Re: Where is my most-recently-used (MRU) search functionality?

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From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_Nospam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 03/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 07:33:01 -0700

On two Windows 2003 servers I have here at home the default was
'Use Inline AutoComplete'
unchecked at
Control Panel|Internet Options|Advanced

This makes it work for me here. This article may also help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553&Product=win2000 

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Mark-Allen Perry" wrote:
| Thanks, Dave  ( I hope this comes out as plain text now.)
|
| I've done the change but it doesn't do "what I expect".  However, it be 
the
| case where I haven't explained my problem well enough.
|
| And your suggestion appears to be for Internet Explorer only. (Or I am
| confused).
|
| In W2K, the search function accepts in the "Search for files and folders
| named:" box a star (*) (for example), this immediately forces a dropdown
| list that contains all the searches I have done beginning with a star.
|
| In W2K3, this does not happen and I wish it would.
|
| Many thanks for all your assistance,
|
| -- 
| Mark-Allen Perry
| ALPHA Systems
| Marly, Switzerland
| mark-allen_AT_mvps_DOT_org

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