Search feature isn't working in WinXP SP2

[Anthony Smith]

Good Afternoon,

I just recently created a new user on this XP machine. It has/had other
existing user accounts. Well for some reason search isn't work. This user
is set up as an administrator. What happens when I click
Start Menu | Search

It appears to open up Windows explorer and all I see is the little Dog
wagging his tail in the Search Companion dialog box. But nothing else is
displayed in that box. I don't have any options to search for any files.
Not sure what is happening.

If I log off this user and log on with a different user, Search works fine.
Does anyone know what this could be?

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Anthony Smith
In God We Trust!

 

[Elmo]

Good Afternoon,

I just recently created a new user on this XP machine. It has/had other
existing user accounts. Well for some reason search isn't work. This user
is set up as an administrator. What happens when I click
Start Menu | Search

It appears to open up Windows explorer and all I see is the little Dog
wagging his tail in the Search Companion dialog box. But nothing else is
displayed in that box. I don't have any options to search for any files.
Not sure what is happening.

If I log off this user and log on with a different user, Search works fine.
Does anyone know what this could be?

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Anthony Smith
In God We Trust!

Windows XP Search Problems
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_search_probs.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

 

[Guest]

Start >> Run >> regsvr32 jscript.dll
Start >> RUn >> regsvr32 vbscript.dll

If didn't Help ... Then Reinstall Search

Start >> Run >> C:\Windows\inf >> Hit Enter
Right Click On "srchasst.inf" And Click Install
Insert Your Winxp Cd When asked

Regards

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.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 point to Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder (if you've applied SP1 or SP2 separately) where the system files are located.

--
Regards,

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


Good Afternoon,

I just recently created a new user on this XP machine. It has/had other
existing user accounts. Well for some reason search isn't work. This user
is set up as an administrator. What happens when I click
Start Menu | Search

It appears to open up Windows explorer and all I see is the little Dog
wagging his tail in the Search Companion dialog box. But nothing else is
displayed in that box. I don't have any options to search for any files.
Not sure what is happening.

If I log off this user and log on with a different user, Search works fine.
Does anyone know what this could be?

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Anthony Smith
In God We Trust!