Add primary intranet search location

Enabling this policy allows you to add a primary intranet search location within Windows Desktop Search. The value of this text should be:nameurlFor example:Intranethttp://intranetsearch.aspx?k=$w You must provide the following:1) A name for the scope such as 'Intranet'.2) The URL to the search service. Use $w in place of the query term for the search service URL.If your intranet search service is SharePoint Portal Server your query should resemble the following:http://sitename/Search.aspx?k=$wIf your intranet search service is Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) the query should resemble the following where XXXX is the locale ID of your WSS Service. For example the English locale ID is 1033.http://sitename/_layouts/XXXX/searchresults.aspx?SearchString=$wThis adds intranet search location to:1) The Windows Deskbar2) The Desktop Search results search box3) The WDS search box in Search Companion

Policy path: 

Windows Components\Search

Scope: 

Machine

Supported on: 

Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 with Windows Search version 3.01 or later

Registry settings: 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search!PrimaryIntranetSearchScopeUrl

Filename: 

Search.admx

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