Search Companion

[Danny]

How do I turn off Windows XP Professional Search
Companion, I just reformatted and reloaded XP and
installed SP1, and now I have this Search Companion, I
want gone...Thanks

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

TweakUI is available from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp (SP1 and later systems)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/downloads/powertoys.asp (Pre SP1 systems)

Install and Run TweakUI for XP. You'll find this setting in the Explorer main section near the bottom. You can turn the search companion off in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer.

 

[b_kelly]

-----Original Message-----

How do I turn off Windows XP Professional Search
Companion, I just reformatted and reloaded XP and
installed SP1, and now I have this Search Companion, I
want gone...Thanks

.
Just open search and click change preferences. You may

remove him or change characters.

 

[Guest]

Hi, I want to delete search companion too because everytime I double click on a folder now it goes to search. I downloaded the Tweek UI, but now I can't find it. You said explorer was near the bottom - the bottom of tweek or explorer? Where do I go to turn off search companion? Thanks. I have xp pro.

 

[Kelly]

Diane,

This issue has nothing at all to do with Search. To correct:

Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32

Hi, I want to delete search companion too because everytime I double click

on a folder now it goes to search. I downloaded the Tweek UI, but now I
can't find it. You said explorer was near the bottom - the bottom of tweek
or explorer? Where do I go to turn off search companion? Thanks. I have xp
pro.

 

[Guest]

Hi Kelly, Sorry, I guess I didn't read the issue close enough. I just saw the word search and am so frustrated with not being able to just double click on a folder to open it , but rather having to right click then click open. Regsvr32/i shell/32 will let me go back to double click to open folders? Thanks. Diane

 

[David Candy]

Try it it doesn't hurt.

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome, Diane. Thanks for the feedback.

Hi Kelly, Sorry, I guess I didn't read the issue close enough. I just saw

the word search and am so frustrated with not being able to just double
click on a folder to open it , but rather having to right click then click
open. Regsvr32/i shell/32 will let me go back to double click to open
folders? Thanks. Diane