On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:21:41 -0000, "Mike M"
wrote:

Have you perhaps used TweakUI and inadvertently unchecked the box "Search
Results" on the Desktop tab? If yes, recheck the box and click Apply.


wow, problem solved. thanks very much.

I was messing with TweakUI, and since I didn't have an icon for search
on my desktop, and don't want one, may well have unticked it. And I
did look in there, but since search doen't seem anything to do with
what understand to be the desktop, I would have missed it.

Very helpful. Thanks again.