Matt Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Hey teamOk, about 3 weeks ago, I finally ventured into installin SP2. Well ever since, the "search" utility is crap. Whenever I try to find a file, it freezes. Never finds anything. Is there a way I can repair it? I have the Google desktop search, but that doesn't search for every type of file (in fact, its very limited). ThanksM@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flatiron Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Try here, scroll down to Search - Doesn't Work(This fix will require you to have your Win XP CD).Kellys-Korner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Hi flatiron__2, sorry, I tried it, with no luck. Did I do something incorrect? I found the file I needed to install, and it asked for me to locate the file in my service pack 2 cd (which I have a service pack 2 CD) but I followed the directions on the site, by inserting my XP cd, (which has SP1). I found the folder it was looking for, and I told it to copy the files from there. It did, and I guess the installation completed. I went to search, yet it still froze when I eneterd a file to find. Then I tried the routein w/ my SP2 CD, but on that I couldn't find the folder it was looking for. Any suggestions or other reccomendations? M@EDIT: I uninstalled SP2, and the search utility still doesn't work, so I guess it is not a SP2 problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 hey matt,what search engine are you useing ???? STAY SAFE FRIEND oops sorry guess i better read all your post next time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 hey matt, is this what you tried?goto Start>Run>type C:\Windows\inflook for a file called srchasst.infright click it and click Installinsert the XP CD when promptsand let it complete the installtionrestart and now check ??if same problem the boot into safemode and check for the problem there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 hey Nerelda, well I found the srchasst.inf file, right clicked and selected install. It started, then said it needed to locate some files. I assumed this is where the CD came into play. I inserted the disc, chose browse: D drive, and found the folder it wanted, then clicked open. Then The progress bar completed, saying it coppied all files, so I assumed it was done. Did I miss or forget something? M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 did you restart after doing that, then try to do a search again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 http://www.jsifaq.com/subj/tip4700/rh4719.htm ............hope this text site works.....STAY SAFE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Nerelda, I've said it once and I'll say it again, you are a genius! Now, do I reinstall SP2???Thanks everyone for your help!!!M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 no problem, Matt. Glad I could be of service.Do what you will with SP2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Well the darndest thing: I booted up this morning, and what do you know? Its not working anymore. I reinstalled SP2, still not working! Why does M$ tease me so? Trying the whole scrasst.inf thing again...M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 sounds to me like there couls possibly be some kind of program or something interfering...Update all your scanning programs, and run the spyware, malware, virus, and trojan scans. Also, check Windows updates to see if there could be an update you might be missing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Updated Windows, scanned Ad-Aware and Spybot, and my AV. Cleaned all founds, REBOOTED, no good. Next option - Repair install OS? M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 A friend of mine suggested Defragging.. Will try tonight.M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 A friend of mine suggested Defragging.. Will try tonight.M@ ... No good. Any other suggestions?M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Did a repair install of Windows, and it didn't work! Still search problem!!! Guessing perhaps (like Nerelda said) an outside program might be interfering. Will delete all progrmas added with the past moth that are not needed....M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 once again - no luck. Considering throwing PC out the window (or throwing Windows out of the PC)M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 sounds like you've tried everything except a clean install....If something bugged me as much as this seems to bug you, I'd probably have done that a while back.but then again it's easier (and quicker) for me to reinstall mandrake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 hi matt ive read this post a dozen times.and im not sure what search.appli you are referring to is it the search appli on the start menu.if so have you put a check mark in the search box .by right clicking your start button -properties .check start menu -customise -advance button .scroll to search and check it - click apply .it happened to me and this is how i fixed it.from microsoft support.sure it is a simple and small but may do the trick marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 hi matt ive read this post a dozen times.and im not sure what search.appli you are referring to is it the search appli on the start menu.if so have you put a check mark in the search box .by right clicking your start button -properties .check start menu -customise -advance button .scroll to search and check it - click apply .it happened to me and this is how i fixed it.from microsoft support.sure it is a simple and small but may do the trick                  martyThanks marty, yes I was talking about that search. unfortunately, it was checked - I did uncheck and recheck it; but no go.  sounds like you've tried everything except a clean install....If something bugged me as much as this seems to bug you, I'd probably have done that a while back.but then again it's easier (and quicker) for me to reinstall mandrake. hi tictoc - yes, I was thinking this would be the final option. Although, this is infact the last thing I want to do. Not really big into backing up 20 gigs - nor do I think the parenets would allow it. But, if that's what it comes to - that may be what I do. But why didn't the repair install work?EDIT: not sure if this helps, attached screen shot of what I get when I enter a searchM@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hey Matt,not sure if you've tried this yet...tried running search in safe mode?....I'm not even sure if search works in safe mode and don't feel like booting to windows to check ...but that would eliminate the possibility that something else is interfering with it and if by chance it does work, you could try to track down the PITA programedit: and shame on you for not backing up your stuff, you should know better...you're dealing with windows for cryin' out loud!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hey Matt,not sure if you've tried this yet...tried running search in safe mode?....I'm not even sure if search works in safe mode and don't feel like booting to windows to check ...but that would eliminate the possibility that something else is interfering with it and if by chance it does work, you could try to track down the PITA programedit: and shame on you for not backing up your stuff, you should know better...you're dealing with windows for cryin' out loud!!!!!! no search dosent work in safe mode.at least the search appli on the start menu.i couldnt find any thing in microsoft support nor in kellys- korner.how ever ile keep looking. marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 hey thanks team for all the help so far. I'm at my father's house til Dec. 30th so I will not be able to check up on any suggestions until then. I will, however, keep in touch while here.M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Ok all, I'm back home again. Thanks for all the support so far. Is a format & clean install my only option now?M@ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 hey matt,found this today while surffing...will it help ............STAY SAFE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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