Microsoft KB Archive/316307

= BUG: Custom Find Extensions Are Missing on the Windows XP Start Menu =

Article ID: 316307

Article Last Modified on 3/14/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q316307



SYMPTOMS
The custom Find utilities are not displayed on the Windows XP Start menu as expected. In earlier versions of Windows, you can click Start and then point to Search to locate these Find utilities.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use the Classic Start menu in Windows XP to access the custom Find utilities by clicking Start and then pointing to Search.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To enable the Classic Start menu, right-click Start, click Properties to open the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, and then click Classic Start menu.

To add additional Find utilities to an application, implement a context menu extension.

For additional information about how to implement a Find context menu extension, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

135986 HOWTO: Add a Custom Find Utility to the Start Menu

Keywords: kbbug kbshellgrp kbextension kbcontmenu kbpending KB316307

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