How to Add a Custom Web Search to the Run Command

Do you use the Run command all the time? Does your web browser load slowly? Do you want to reduce the number of mouse clicks and keystrokes when searching The Internet?

If you can answer "Yes" these questions, then this article is for you. You can quickly and easily start internet searches without having to first load up your browser. After creating a shortcut, open the Run command, type a one-letter shortcut, a space, and your keywords.

Steps

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   Go to the main user folder. For example:"My documents"
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   Open the "create shortcut" wizard. For example: File>New>Shortcut
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   Type the location of the item and click Next. In this case the item is the Internet Explorer filepath plus a URL. Exclude the query string from the URL. Wrap the filepath with quotes but do not the URL. For example: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.google.com/search?q=
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   Type a name for this shortcut then click Finish. Just one or two letters will do. For example: "g"
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   Open the run command. This can be accomplished by hitting "winlogo + R".
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   Type the new shortcut, plus a space, plus a search keyword, then hit enter For example: "g ferraris"