XP Document Searches

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Luke T Phillips

Every time I try to use the Search Companion with XP I get this stupid
message saying "The Web site is currently unavailabe or the connection to
the Internet has been lost..." Why can't I just search the files on my
computer, my OWN files, without a connection to the internet? This is
terribly frustrating because the only way that I can get it to work is by
connecting.

I appreciate your help.

Luke Tsekos
 
Hi Luke,

Search Assistant will try to connect to http://sa.windows.com This is done
to check for updates to its features, tips, wording and etc. Not allowing
access can cause its own set of problems, usually a "A file that is
required........." error message.

You can stop the internet access by changing the search behavior to Classic
Search.

Disable Search Assistant (Line 15)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Old Style Search Engine On/Off (Line 49)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or...

Use TweakUI, Explorer section to set Classic Search:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp


/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
 
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