Why can't windows Search uninstall? How does Windows search uninstall deletes?
Recently, many netizens found that their computer search no longer as before the same direct search, has become a Windows search. At the same time, many netizens have reflected "Windows Search4.0 installation is very easy, but the uninstall is confusing", in the end is why? indows Search4.0 uninstall files are not found anywhere. In fact, this is a Windows search patch, do not know why to play this patch, after the patch, the search file is very troublesome, to modify what search options, and add in the inside you want to search the folder, otherwise nothing will be found, even if you add a folder, you have to let the system set up after the index of this folder, You can search for something.
Small series recently computer also encountered this situation, for this, small set in the network for a long time, finally found a solution, small series will put these answers are assembled together, hope to you useful. The specific actions are as follows:
Method One:
1, first of all to know that they installed the third or fourth edition, the difference is: Open windows Search look at the top right corner of the "Windows Desktop Search", is the third edition, if you write "Windows Search", then you installed is the fourth edition.
2, if the fourth edition to do the following: In the "Add Remove program" to find "Windows Desktop Search", delete it, if you do not do the following operation.
Method Two:
1, open the "Start" menu "Run" instructions, the following instructions to clip in and run "%systemroot% $NtUninstallKB 940157$spuninstspuninst.exe", and then click "OK"
Method Three:
1, if the second operation shows "the system cannot find the path specified." Error prompts, indicating the wrong address, to the registry replication address: Input: Regedit, open the registry,
Expand: Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionuninstall, or "edit" >> "Find >>" directly in the toolbar Windows Search "
2, and then expand Uninstall, find Windows Search, double-click, on the right generally there will be a uninstallstring string key, double-click uninstallstring, the contents of the copy, paste to " run window, a carriage return begins to uninstall the program. (Copy the value on it, because the small series My computer can not use this method to delete, so the correct answer, it is represented by X)
3, can not find all because the program was deleted, look at the next solution.
Method Four:
1, if not, it must be you will be the Windows directory on the software uninstall program to delete!
2, you download the following link in the file, small series I put him in the Baidu network share, you download after the folder decompression placed under the c:windows can be, and then to start "Run"%systemroot% $NtUninstallKB 940157$ Spuninstspuninst.exe
To uninstall the Windows Search software package:
3, appear in English whether Delete dialog box, ignore, direct point "next"
4, another dialog box jumps to press "next"
5, the final completion, there is a choice does not restart now, do not choose, direct completion, restart the computer
6, Test: Re-turn on the computer again into the "My Computer" select "Search" out of the normal now (small series I am using this method to solve, I hope to be useful to you)
Note: say that there are some software tools can also uninstall, but I did not find a small series of software, failed to uninstall success.