OK I admit it,
I am a big fan of the 'run command' (Win Key + R). In fact I probably use it much more than the Start Menu. I mean for all those programs that are so deep into start-menu, the 'run command' becomes so very convenient for day-to-day work.
| for instance |
| - IIS Manager is : Win Key + R -> InetMgr |
in contrast to Start -> [All Program] -> Administrative Tools -> IIS Manger |
| - Visual Studio is : Win Key + R -> devenv |
in contrast to Start -> All Programs -> MS Visual Studio.Net 2003 -> MS Visual Studio.Net 2003 |
| - Event Viewer is : Win Key + R -> eventvwr |
in contrast to Start -> [All Program] -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer |
But basically you get the picture (i.e. I like the run command)
Now for searching SharePoint (i.e. SharePoint as in SPS and not WSS).
I wanted to be able to type "search " in the 'run command' and have it do the lookup in SPS.
So what does it take to achieve this.
First you need a shortcut pointing to internet explorer, and passing the search page as a parameter. like so
| "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http:// <SPS Server>/search.aspx?k= |
Then you need to have a registry entry to point search to your shortcut.
| Registry Key for Search |
| Key Path: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\App Paths |
| Key Name: |
Search.exe |
| Default Value: |
<Path to your shortcut> |
Thats it. Once that is done, if all is working well you can search your portal right off the 'run command'