OL2002: You Have to Press the ENTER Key Twice to Start a Search When You Use the Find Option (281059)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you click Find on the Tools menu while you are in any folder in Outlook, type search information in the Look for box, and the press ENTER, the search may not always start. You may have to press ENTER a second time.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the word that you entered in the Look for box is already in the Most Recently Used list (MRU).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

The information for the Most Recently Used list is stored in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Contact\StripSearchMRU

This is a binary value, and you cannot remove a single entry.