The *search* feature off the start menu INOP

[southtown43701]

The *search* feature off the start menu has become non working for the
last couple weeks...when i click on it, nah dah,,cpu goes to
100%,,,believe it will pop up in about 10 minutes as i left the desk
once and it was running when i returned...tried *sfc/ scannow*,,, tried
to install from srcasst,inf file/ 1136 i believe,(unsure if i did that
correctly),,Thx, Jim

 

[Claymore]

Hello Jim,

Try this:

Search doesn't work or fails

Go to Start => Run and type in - or copy/paste - each of the commands
listed below, one at a time. Hit Enter after each. Note that there is a
single space after regsvr32.

regsvr32 wshom.ocx
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll

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If that doesn't fix the problem, do this:

Go to Start => Run and type in:

%systemroot%\inf {No spaces}

Click OK.

Locate the file Srchasst.inf
..
Right-click the file, and click on Install. You will be asked to insert
your Windows XP installation CD in the drive.

This will reinstall the Search Assistant.

 

[southtown43701]

Thanks Clay : i did the 4 32 files,,succesful.

. with a 100gb of files, i really need that feature now & then..

any more ideas ?????....Thanks again, Jim S. / Zanesville,Ohio

 

[Guest]

I have found that having the XP CD is not enough when trying to reinstall
stuff like this. The system demands that I type in a path to the particular
file it wants. But the file is not on the CD because the files there are
compressed and have a different extension. What do I need to know that I've
missed so far? Thanks.

Buck

 

[Claymore]

Hello again,

100 gigabytes of files - that's a lot. One thing you could try is to
turn off the file Indexing Service, especially if you see cisv.exe
grabbing a high percentage of cpu. The data may have become corrupted.
Anyway, check if it's enabled either of these ways:

In the Search window click on 'Search Options'. Click on the 'Indexing
Service' link. If it's enabled, click the radio button 'No, do not
enable...'. Click the 'Advanced' button and in the window that opens,
right-click => All Tasks => Empty Catalog.

or ...

If you can't get access via the Search window, go to Start => Run and
type in "ciadv.msc" {without the quotes}.
In the window that opens, do as above.
Next, Go to Start => Run and type in "services.msc" {without the
quotes}
Locate the Indexing Service. If it's running, Stop it and set it to
Manual or Disabled.

If this doesn't work, you can restart it it if you want.