No Search Function

[Joe]

Hi,

Has anyone had this problem. I'm using Windows XP, I can
use the search file function (start-search-files or
folders). I have the little dog that sits at bottom left
corner but not able to type anything in. It use to have a
voice balloon to type in the search word but I don't have
that anymore. I have tried to re-install Windows XP but
same thing happens. Could it be a virus? Thanks.

[Harry Ohrn]

Check Doug Knox's page here for a possible fix
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_search_probs.htm

But unless you really like the little dog (and who wouldn't?) you might wish
to switch to the Classic Search used by Windows 2000. This requires
downloading Tweakui
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp . Once
installed it is located in Start->Programs->Powertoys->Tweakui.

See the example here on where to locate and change the setting in order to
use a traditional search function in XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/images/tu_searchfix.gif

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Joe" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone had this problem. I'm using Windows XP, I can
> use the search file function (start-search-files or
> folders). I have the little dog that sits at bottom left
> corner but not able to type anything in. It use to have a
> voice balloon to type in the search word but I don't have
> that anymore. I have tried to re-install Windows XP but
> same thing happens. Could it be a virus? Thanks.

[Joe]

Thanks, that helped!
>-----Original Message-----
>Check Doug Knox's page here for a possible fix
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_search_probs.htm
>
>But unless you really like the little dog (and who
wouldn't?) you might wish
>to switch to the Classic Search used by Windows 2000.
This requires
>downloading Tweakui
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys
..asp . Once
>installed it is located in Start->Programs->Powertoys-
>Tweakui.
>
>See the example here on where to locate and change the
setting in order to
>use a traditional search function in XP
>http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/images/tu_searchfix.gif
>
>--
>
>Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
>www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
>"Joe" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has anyone had this problem. I'm using Windows XP, I
can
>> use the search file function (start-search-files or
>> folders). I have the little dog that sits at bottom
left
>> corner but not able to type anything in. It use to
have a
>> voice balloon to type in the search word but I don't
have
>> that anymore. I have tried to re-install Windows XP but
>> same thing happens. Could it be a virus? Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

[The Reverend XP]

Harry Harry Harry. You can't honestly believe that Tweak
UI is a good or useful program. Any changes it makes you
can make yourself without the unecessary wasted space of
the Tweak UI program. If you want to go without the little
doggy and other useless stuff just click
start\search\change search behaviour and click away to
your hearts content. The same thing goes for other changes
that tweak ui makes. They are all basic and easy stuff.
Including the registry changes. Good luck.

[Harry Ohrn]

Joe was it a particular fix on Doug's site or Tweakui?

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Joe" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, that helped!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Check Doug Knox's page here for a possible fix
> >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_search_probs.htm
> >
> >But unless you really like the little dog (and who
> wouldn't?) you might wish
> >to switch to the Classic Search used by Windows 2000.
> This requires
> >downloading Tweakui
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys
> .asp . Once
> >installed it is located in Start->Programs->Powertoys-
> >Tweakui.
> >
> >See the example here on where to locate and change the
> setting in order to
> >use a traditional search function in XP
> >http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/images/tu_searchfix.gif
> >
> >--
> >
> >Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
> >www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >
> >
> >"Joe" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Has anyone had this problem. I'm using Windows XP, I
> can
> >> use the search file function (start-search-files or
> >> folders). I have the little dog that sits at bottom
> left
> >> corner but not able to type anything in. It use to
> have a
> >> voice balloon to type in the search word but I don't
> have
> >> that anymore. I have tried to re-install Windows XP but
> >> same thing happens. Could it be a virus? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Harry Ohrn]

"The Reverend XP" > wrote in message
...
> Harry Harry Harry. You can't honestly believe that Tweak
> UI is a good or useful program. Any changes it makes you
> can make yourself without the unecessary wasted space of
> the Tweak UI program. If you want to go without the little
> doggy and other useless stuff just click
> start\search\change search behaviour and click away to
> your hearts content. The same thing goes for other changes
> that tweak ui makes. They are all basic and easy stuff.
> Including the registry changes. Good luck.

Please give us the reg hack then.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp