"Change Preferences" option is missing in Search

[Csutak40]

I just clean installed Windows XP Pro, to give my old PC to my Son. The Search
window looks like Win98 (from memory). It was working fine before the reformat.
All other windows look "normal"

Can't find "change preferences" on Search. So, I can't find the window giving
options to use it with or without animated screen characters. In help, it says
you can change it to "classic" view (which I think this may be) but this option
may not be available in all languages. It is set to English Australia, the same
as it was before.

I attempted to Google, all I can find is how to turn it the animated characters
off. (I'd like to turn them on ) But in any case it all I can find everywhere
I look is: "In the Search Companion dialog box, click Change Preferences.".
That's the bit I can't find. What am I missing?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi,

Set "Use Search Asst" registry value to "yes".
More details at: http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1067/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsR Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I just clean installed Windows XP Pro, to give my old PC to my Son. The Search
window looks like Win98 (from memory). It was working fine before the reformat.
All other windows look "normal"

Can't find "change preferences" on Search. So, I can't find the window giving
options to use it with or without animated screen characters. In help, it says
you can change it to "classic" view (which I think this may be) but this option
may not be available in all languages. It is set to English Australia, the same
as it was before.

I attempted to Google, all I can find is how to turn it the animated characters
off. (I'd like to turn them on ) But in any case it all I can find everywhere
I look is: "In the Search Companion dialog box, click Change Preferences.".
That's the bit I can't find. What am I missing?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Or, delete the "Use Search Asst" value. By default, XP search is enabled.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsR Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,

Set "Use Search Asst" registry value to "yes".
More details at: http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1067/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsR Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I just clean installed Windows XP Pro, to give my old PC to my Son. The Search
window looks like Win98 (from memory). It was working fine before the reformat.
All other windows look "normal"

Can't find "change preferences" on Search. So, I can't find the window giving
options to use it with or without animated screen characters. In help, it says
you can change it to "classic" view (which I think this may be) but this option
may not be available in all languages. It is set to English Australia, the same
as it was before.

I attempted to Google, all I can find is how to turn it the animated characters
off. (I'd like to turn them on ) But in any case it all I can find everywhere
I look is: "In the Search Companion dialog box, click Change Preferences.".
That's the bit I can't find. What am I missing?

 

[Csutak40]

Or, delete the "Use Search Asst" value. By default, XP search is
enabled.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

Thank you for this. I couldn't find it under
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\

So did a search. Found two -

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

Both said no, so I changed them to yes. This certainly fixed the problem. But I
now wonder if what I did was overkill? I did another search just now, in order
to copy the key and now found another two:


HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-682003330-1563985344-1202660629-1003\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-682003330-1563985344-1202660629-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

I don't think they were there before. Did I brake something while fixing it?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

But I now wonder if what I did was overkill?

Location #1 in your search is for Internet Explorer Search companion.
Location #2 (CabinetState) is for Explorer.

And HKEY_USERS\<your SID> is your user profile hive. HKEY_CURRENT_USER is a pointer to HKEY_USERS\<your SID>


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsR Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Or, delete the "Use Search Asst" value. By default, XP search is
enabled.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

Thank you for this. I couldn't find it under
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\

So did a search. Found two -

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

Both said no, so I changed them to yes. This certainly fixed the problem. But I
now wonder if what I did was overkill? I did another search just now, in order
to copy the key and now found another two:


HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-682003330-1563985344-1202660629-1003\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-682003330-1563985344-1202660629-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

I don't think they were there before. Did I brake something while fixing it?