How Do I Remove, Disable, Choke, Cripple or Otherwise Render Useless "Windows Desktop Search"

[Peter D]

Since a recent Windows Updatre (problaby of IE 7), whenever I run a "Search"
on a drive or folder I get the "Windows Desktop Search". I don't want it! I
prefer the "Search Companion". It works for me. To use it , I have to scroll
down the pane to click on "Search Companion". It opens and I go ahead. When
I'm done I have to close both progs. I also noticed that the Indexing
"Service" was turned back on after I disabled/removed it because it was
slowing my system down.

The Windows Desktop Companion is probably perfect for some, but I don't want
it. How to I get rid of it?

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [G. More]s message :

TY Nass.

I do know what the "Search Companion" is, I have it disabled.

He referd to it as Windwos Desktop Companion, no such thing that I know of.

He said "Windows Desktop Search" :
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx

Search Comanpion is the built in Windows XP Search...

→ Ayush [ Good Luck ]

 

[Peter D]

What do you refer to with Windows Desktop Companion, I cannot find any
reference to it on Google, Microsoft Site or Windows XP Help.

If you mean the progrram I don't want to run, it's called "Windows Desktop
Search". If you mean the program I do want to run (and used to a week or two
ago), it's called "Search Companion" - the one that came since the beginning
with XP. My naming of "Windows Desktop Search" as "Windows Desktop
Companion" in my final paragraph was a brain fart.

Try this and let me know what happens: Close all applications and when on
your desktop hit F3. What search program opens?

Windows Desktop Search

Is it a third party application?

No. Its "About" makes it clear that it's an MS XP program.

 

[Guest]

Exactly, you need to uninstall Windows Desktop Search