Solved How can I change the default desktop search on Win 7

WeGrok

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I would like to change my Win 7 ULT box so that when I enter text into the "Search programs and files" box, the system will use my favorite 3rd party search app. I use UltraSearch. Is that possible?

I've read most of the posts about removing the search text box. That's not what I want to do. I like having the search box right there after I click on the 'Start/Globe'. I just want to use a different search engine.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

wegrok
 

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I do not believe this would ever be possible. Your best bet would be to pin UltraSearch to the start menu. One more click, but as close as you can get. A Guy
 

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Thanks A Guy.

I couldn't find any way to do it but hoped that some one a lot smarter than me knew some way. Thanks again.

wegrok
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

WIN 7AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core1 Gig DDR2 (PC2-6400)NVIDIA Quadro MVS 285 (64Mb mem)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ECS
OS
WIN 7
CPU
AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core
Motherboard
GeForce7050M-M
Memory
1 Gig DDR2 (PC2-6400)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Quadro MVS 285 (64Mb mem)
Sound Card
On board
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2407WFP
Hard Drives
C = 1 Tb
D = 160 Gb
Well hell, if you wanted someone a lot smarter, then don't go by me ;)

A Guy
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 Home x64INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHzHyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866MhzEVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
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