search companion has taken over my computer

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

A common problem with an easy fix found here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm

Courtesy MVP Doug Knox.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Jorgen Rasmussen]

When I left click on any folder, the search companion opens instead of the
file or folder. Allso search companion has installed itself in the right
click menue on the top line.

This is all a very great pain, can anyone help.

 

[pcbutts1]

Download, install, update and run all of the following.

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Spybot search and destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

If none of the above fixes the issue then download Hijack this, run it, save
a copy of the log file and cut and paste it back here to the group so that
it can be analyzed.

HijackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

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[Rock]

Download, install, update and run all of the following.

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Spybot search and destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

If none of the above fixes the issue then download Hijack this, run it, save
a copy of the log file and cut and paste it back here to the group so that
it can be analyzed.

HijackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

That's not needed for his problem. It's not malware.