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Old July 10th, 2006, 07:32 PM
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run n search problems
hello having a problem with the run box when i type in an web adress then press ok i get the error message sayingwindows cannot find www. blah blah blah saying have i mistyped or something like that which i havnt . also wen i type in iexplore for my homepage this works. also when i go onto search i get nothing at all. any help appreciated
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Old July 11th, 2006, 06:31 AM
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Hi mifa58. Download the run xp_fix_search_error.vbs from here (this file fixes various search errors even if you do not see a yellow triangle). Reboot afterwards and let us know if this helped.
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Old July 11th, 2006, 08:06 PM
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thanks anne marie that didnt work im afraid after i rebooted i pressed search and on task manager explorer exe was showing 99%
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Old July 12th, 2006, 02:46 AM
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Ok, try reinstalling Search Companion. Go to Start > Run and type:

%systemroot%\inf

and then click OK. Look for the Srchasst.inf file. When you find it, righclick on it and choose Install. This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses.

NB: You may need your Windows XP Installation CD
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Old July 14th, 2006, 10:54 AM
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i tried that anne marie but cant find the file when my installation disc is in. i am using the sp1 disc
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Old July 20th, 2006, 11:30 PM
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Hi mifa, sorry I have been offline for the past week. A SP1 CD will not work. You need to use a full installation CD. Do you have one?

If not, do you have a C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 directory? If so, try the command again and if the CD is requested, try pointing to that directory.
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Old July 21st, 2006, 11:48 AM
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ok ann marie that worked wonders have got my search back working youre a star no superstar thanks again.
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Old July 21st, 2006, 11:52 AM
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That's good news mifa and you are very welcome.
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