Published Friday, July 01, 2005 8:54 PM by robertvv

Changing the Windows XP Search Companion to look like Windows 2000 Search

I don't know about you, but the Windows XP Search Companion annoys me a lot. I like the look and feel of the Windows 2000 Search option a lot better. If you want to change the XP Search Companion to to look like the Windows 2000 search option, execute the following steps.

  1. Open the Registry Editor (start | Run | regedt32 or regedit).
  2. Browse to the following key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exploer\CabinetState.
  3. Under the CabinetState key create a value named Use Search Asst (of type REG_SZ).
  4. Make its value No.
  5. Click Ok.

 


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