Restore Search

[momalito]

When I choose START then SEARCH on my laptop, a blank window opens with the puppy in bottom left corner.
Can anyone help a novice restore this please?
Thanks

[ChuckFickens]

Well that sounds like the windows search companion (annoying little bu&&er that it is)

But that's whats meant to come up, it should have some options for searching just above it.

What are you expecting to come up?

[ACtheTROLL]

a propper search window!!!!

that stupid stupid dog!!
I used it for two seconds ... then just had to remove it

the easiest way is

start | run | REGEDIT
regedit opens

Hkey_Current_user | software | microsoft | windows | currentVwesion | explorer | cabinatState

Capitalise EXactlY AS it's shown here

right click in the right hand box
new | stringValue
rename the New Value #1 to Use Search Asst
double click Use Search Asst
a new diaog appears - in value data
enter
no
OK
close regedit ... and it's done

alternatively copy the following text (only the text - not the _______)
into a text document
rename the text file to dog.reg
double click dog.reg ... accept ... and it's done

_____________________________________________
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"Use Search Asst"="no"
______________________________________________

[ACtheTROLL]

stupid ab as well

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVer
ion\Explorer\CabinetState]

should read
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]

but all as one line