search engine

[MARY]

I am trying to customize my search engine to be msn
search and when I click customize nothing comes up. its
like the button doesnt work or something. is there any
other way to customize search so it will just use msn
search?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

MARY;

If your Search hasn't been hijacked.

From IE HELP:
[[If you are running Windows XP, and do not see the Customize button in the
Search bar, you can use Search Companion to search for information.]]

From XP HELP:
[[To change the default Internet search service from XP
When you search the Internet, you can choose the default search service you
want Search Companion to use.
1. Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.
2. Click Change preferences.
3. Click Change Internet search behavior.
4. In Select the default search engine, click the name of the search
service you want Search Companion to use by default.

To search the Internet
Click Start, point to Search, and then click On the Internet.
Important
If you do not see Search the Internet, you have probably changed your
default search behavior.
1. Click Change preferences.
2. Click Change files and folders search behavior.
3. Click Standard, and then click OK.
4. Click Search the Internet.]]

HOW TO: Configure the Search Companion in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307980

HOW TO: Turn Off, Display, and Select an Animated Character in Search
Companion in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307851

How to Change the Internet Search Behavior of Your Browser in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303210

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I forgot to add that TweakUI has a couple, three or four
Search options for IE.

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

 

[MARY]

THAT DIDNT HELP. http://if.searchcentrix.com/sidecat.jsp?
p=98567&appid=21&id=08484019216801, THIS IS THE
PROPERTIES OF THE SEARCH THAT COMES UP BUT WHEN I GO TO
ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS ITS NOT IN THERE. I JUST WANT T0 USE
MSN SEARCH. WHY CANT I CUSTOMIZE IT. THANKS FOR YOUR
HELP.

-----Original Message-----
MARY;

If your Search hasn't been hijacked.

From IE HELP:
[[If you are running Windows XP, and do not see the Customize button in the
Search bar, you can use Search Companion to search for information.]]

From XP HELP:
[[To change the default Internet search service from XP
When you search the Internet, you can choose the default search service you
want Search Companion to use.
1. Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.
2. Click Change preferences.
3. Click Change Internet search behavior.
4. In Select the default search engine, click the name of the search
service you want Search Companion to use by default.

To search the Internet
Click Start, point to Search, and then click On the Internet.
Important
If you do not see Search the Internet, you have probably changed your
default search behavior.
1. Click Change preferences.
2. Click Change files and folders search behavior.
3. Click Standard, and then click OK.
4. Click Search the Internet.]]

HOW TO: Configure the Search Companion in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;307980

HOW TO: Turn Off, Display, and Select an Animated Character in Search
Companion in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;307851

How to Change the Internet Search Behavior of Your Browser in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303210

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

I am trying to customize my search engine to be msn
search and when I click customize nothing comes up. its
like the button doesnt work or something. is there any
other way to customize search so it will just use msn
search?

.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

MARY;

Your caps lock key is stuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have been hijacked by http://if.searchcentrix.com/sidecat.jsp
------------

Download and run HijackThis.

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=3155&file=3&evp=3304750663b552982a8baee6434cfc13

Copy and paste the above link into IE | GO | Wait for the
gray download box to appear, don't click on anything else.
--

I don't know what else you'll find, but you will probably find this entry
when you run HijackThis. Check it and click the Fixed Checked button.

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar =
http://if.searchcentrix.com/sidecat.jsp?p=98567&appid=21&id=1650086485214127

==========================
After that you can deal with the other parasites that are probably
on your machine.

Then make sure>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Right click the IE icon | Properties | Advanced tab |
Make sure both of these are NOT checked.
 Enable Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Internet Explorer
components if a Web page needs them in order to display the page properly or
perform a particular task.]]
 Enable Install On Demand (Other)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Web components if a Web
page needs them in order to display the page properly or perform a
particular task.]]

Apply | OK
=================================
It is known as Scumware. Visit these sites. Download, install, run, update
and
run again; one or all. They are all good, FREE utilities.
The first site gives some recommendations.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php?cat=all#s-p
1) Spybot S & D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download
2) SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
3) HijackThis (Site has been suffering dDoS attacks)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/index.html
4) AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

THAT DIDNT HELP. http://if.searchcentrix.com/sidecat.jsp?
p=98567&appid=21&id=08484019216801, THIS IS THE
PROPERTIES OF THE SEARCH THAT COMES UP BUT WHEN I GO TO
ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS ITS NOT IN THERE. I JUST WANT T0 USE
MSN SEARCH. WHY CANT I CUSTOMIZE IT. THANKS FOR YOUR
HELP.

-----Original Message-----
MARY;

If your Search hasn't been hijacked.

From IE HELP:
[[If you are running Windows XP, and do not see the Customize button
in the Search bar, you can use Search Companion to search for
information.]]

From XP HELP:
[[To change the default Internet search service from XP
When you search the Internet, you can choose the default search
service you want Search Companion to use.
1. Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or
Folders.
2. Click Change preferences.
3. Click Change Internet search behavior.
4. In Select the default search engine, click the name of the search
service you want Search Companion to use by default.

To search the Internet
Click Start, point to Search, and then click On the Internet.
Important
If you do not see Search the Internet, you have probably changed your
default search behavior.
1. Click Change preferences.
2. Click Change files and folders search behavior.
3. Click Standard, and then click OK.
4. Click Search the Internet.]]

HOW TO: Configure the Search Companion in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;307980

HOW TO: Turn Off, Display, and Select an Animated Character in Search
Companion in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;307851

How to Change the Internet Search Behavior of Your Browser in
Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303210

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

I am trying to customize my search engine to be msn
search and when I click customize nothing comes up. its
like the button doesnt work or something. is there any
other way to customize search so it will just use msn
search?

.