcut for> Send To>
> Create a shortcut on the desktop!
>
>
>
> "LionNet" wrote:
>
> > New installation of Vista with all updates. Typing any program name (e.g.,
> > Word, Roxio, Excel) in the "start search" field produces listing grouped as
> > Favorites, then Files then Communications but NEVER lists any shortcuts to
> > programs. Even if the program is listed above the search field (recent
> > programs used list)! The indexing control panel has even been reset to all
> > defaults. Help!