Instant search is the new search field in the Start menu in Vista. It allows you to hit the Windows key on your keyboard and immediately start typing. As you type, Instant Search begins to filter through items on the start menu and any other indexed locations such as email and your My Documents folder to find related items.
Did you know, however, that you can add additional search locations to the search results. For instance, I use Wikipedia frequently to get quick information about topics. I'd like to add that to my search results window.
- Press Windows Key + R and type gpedit.msc. Click OK to open the local Group Policy Editor on your Vista machine.
- Open the User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Instant Search\Custom Instant Search Internet Search provider policy setting
- Enable the policy setting, type Search Wikipedia in the first textbox and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%w in the second textbox, and click OK
- Open a command prompt and type gpupdate/force to immediately apply the new policy setting.
Now, when you click the start button and search for Crazy Frog you'll have a new search option immediately above the search box
Search Everywhere
Search the Internet
Search Wikipedia
Happy searching!
...summarized from ITworld.com
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