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Start++ is possibly the first Windows Vista "Powertoy" and is written by Brandon Paddock, who works on Search technology for Windows at Microsoft. Start++ extends Windows Vista's search function and lets you do the following:
a) type "w windows vista" to launch Wikipedia, and search for Windows Vista.
b) type "g microsoft" to launch Google, and search for Microsoft.
(others: y for Yahoo, l for Windows Live, d for dictionary.com, and imdb for IMDB.
c) type "sudo cmd" to run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
d) type "play Beyonce" to find music files in your search index with Beyonce in them. Also works by specifying an artist ("playartist elvis") or an album ("playalbum Beyonce") or pictures ("pics cars").
The software also supports "startlets", basically a command registered by Start++, so that you can share them with friends.
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