Adding Search capability to the RES Shell
This PowerFuse buildingblock will help you add a Search icon to the start menu of the RES Shell. There are many advantages of using the RES Shell instead of the PowerFuse controlled explorer/aero desktop. One for instance is that it saves you about 11 meg of memory per session. Obviously this is indeed a good thing on terminal server environments.
The RES Shell was never meant to be a complete replacement of the Explorer desktop. Think more of it as an alternative. Per design the capabilties of the RES Shell have been restricted severely to only allow the most basic of user configuration. Some admins love this, some hate it, that’s why you can chose to employ it or not.
Now – sometimes we need to have things both ways, i.e. extend the core functionality a little. As you may have noticed on the start menu of the RES Shell, there is no Seach capability. You can still use the F3 keyboard shortcut when inside explorer, but in order to restore a sense of fidelity, it may be required to have it in there. Have a look at the screenshot on the right, which illustrates what the buildingblock will do.
The buildingblock contains two different searches, so you can decide which one you want to give to your users. One will start the search in the user’s homedrive, the other will start it in My Computer. The buildingblock contains a custom ressource executable called esearch.exe. This executable is a utility made by RES to make this search item possible. The utility is referenced in RES KB article Q200324 (currently requires login).
To download the PowerFuse buildingblock, click the RAR file: 
2009/02/11 00:44 
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