µTorrent does not show up in search when utorrent is typed

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On the regular Windows 7 Start Menu, as far as I can remember, µTorrent come up in search when you type utorrent, even though it actually starts with a greek mu (µ).

 

This also happens when using the Windows 8 Start Screen.

 

Where in the shortcut does it get the alternative spelling from?  Is there any way to make Start8 do the same thing without having to rename the shortcut?

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Just right (torrent) in the search box and it will be shown .

 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Okay, thanks, that is a good workaround for this example, but I think it would be preferable for Start8 to replicate the Windows 7 Start Menu behaviour.

I'm also curious to know how the Windows 7 Start Menu gets the alternative spelling from the shortcut,  I tried adding a comment including 'uTorrent', but it didn't make any difference.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I am running Start8 1.1; in the 'Search programs and files' input field, when I type "to" (minus the quotation marks) the program µTorrent shows under the Programs heading (of the search results), and when I type "ut" (minus the quotation marks) the program µTorrent shows under 'Files and folders' heading (of the search results). And of course the more I fully type out "utorrent" (no quotes) the less search results are returned and µTorrent is thus placed higher up in the list.

However, if i recall correctly, beginning to type utorrent in Windows 7 the search results would place µTorrent either at the top or near so of its findings.

regards,

Laurence

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

When you see it under 'Files and folders', I think what you're seeing is actually the µTorrent installer, which you probably still have in Downloads.  try selecting it.  I'm sure you will see the installer start.

This problem with µTorrent is a minor problem really, as it is not going to be a problem with any other program that I can think of.  I was just interested to know why this doesn't happen on Windows 7.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

The name of the µtorrent in program file is ( utorrent ) The utorrent shortcut name in the start menu is (µtorrent). "Please note the difference" You can go to control panel Indexing Options chose modify and add the Program Files folder and press OK It will take some time to build the index After that you can type utorrent in the start menu search box . Use up and down arrow keys and the utorrent will be shown in the search result.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

By doing that I'm sure lots of useless program files like .dll and .ini files, et al, would then appear in your start menu search results, so it's a bit of an extreme solution for a minor problem.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting eggbean, reply 7
By doing that I'm sure lots of useless program files like .dll and .ini files, et al, would then appear in your start menu search results
End of eggbean's quote

 

Nope. See search result here :

 

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Erm, that doesn't prove anything, as there are no other uTorrent files, let alone any with a similar name, so there is nothing else to come up in the search results.

If anything, it does actually prove my point, as the uTorrent program files folder now appears in the search results.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

If you want to narrow your search why not just write the name you search for with the extension in case of utorrent why not just write : utorrent.exe in the search box .... In this case it will show only utorrent.exe.

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