How to Start Menu Search in Windows Vista Faster?

By default, Windows Vista scans thru every folder and file that stored on your hard drive when you search. One way to speed-up searching in your Start Menu applications is limiting the results. To configure the search results, follow either one of two methods below:

Method 1: Registry Hacks
1. Click Start -> type regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Explorer -> Advanced
3. Find and right-click on Start_SearchFiles and select Modify
4. Set the Value to 0
5. Restart the Explorer.exe process or reboot the computer

Method 2: Manually
1. Right-click on the Start Button and select Properties
2. Click on the Customize button
3. Uncheck Search Communications
4. Set Search Files to Don’t Search for files
5. Click OK