Kurt,
thanks for the quick reply.
the search box was working on static pages in the "root" directory but its not when I am using themed directories boxing, golf etc for the overall theme "sport" (thats just an example)

I thought the search box is suppose to work on that static pages as well that is the reason I asked but you can make it work when using the little work around I mentioned.

Why would I want to use the search box after all:

talking about VEO (visitor enhanced optimization LOL) the pages are looking less spammy that way and therfore you might get not reported if a competitor stumbles over your pages.