Index: search_config.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/search_config/search_config.module,v
retrieving revision 1.9.2.8
diff -u -p -r1.9.2.8 search_config.module
--- search_config.module	26 Apr 2010 18:30:18 -0000	1.9.2.8
+++ search_config.module	11 Jun 2010 19:56:10 -0000
@@ -33,16 +33,19 @@ function search_config_form_alter(&$form
   // in the "Advanced search settings" fieldset in admin/settings/search
   if ($form_id == 'search_theme_form') {
     $form['#submit'] = array('search_config_form_submit');
-    $form['module']['#value'] = variable_get('search_config_default_search', 'node');
-    $form['module']['#type'] = 'value';
     $form['processed_keys'] = $form['search_theme_form_keys'];
     $form['processed_keys']['#weight'] = -1;
     unset($form['search_theme_form_keys']);
+    // enforce default search settings on the search block.
+    _search_config_default_search($form);
   }
 
   if ($form_id == 'search_form') {
-    $default_search = variable_get('search_config_default_search', 'node');
-
+    // enforce default search settings.
+    if (trim(request_uri(), '/') == 'search') {  
+      _search_config_default_search($form);
+    }
+ 
     // Keywords
     if (user_access('use keyword search')) {
       if (variable_get('search_config_disable_or', 0)) {
@@ -341,3 +344,14 @@ function search_config_db_rewrite_sql($q
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Private function for altering the destination of the search block
+ * and search form.
+ */
+function _search_config_default_search(&$form) {
+  $default_search = variable_get('search_config_default_search', 'node');
+  $form['#action'] = url('search/' . $default_search);
+  $form['module']['#value'] = $default_search;
+  $form['module']['#type'] = 'value';
+}
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