Keeping Search Pane Open

Whenever I search for a file from the start menu search it will open up the
folder and location etc. But if I want to continue searching for other
locations of a particular file I have to re-open the search and start over
again! Is there a way to keep that search pane open?

Thanks,

Oreally

On 09/06/2011 18:06, OREALLY wrote:
> Whenever I search for a file from the start menu search it will open up
> the folder and location etc. But if I want to continue searching for
> other locations of a particular file I have to re-open the search and
> start over again! Is there a way to keep that search pane open?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Oreally

Click on the "See more results" at the bottom of the window..

No.......the search pane closes after you open a folder with a file you are
looking for. It should stay open with that same search...don't you think?
You might not have found the exact file you were looking for! So youi have
to start over...kind of inconvenient!



"Gordon" wrote in message news:...

On 09/06/2011 18:06, OREALLY wrote:
> Whenever I search for a file from the start menu search it will open up
> the folder and location etc. But if I want to continue searching for
> other locations of a particular file I have to re-open the search and
> start over again! Is there a way to keep that search pane open?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Oreally

Click on the "See more results" at the bottom of the window..

On 09/06/2011 19:03, OREALLY wrote:
> No.......the search pane closes after you open a folder with a file you
> are looking for.

Not if you click on the "Show more results" it doesn't....

Really?...You have to re-click start menu an re-enter your
search.......unless you are just talking about the search in Windows
Explorer...which is much more limited!

"Gordon" wrote in message news:...

On 09/06/2011 19:03, OREALLY wrote:
> No.......the search pane closes after you open a folder with a file you
> are looking for.

Not if you click on the "Show more results" it doesn't....

On 09/06/2011 19:16, OREALLY wrote:
> Really?...You have to re-click start menu an re-enter your
> search.......unless you are just talking about the search in Windows
> Explorer...which is much more limited!
>

So what search are YOU talking about then?

Start / Search Programs and Files (bottom of Start Menu)

"Gordon" wrote in message news:...

On 09/06/2011 19:16, OREALLY wrote:
> Really?...You have to re-click start menu an re-enter your
> search.......unless you are just talking about the search in Windows
> Explorer...which is much more limited!
>

So what search are YOU talking about then?

OREALLY wrote:
> Whenever I search for a file from the start menu search it will open
> up the folder and location etc. But if I want to continue searching
> for other locations of a particular file I have to re-open the search
> and start over again! Is there a way to keep that search pane open?

I try to avoid third party apps when something is available in Windows,
but some included items just don't cut it. Two things I always add when I
install Windows are a text editor and a search program. My search
program of choice is Agent Ransack, which does what you ask and much,
much more.
http://www.mythicsoft.com/page.aspx?...sack&page=home
--
Crash

Atheism is a matter of faith, too.

Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> OREALLY wrote:
>> Whenever I search for a file from the start menu search it will open
>> up the folder and location etc. But if I want to continue searching
>> for other locations of a particular file I have to re-open the search
>> and start over again! Is there a way to keep that search pane open?
>
> I try to avoid third party apps when something is available in Windows,
> but some included items just don't cut it. Two things I always add when I
> install Windows are a text editor and a search program. My search
> program of choice is Agent Ransack, which does what you ask and much,
> much more.
> http://www.mythicsoft.com/page.aspx?...sack&page=home

I think the OP wants to keep the Start menu open, so more than
one "search for programs" can be achieved. Start isn't pinned, so
tends to disappear after one task is done.

But if Start menu were to be pinned, it would sit in front of other items,
so that would tend to obscure things behind it. I expect that's why they want
it to disappear after one program is launched.

That is different, than the "explorer search for files" kind of search,
for which there are a few solutions (Agent Ransack being one of them).

There are also programs, which mess about with the Start menu, things
like a Classic Menu, but I doubt a Classic Menu would be a complete
win for this job.

Paul

Thanks....But as is too often the case, the programmers obviously don't USE
the program! If they did, they would see the advantage of things like
keeping the search pane open for subsequent searches of the same file in
different folders. The XP search function did that. Apparently, back then,
programmers actually USED the programs they were programming. I guess that's
asking too much in this economy!

Oreally

"Paul" wrote in message news:isr6s9$l6o$...

Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> OREALLY wrote:
>> Whenever I search for a file from the start menu search it will open
>> up the folder and location etc. But if I want to continue searching
>> for other locations of a particular file I have to re-open the search
>> and start over again! Is there a way to keep that search pane open?
>
> I try to avoid third party apps when something is available in Windows,
> but some included items just don't cut it. Two things I always add when I
> install Windows are a text editor and a search program. My search
> program of choice is Agent Ransack, which does what you ask and much,
> much more.
> http://www.mythicsoft.com/page.aspx?...sack&page=home

I think the OP wants to keep the Start menu open, so more than
one "search for programs" can be achieved. Start isn't pinned, so
tends to disappear after one task is done.

But if Start menu were to be pinned, it would sit in front of other items,
so that would tend to obscure things behind it. I expect that's why they
want
it to disappear after one program is launched.

That is different, than the "explorer search for files" kind of search,
for which there are a few solutions (Agent Ransack being one of them).

There are also programs, which mess about with the Start menu, things
like a Classic Menu, but I doubt a Classic Menu would be a complete
win for this job.

Paul