Search Companion

[Guest]

Okay I am really getting frustrated....Actually more that I cannot figure
this problem out. Okay got an issue with SEARCH COMPANION. When I click on
start\search and open the search option....Search comes up but its very basic
almost like an old version of search....No companion nothing. Cant figure
out how to fix this nothing seems to work....Anyone got any ideas??

 

[Quaoar]

Okay I am really getting frustrated....Actually more that I cannot figure
this problem out. Okay got an issue with SEARCH COMPANION. When I click on
start\search and open the search option....Search comes up but its very basic
almost like an old version of search....No companion nothing. Cant figure
out how to fix this nothing seems to work....Anyone got any ideas??

Google: search companion
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q319949
is the first reference.

Q

 

[Guest]

Okay its not an issue with the files. I have actually tried that but to no
evail. Its more of how it looks....Its just basic with no companion all text
is a good way to think about it....Anyone else care to try and fix this??

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Stuart,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

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

In the right-pane, right-click "Use Search Asst" value and choose Delete.

Close Regedit.exe

Windows XP Search companion should be enabled. FYI, to use Classic search
set "Use Search Asst" Value data to "no".

--
Regards,

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


Okay its not an issue with the files. I have actually tried that but to no
evail. Its more of how it looks....Its just basic with no companion all
text
is a good way to think about it....Anyone else care to try and fix this??

 

[Guest]

i appreciate that but "Use Search Asst" registry key isnt there on the right
pane. got any other ideas??

Stuart,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

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

In the right-pane, right-click "Use Search Asst" value and choose Delete.

Close Regedit.exe

Windows XP Search companion should be enabled. FYI, to use Classic search
set "Use Search Asst" Value data to "no".

--
Regards,

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


Okay its not an issue with the files. I have actually tried that but to no
evail. Its more of how it looks....Its just basic with no companion all
text
is a good way to think about it....Anyone else care to try and fix this??

Google: search companion
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q319949
is the first reference.

Q

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Try this REG file:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/enable_searchasst_xp.reg

Download the file and save to Desktop. Right-click and choose "Merge". Click
Yes to confirm.

--
Regards,

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


i appreciate that but "Use Search Asst" registry key isnt there on the right
pane. got any other ideas??

:

 

[Guest]

sorry doesnt work. i wish i could show you somehow what it looks like. just
plain.....no little character doesnt look like anything. i have tried all
possible fixes well at least the ones here.....you think this has something
to do with installing office beta 2007??

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

just plain.....no little character doesnt look like anything

Can you post a screenshot of the search window. If it's completely blank,
try these commands from Start, Run:

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 %Windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll

Reinstalling the Search companion

1. Login as administrator
2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install.

This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses. When you're prompted
for the system files, insert your Windows XP CD. Or locate and then click
the %windir%\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder if the following conditions are
true:

1. You installed Windows XP SP2 from a Windows XP SP2 CD that included SP2
as part of the base installation.

2. You downloaded and installed Windows XP SP2 from the Microsoft Web site.

Note If the ServicePackFiles folder is not present on the computer, you can
copy the files from a slipstreamed Windows XP SP2 installation CD.


--
Regards,

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


sorry doesnt work. i wish i could show you somehow what it looks like.
just
plain.....no little character doesnt look like anything. i have tried all
possible fixes well at least the ones here.....you think this has something
to do with installing office beta 2007??