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  1. April 12th, 2005, 11:58 PM #1
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    Search Function Does Not Work....

    when booted to XP Pro. No known system or file system errors. When clicking on search from either the start menu or by right clicking the start button, nothing happens. What is wrong?
    "Internet Explorer, You're Fired"

    Ignore the liberal media. They do not report the news but their slanted infotainment version of it, and should be declared enemy combatants for willfully undercutting and sabotaging the ongoing war on terror. It's OK to disagree with the reason for the war, but sabotaging the effort is treason.

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  2. April 13th, 2005, 05:40 AM #2
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    Try this first
    Go to Start/RUN
    Type
    C:\windows\inf\srchasst.inf
    Right click on it and choose install.
    You may need your install CD.

    Then go to Start/RUN
    Copy and paste the following
    regsvr32 C:\WINDOWS\srchasst\srchui.dll
    Click OK

    NOTE
    If Windows is not installed on C:, change C: to the drive letter windows is installed on first.

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  3. April 13th, 2005, 11:20 PM #3
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    Thanks for the suggestion Elaine. I did as suggested. Didn't work. Rebooted, still didn't work. Granted, M$ search technology ain't the best, but it is better than nothing at all. I use it for, among other things, if ZA pops up a program alert that I am not familiar with so that I can find out exactly what program is wanting internet access.

    "Internet Explorer, You're Fired"

    Ignore the liberal media. They do not report the news but their slanted infotainment version of it, and should be declared enemy combatants for willfully undercutting and sabotaging the ongoing war on terror. It's OK to disagree with the reason for the war, but sabotaging the effort is treason.

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  4. April 14th, 2005, 01:51 AM #4
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    Hi, Elaine's fix usually does the trick. Try disabling the indexing service it can cause search to freeze. Go to Start/Administrative Tools/Services. Double click Services and find the Indexing Service. Double click/properties/Stop. From the Status Type Box, select Disabled.
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  6. April 24th, 2005, 11:34 PM #5
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    I'll try that, thanx a bunch.
    "Internet Explorer, You're Fired"

    Ignore the liberal media. They do not report the news but their slanted infotainment version of it, and should be declared enemy combatants for willfully undercutting and sabotaging the ongoing war on terror. It's OK to disagree with the reason for the war, but sabotaging the effort is treason.

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  7. April 25th, 2005, 03:17 PM #6
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    rednek tek--Of course it is not a good feeling to have a Windows function not work, but a workaround, if nothing else works, would be to install Agent Ransack.
    http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/
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