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How to force regedit to start searching again?

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Claire

Flightless Bird
Hello,
It happens to me quite often. After conducting one search, regedit
does not even try to search for the new search entry, instead displaying
"Finished searching through the registry" message.
When I restart Windows regedit will repeat the same scenario.
How to re-initialize regedit without restarting Windows?
Thanks,
Claire
 
C

Claire

Flightless Bird
Forgot to add that the closing and reopening regedit does not clear that.
Claire

"Claire" <replyto@fra> wrote in message
news:eZvc8EI%23KHA.1892@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> It happens to me quite often. After conducting one search,
> regedit does not even try to search for the new search entry, instead
> displaying
> "Finished searching through the registry" message.
> When I restart Windows regedit will repeat the same scenario.
> How to re-initialize regedit without restarting Windows?
> Thanks,
> Claire
>
>
 
J

Jerry Ed

Flightless Bird
While in the Registry Editor, scroll to top and highlight My Computer
before entering search criteria.
JE

"Claire" <replyto@fra> wrote in message
news:eZvc8EI%23KHA.1892@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> It happens to me quite often. After conducting one search,
> regedit does not even try to search for the new search entry, instead
> displaying
> "Finished searching through the registry" message.
> When I restart Windows regedit will repeat the same scenario.
> How to re-initialize regedit without restarting Windows?
> Thanks,
> Claire
>
>
 
C

Claire

Flightless Bird
Thank you.
So simple and so far :)
Claire

"Jerry Ed" <JerryEd@remove.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uPA2cZI%23KHA.4308@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> While in the Registry Editor, scroll to top and highlight My Computer
> before entering search criteria.
> JE
>
> "Claire" <replyto@fra> wrote in message
> news:eZvc8EI%23KHA.1892@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>> It happens to me quite often. After conducting one search,
>> regedit does not even try to search for the new search entry, instead
>> displaying
>> "Finished searching through the registry" message.
>> When I restart Windows regedit will repeat the same scenario.
>> How to re-initialize regedit without restarting Windows?
>> Thanks,
>> Claire
>>
>>

>
>
 
L

LVTravel

Flightless Bird
"Jerry Ed" <JerryEd@remove.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uPA2cZI#KHA.4308@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> While in the Registry Editor, scroll to top and highlight My Computer
> before entering search criteria.
> JE
>
> "Claire" <replyto@fra> wrote in message
> news:eZvc8EI%23KHA.1892@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>> It happens to me quite often. After conducting one search,
>> regedit does not even try to search for the new search entry, instead
>> displaying
>> "Finished searching through the registry" message.
>> When I restart Windows regedit will repeat the same scenario.
>> How to re-initialize regedit without restarting Windows?
>> Thanks,
>> Claire
>>
>>

>
>


Fast way to scroll to the top is to hit the Home key on the keyboard. Then
do your search.
 
S

SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
news:-OLZ7kVJ%23KHA.5064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
> "Jerry Ed" <JerryEd@remove.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uPA2cZI#KHA.4308@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> While in the Registry Editor, scroll to top and highlight My Computer
>> before entering search criteria.
>> JE
>>
>> "Claire" <replyto@fra> wrote in message
>> news:eZvc8EI%23KHA.1892@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello,
>>> It happens to me quite often. After conducting one search,
>>> regedit does not even try to search for the new search entry, instead
>>> displaying
>>> "Finished searching through the registry" message.
>>> When I restart Windows regedit will repeat the same scenario.
>>> How to re-initialize regedit without restarting Windows?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Claire
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
> Fast way to scroll to the top is to hit the Home key on the keyboard.
> Then do your search.

Or if you're in the right-hand pane, CTRL-Home.
 
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