Quick IE Search Tips: Blog & MSFT KB Examples

This neat tip comes originally from Mariette Knap which we have modified for our own purposes.

• Internet Explorer IE Knowledgebase Quick Search (ZIP file)
• The above file has the needed registry entry for doing a quick KB search.

After merging the above registry file we may need to restart all IE session for the change to take.

So, just what does the above do?

Well, let’s say we need to get to the Hyper-V Nehalem hotfix page really quick. Since we know the KB number off by heart we type the following in IE’s address bar:

Once we hit the Go arrow or Enter we end up at:

Okay, we now have quick access to Microsoft Knowledgebase articles that we know the article number for.

Now, we search our own blog _a lot_ as it is a knowledgebase for us too. Thus, we would love to see:

Give us:

After tweaking the registry entry a little we figured out how to get the above search results by typing the keyword “mblog” and our search terms.

The registry file can be found here:

• MPECS Inc Download: IE MPECS Inc. Blog Quick Search

Here are a couple screenshots of the registry settings:

Microsoft Knowledgebase Quick Search

MPECS Inc. Site:blog.mpecsinc.ca Search

These little IE tweaks will save us a huge chunk of time!

Susan Bradley also pointed out the following:

• Help Desk Geek: Copy Title and URL Context Menu Extension for Internet Explorer

The above would have been very handy to get that link into this blog post! :)

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

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