More MSN Toolbar Suite Tips

Here's some more MSN Toolbar Suite tips and tricks from Brandon Paddock:

Installing on Windows Server 2003
/c /t: to unpack and then
msiexec /i MsnToolbarSuite.msi TBSDEVCODE=1

More shortcut options:
Type “@” in the bar to see some information about shortcuts you can add.

o If you type “@cmd,=cmd” you can create a shortcut that will open a command prompt when you type “cmd” and press enter.

Custom Searches
You can use the “$w” parameter to specify an input field for your shortcut. For example, you can type @google,http://www.google.com/search?q=$w to create a google query. Then, when you want to run a google search, just type "google something" to search google for “something”.

Furthermore, you can see a list of your current shortcuts by looking in the \Documents and Settings\YourName\Application Data directory for the file MsnDeskbarShortcuts.ini.

Here are some examples:

word= =winword
cmd==cmd
d=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=$w
g=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=$w
kb=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;$w
m=http://beta.search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=$w
rl=http://411.com/search/Reverse_Phone?phone=$w
gg=http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=$w

If you find those useful, you can paste them right in to your MsnDeskbarShortcuts.ini file (you may have to reload the toolbar to make them work, not sure).

Add Network Paths
You can add UNC paths to the index list. Thusly, you can search any anonymously accessible network shares, such as \\jonscomputer\music

These are some excellent tips. If you find any more, please submit them.

Previous tips:
MSN Toolbar Suite Tips 12/13/2004

Using the Windows shortcut key
Arranging emails as conversations
Commands using the = key

How To: Remove MSN Deskbar Buttons 12/14/2004