files & folders search inop

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when i click *start*, drag pointer over *search* and click on *files
and folders*, nothing happens & cpu goes to 100%. Of course this has
me pushin' the start button on tower. I tried this ..( Search -
Doesn't Work Open Explorer and go to the Windows\Inf folder. Locate
the
srchasst.inf file. Right click it and select Install. ... You can
adjust your
Explorer Folder Options (View tab) to Show hidden files and folders.
You can also
click Start, Run and enter %SystemRoot%\Inf to open directly to the
Inf ) ...Didn't work.
Thanks group . ... if someone had a fix, feel free just to e-mail me @
(e-mail address removed) ,,,Thanks again / Jim
 
pushin' the start button on tower

Quite the wrong thing to do unless you wish to damage your computer set
up!

Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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