Searching Windows Vista begins with the Start Search box located on the start menu. This little search box is pretty powerful. Working in Windows Vista recently, I found myself paying more attention to the Start Search on the Start menu.
The Start menu search box offers fast results by returning categorized, matching results as you type. The search box searches the following:
- Your Start Menu
- Web Browser History
- Web Browser Favorites
- Emails
- Contact Information in Outlook
- Folders and Files
Typing the word wordpress in the search box returns the following results as I type on my Vista PC.
The results will only fill up what can fit in the window. Hovering your mouse over one of the results will display more information in a pop-up help window. If you don’t see the result your looking for, click on the Search Everywhere link at the bottom of the results window. This will open an advanced search window with more results. If you’re using Google Desktop search that will open up in a window instead of the default Vista window.
The Search the Internet link will search your default Internet search provider.
The search box on the Start menu has been optimized to search the items on the Start menu. So clicking on the Start menu button or pressing your Windows key on your keyboard (if you have a Windows key on your keyboard) and typing in the search box the letters re will find Remote Desktop Connection faster than clicking on the Start menu button and navigating to the Remote Desktop Connection menu item.
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This will open an advanced search window with more results. If you’re using Google Desktop search that will open up in a window instead of the default Vista window.