Failure 1: The system does not respond by clicking the Search button on the Explorer toolbar or by pressing F3.
Workaround: First enter the C:\Windows\inf folder (the Folder property is hidden), right-click the Srchasst.inf file, select the "Install" menu, and you will be prompted to insert the Windows XP installation CD-ROM, which is to reinstall Windows The search service component of XP. For other problems encountered in the search, you can also use this method as the last straw.
Failure 2: The system prompts "A" required to run Search companion cannot be found. You can need to run Setup (search component not found).
Solution: The cause of this failure is C:\Windows\srchasst\mui\0409 under the bar.xsl, BALLOON. Corrupted files such as XSL, we can first try to clear the IE temporary folder, if the problem has not been resolved please install http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q319949/
Wxp/en-us/q319949_wxp_sp1_x86_enu.exe (English version of Windows XP user), if you have not already installed SP1, please install.
Fault 3: The system prompts for a yellow triangle with an exclamation point warning.
Workaround: First run the Regedit command to open Registry Editor, and then navigate to the [hkey_local_machine\software\
microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\desktop\namespace\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}] "branch, In the right window, locate "default" and modify its value to "Search Results folder". Next, navigate to the [Hkey_current_user\
Software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\cabinet State], creates a new string key on the right side of the window named "Search Asst" and says its value is set to "no".
Failure 4: The "Search" menu in the Start menu is missing.
Workaround: Run the Regedit command to open Registry Editor and navigate to [Hkey_current_user\ Software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer] , create a new DWORD value named "Nofind" on the right side of the window, setting its value to 00000000 (hexadecimal).