Search doesn't work

[anonymous]

I opened My Computer this morning and clicked 'Search' on
top. It game me an error message saying that Search
Companion does not work and I might have to run setup
again. I checked to see that all of the system files are
ok, and they are. How do I fix this?
Btw - I somehow got rid of the yellow dog that shows up
when you press search. I have no idea how I did it, I
didn't really want to do it, but the dog was gone and
search worked perfectly fine for months.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Reinstall the Search Assistant:

Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden
files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files
[recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".

Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the srchasst.inf file, right-click it and
choose install.

You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it. I'll try it.

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Reinstall the Search Assistant:

Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden
files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files
[recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".

Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the srchasst.inf file, right-click it and
choose install.

You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

I opened My Computer this morning and clicked 'Search' on
top. It game me an error message saying that Search
Companion does not work and I might have to run setup
again. I checked to see that all of the system files are
ok, and they are. How do I fix this?
Btw - I somehow got rid of the yellow dog that shows up
when you press search. I have no idea how I did it, I
didn't really want to do it, but the dog was gone and
search worked perfectly fine for months.

.