How do I get XP's Search to behave like it did in win98?

[Clyde]

I hate the stupid Search companion or whatever it's called....

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Clyde" > wrote in message
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> I hate the stupid Search companion or whatever it's called....

Clyde,

Please specify the behaviour you are trying to imitate so that we can try
and assist you

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"Clyde" > wrote in message
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> I hate the stupid Search companion or whatever it's called....

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Download and install TweakUI for XP,
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp In the Explorer
section, scroll down and check Use Classic Search in Explorer.

Or click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Cabinet
State

Look in the right pane for a value called Use Search Asst. If it exists,
double click it and change the value to "no" without the quotes. If it
doesn't exist, right click in the right pane, select New, String value, and
name it Use Search Asst. Double click the new value and enter "no", without
the quotes.

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"Clyde" > wrote in message
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> I hate the stupid Search companion or whatever it's called....

[Clyde]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:39:37 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP"
> wrote:

>Download and install TweakUI for XP,
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp In the Explorer
>section, scroll down and check Use Classic Search in Explorer.
>
>Or click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Cabinet
>State
>
>Look in the right pane for a value called Use Search Asst. If it exists,
>double click it and change the value to "no" without the quotes. If it
>doesn't exist, right click in the right pane, select New, String value, and
>name it Use Search Asst. Double click the new value and enter "no", without
>the quotes.

Okay, I used TweakUI to switch to classic search. But it still doesn't
open in a separate window like it did in win98. Is there any way to do
that? Thanks

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

How are you trying to activate Search?

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"Clyde" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:39:37 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP"
> > wrote:
>
> >Download and install TweakUI for XP,
> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp In the Explorer
> >section, scroll down and check Use Classic Search in Explorer.
> >
> >Or click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
> >
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Cabine
t
> >State
> >
> >Look in the right pane for a value called Use Search Asst. If it exists,
> >double click it and change the value to "no" without the quotes. If it
> >doesn't exist, right click in the right pane, select New, String value,
and
> >name it Use Search Asst. Double click the new value and enter "no",
without
> >the quotes.
>
> Okay, I used TweakUI to switch to classic search. But it still doesn't
> open in a separate window like it did in win98. Is there any way to do
> that? Thanks

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Then turn it off....

Bruce Chambers

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"Clyde" > wrote in message
...
> I hate the stupid Search companion or whatever it's called....

[Brian Tillman]

>Download and install TweakUI for XP,
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp In the Explorer
>section, scroll down and check Use Classic Search in Explorer.

My problem is sort of the opposite. I can't get Rover back. I don't have
the option to customize the search. TweakUI shows that I have "Classic
Search" _unchecked_, but I have the Windows 2000-style search. I want the
Search Companion back. How?
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[Clyde]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:07:36 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP"
> wrote:

>How are you trying to activate Search?

I press F3 from within Windows Explorer.

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Try the Windows key and F, or Start, Search.

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"Clyde" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:07:36 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP"
> > wrote:
>
> >How are you trying to activate Search?
>
> I press F3 from within Windows Explorer.

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Cabinet
State

Look in the right pane for a value called Use Search Asst. If it exists,
right click it and select Delete.

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"Brian Tillman" > wrote in message
...
> >Download and install TweakUI for XP,
> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp In the Explorer
> >section, scroll down and check Use Classic Search in Explorer.
>
> My problem is sort of the opposite. I can't get Rover back. I don't have
> the option to customize the search. TweakUI shows that I have "Classic
> Search" _unchecked_, but I have the Windows 2000-style search. I want the
> Search Companion back. How?
> --
> Brian Tillman Internet: Brian.Tillman at smiths-aerospace dot com
> Smiths Aerospace Addresses modified to prevent SPAM.
> 3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3 Replace "at" with "@", "dot" with "."
> Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
> This opinion doesn't represent that of my company
>

[Clyde]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:07:44 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP"
> wrote:

>Try the Windows key and F, or Start, Search.

Thanks, I forgot about these other ways.

[Brian Tillman]

>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Cabine
t
>State
>
>Look in the right pane for a value called Use Search Asst. If it exists,
>right click it and select Delete.

Here are the values contained in that key:

FullPath REG_DWORD 1
FullPathAddress REG_DWORD 1
Settings REG_BINARY 0c 00 02 00 1b 01 06 00 60 00 00 00

Any other suggestions?

[Alex Nichol]

Clyde wrote:

>
>Okay, I used TweakUI to switch to classic search. But it still doesn't
>open in a separate window like it did in win98. Is there any way to do
>that? Thanks

Not that I know of. TweakUI (and regedit) can turn off the search
assistant, but the underlying search engine is not changed


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