Add Google Search Option to the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer

© Ramesh Srinivasan | Internet Explorer | 12th April 2009

Want to search Google for selected text in Internet Explorer via the right-click menu? Here is how to add Google Search option to the context menu in Internet Explorer.

1. Download google.zip and extract the files to a folder

2. Move google.htm to C:\Windows\Web directory

3. Double-click google.reg to run it

4. Open a new Internet Explorer window and select the text which you want to search using Google, right-click and then select Search with Google option. (Using the option with SHIFT key pressed, opens the Google search page in a new Internet Explorer window.)

Alternately, you may install the Google Search Provider (IE7 and above) and set it as the default provider. This also adds the Search with Google option to the right-click menu.

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8 Comments

  1. Add Right Click Search Menu to Internet Explorer
    said this on Thursday, March 4th 2010 1:21 pm

    [...] Download Google.zip from WinHelpOnline. [...]

  2. Danny B
    said this on Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 5:29 am

    I found the problem on my pc, and here’s the unfortunate and possibly obvious solution:

    IF you removed the “original” Google/Bing/whatever search bar from IE6/7/8, then this is where your problem is. Do a reverse registry hack and re-enable this horrid search box and you’ll have your right-click search Google again.

    Let me know if it works for any of ya’all!! :-)

  3. Rajat
    said this on Wednesday, June 24th 2009 11:28 am

    oops Sorry, forgot to mention that. Credited!

  4. Eric
    said this on Monday, May 18th 2009 9:03 am

    Windows XP SP3 IE8

    Although the Registry Edit has worked I don’t
    have a right click option to Search a web page in IE

    Thanks, Eric

  5. Nobody
    said this on Wednesday, April 15th 2009 12:07 am

    Can you add the “Google Translate” option to the right-click menu? <– open in a new tab

    Thanks

  6. Ramesh Srinivasan
    said this on Tuesday, April 14th 2009 9:46 am

    @Karthik: It seems that the default search provider will appear as a right-click option only in IE8.

  7. Karthik
    said this on Tuesday, April 14th 2009 9:20 am

    I have added Google as my default search provider in IE7, but I dont see a “Search with google” option in my right-click menu. Is there something that I am missing.

    I am using WinXP SP3

  8. Deyaa Addeen Fahmy Shedeed
    said this on Monday, April 13th 2009 11:13 am

    Thank U v.much.

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