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Start Menu Add-on: Start++

Every Windows power user knows the command line is the place to get serious work done. The new Start Menu search box in Windows Vista opens the door to a whole new level of command line possibilities. One utility called Start++ extends the Start Menu search box to add even more features allowing you to use shortcuts to launch web sites and processes.

Would you like to search Google from your start menu search box? Just type g followed by your query such as tweak vista. How about doing a quick search on Wikipedia? Type w and your query in the search box. The possibilities are endless because you can create custom shortcuts just like the examples above. Read More»

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Windows Vista Running your Applications

1.Find them, and then run them You might use the Start menu Search box to type an applications name, and then press enter to run it, no need to go looking.
2.MS-DOS command prompts Type command in the Start menu Search box, press Enter and you can return to command land. You can also use the Start menu Search box in place of the Run dialog box.

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