Win 7, no search box in the start menu and Explorer.

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• I typed the letter e in the search box on the start menu, press ENTER. The screen went black. Press ESC, nothing, then ctrl + screen esc returned a second then went black, once again, then crash! What have I done?

  I typed the letter e in the search box of the start menu and press ENTER. My screen went black. I hit esc. control, Press esc. set up the start menu, then screen went black again then the computer crashed. What have I done? OS = vista Home premium

  Hey Mike,

  I'm unable to reproduce successfully what experienced you. Does this occur at any time using the computer?
  One thing, you can try to get more information about what happened to check the event viewer.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/open-Event-Viewer
  For more information on what to look for in the event viewer, you can look at this article:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer
  Can't wait to hear back on your part.

• The search box in the Start Menu

  I typed a word in the search box and results list the files that I was looking for.  But also displayed are backup files I had created in December, copied to my hard drive external and then deleted from my PC.  When I looked in the properties file, it said they were in my user folder. I checked and they were not in the folder of the user, nor that they were in the trash.  I typed the name of one of these files displayed in the results of the search box in the Google Desktop Search with results 0 of this description files.  Windows suddenly developed ESP with these ghost files?

  Hi Chrisana!

  No problem. In Vista, choses things are a little different. Your problem is probably caused by the index not updated. The index is updated in the background, so I would check now to see if, in these last days the index has been updated and files of "shadow" will no longer appear. If the problem is not resolved, rebuild your index manually. It is a process in three easy steps.

  1. Open Indexing Options from the control panel or by typing "Indexing Options" in the search box of the start menu.
  2. Click the Advanced button. If you get a UAC prompt on the rise, click to allow.
  3. Click the Refresh button.

  Once the reconstruction starts, you can click OK/Cancel out Indexing Options. He finished in the background. Note that this may take some time to complete, I suggest to leave it before leave you for the day or head to bed. Otherwise, your computer may start slow as you try to use it while indexing happens. This is why the reindexing takes place in the background, normally.

  Good luck!

• The search box in the start menu may appear. What I nead to do?

  Hello world

  The problem: I do not consider the search box on the start menu.

  After that I did the following.

  I came from "Control Panel," "Appearance and personalization" to "Taskbar and Start Menu" to "Start Menu tab" click the "Customize" button to finish, and then click "use default settings".

  I don't have the desired result.

  What can be done. How can I find the search box
  Thank you, Daniel

  See if a new administrator account will fix the problem

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/create-a-user-account
  If the problem does not occur in the new user account, then check out the following link to resolve the damaged user account.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

• No search box in the Start Menu

  I don't have a search box on my Start menu.  Is - that other place?  I can't find it anywhere else.

  I have a laptop HP with Windows 7

  Hello

  You will need to probably just re - turn "Windows Search" - see the guide on the following link.

  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/25343-Windows-search-turn-off.html

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Properties of the Start Menu and task bar

  In the tab Area of Notification of the bar of tasks and properties of the Start Menu window, under "system icons" it allows me to select which system icons I want to always show, such as; Clock, Volume, powerand there is a check box for the network, but it is translucent and does not allow me to check the box.

  I got this icon there before, but now he's gone and I want to.

  I let my brother use my computer and when I got back to this subject, the icon disappeared, so I have no idea how he managed to disappear, but I want to come back and have no idea how to do.

  Please help?

  Hi katrina_C_1o1,

  · You have security software installed on your computer?

  1. try the steps in the link below and check off the results: to display a network connection icon in the taskbar:http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/hnw_dc_show_icon.mspx?mfr=true

  2 Let us check whether your network services are working correctly. Follow the steps below:

  a. open the Start Menu and select run

  b. type services.msc in the Open Run box and press enter

  c. find the network connections, network list Service, knowledge of network and Service of Network Store Interface locations

  d. check that the status is set to started and the Startup Type is set to automatic

  e. If this is not the case, then right-click on the service and select start to start the service

  f. right click on the service and select Properties, change the startup type to automatic

  g repeat if necessary for the services listed in step 4

  With regard to:

  Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Trojan horse? items disappeared from the start menu and shortcuts of desktop do not work

  original title: Trojan horse?

  items disappeared from the start menu and desktop shortcuts do not work. I can't open any file I download cannot use the system restore and do not have cd to install what can do to solve this problem?

  Get protection for example: -.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security_essentials/default.aspx

  -or: -.

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

  There are many other products in addition to the above there are on the market.

  If my comments have helped please vote too useful.

  Thank you.

  PS You must also make sure that you have a firewall and it's on.

• Can't see the network PC MAC computer, unless I have use RUN in the start menu and type in the IP address.

  Original title: MAC to PC NETWORKING.

  I added my Mac to my PC network workgroup.  I can see the PC from my Mac, but not my Mac to the PC network puts unless I have use RUN in the start menu and type in the IP address. I am running XP Pro SP3.

  Hi markymo777,

  I suggest you to check if you can see the MAC computer with the UNC path - \\computername\sharename. Later, check to see if the problem persists.

  Hope the helps of information.
  Please post back and we do know.

• The start menu and the task balk disappeared

  On my windows XP the task and menu balk start screen disappeared as a result of a mouse click. "Just the icons on the side right.<" remained.="" what="" should="" i="" do="" to="" get="" the="" balk="" back?="" any="" help="" will="" be="">

  Hi janavasiljev,
   
  This problem can occur for the following reasons:
  • Auto-hide the taskbar has been selected for the taskbar and Start Menu Properties.
  • Your user account settings are corrupt.
  • The core files are damaged.
  • The Explorer.exe file does not load at startup.

  Make sure that the hide option automatically is not selected for the taskbar and Start Menu Properties.

  To determine if the hide option automatically is not enabled for the taskbar and Start Menu properties, follow these steps:

  a. press CTRL + ESC.

  b. If the Start menu is displayed, click on the Start menu and then click Properties.

  c. click on the task bar , clear the Auto-hide the taskbar option and then click OK.

  For more information, see:

  Start menu and taskbar Windows are missing after you upgrade to Windows XP

• I lost my programs in the start menu and desktop

  Original title: Lost programs

  in some ways, I lost my programs in the start menu and on the desktop.
  He says: program has been changed or moved
  This may work incorrectly or not work.

  can someone offer me solutions

  Hello

  Thanks for the reply.

  Please let us know if the problem persists in the new user account.

• Office restarts itself when it is stopped with the start menu and the power button.

  Original title: stop problem

  My office will restart itself when it is stopped with the start menu and the power button. I went to the start menu task bar to ensure that the setting was correct.

  Hello

  1. Press (Windows key) + R and type "regedit" and press enter.

  Find the following key:

  Geographical area: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

  3. double-click on "PowerdownAfterShutdown.

  Then,
  Change it to '0' if it is '1' OR
  Change it to '1' if it is '0 '.

  And press ENTER.

  Then reboot andtry to stop.

  If this does not work, make sure that you change the value in regedit back to what she was original

  Try this one:

  Put the laptop to sleep then let it restart itself. Then run command prompt and

  Enter 'powercfg - lastwake. It should give you the description of what caused the alarm.

• JumpLists disabled; 'store and display of recently opened items in the Start Menu and the taskbar' is greyed out

  My option 'store and display of recently opened items in the Start Menu and the taskbar' is grayed out. Are also grayed out any mention of "jumplists" system (i.e. the number of items to display in the jumplists). Have I inadvertently disabled this feature? If so, how can I return it?

  Hi, landonblaine:

  When the option store and display recently opened items in the start menu and the taskbar is disabled and grayed out, it is a symptom that two Windows fonts are applied to your system.

  Open the Publisher of the registry (Regedit.exe) and navigate to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. If there is a registry that NoRecentDocsMenu value set to 1, delete it. If there is a registry that NoRecentDocsHistory value set to 1, remove it as well.

  Repeat the same steps in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer registry key (it cannot exist).

  Restart your computer and see if the problem is resolved. Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience

• The start menu and taskbar does not appear.

  original title: the start menu and taskbar does not appear.  IM on windows 7.  Any help please?

  The start menu and taskbar does not appear.  IM on windows 7.  Any help please?

  You can try to leave Explorer yourself.  Here's how:

  1. Press Ctrl-Shift-escape, which should open the Task Manager.
  2. On the file menu, choose new task.  Type explorer.exe and press ENTER.  The taskbar and the desktop should appear.

  However, this is not a permanent solution.  My best advice to you would be to use the system restore to go back to one hour before the beginning of the question.  This restoration process takes about 2 minutes and will not lose one of your folders: it restores only the settings from the system to a point in time that you choose (you can 'come back' as little as a few hours or several weeks).

  To do a test, follow the steps below.  I guess that you are unable to reach the taskbar for the following steps:

  1. Press Ctrl-Shift-escape, which should open the Task Manager.
  2. On the file menu, choose new task.  Type rstrui.exe (this name is for 'restore user interface').  When you click OK, the system restore should start.
  3. Through the system restore program, you will choose a time to come back. When you have completed the program, your computer will restart with the settings at this time.

  Please let me know if it helps.

• my laptop suddenly won't let me find files via the start menu and loads of my desktop icons are missing.

  I tried boot virus tests, spybot diskchecks scans the boot and normal. I looked for the restoration of the system, but he told me that I couldn't not to any system restore points.

  I can find some files if I know their names through search on the start menu.

  I tried some things about microsoft fixit, but still had problem.

  Any ideas would be greatly appreiciated.

  Thank you

  Hello

  1 did you change on your computer?

  2. that Microsoft fix, he did try to run?

  Method 1:

  Step 1:

  I suggest you check in safe mode.

  Advanced, including safe mode startup options

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  Step 2:

  I also suggest you perform the clean boot and check.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: After a repair, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  I also suggest you to follow the link and check.

  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Method 2:

  I suggest you to follow the steps from the link and check.

  You do not find the files when you are looking for a Windows Vista-based computer, even if the files exist on the computer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932989

  Why I can't find the file that I'm looking for?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/why-cant-I-find-the-file-im-looking-for

  Tips for finding files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-finding-files

  Show hidden files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Show-hidden-files

  Method 3:

  I suggest you to follow the steps and check.

  (a) right click on the desktop

  (b) select view, show desktop icon

  (c) make sure that the option is checked.

• Help required with error 0 xC0000001 when opening DULL of the start menu and also impossible to create the recovery Dell backup and restore file.

  I use computer dell laptop inspiron 15 5558 with 8.1 windows preinstalled in it.

  I wanted to reinstall windows but I have no recovery media. Also I'm unable to create a new recovery media from Dell backup and restore. Also, I am unable to open feel of backup and restore in the start menu as this error comes up on screen

  Its always not available on him would happen, rumors were that he should have been made available yesterday, but Microsoft decided not to release it yet:

  http://winsupersite.com/Windows-10/Windows-10-build-10586-heads-slow-ring-insiders