XP system various missing "search" feature solutions
Click the Start menu in the lower left corner, click Run, type%systemroot%inf in the Open Run dialog box, enter
Navigate to the "Srchasst.inf" file in the Open folder window
Insert the System installation CD, right-click the "Srchasst.inf" file, and click the "Install" item
Workaround for the "search" feature error
Type the cmd command in the start → Run dialog box and click the OK button
In turn, copy the following command to the Command prompt window to perform
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
regsvr32/i Shell32.dll
Successful writing of the information to the registry displays a message that the operation ended successfully, such as a different error indicating that the file is corrupted or missing
A workaround for "search" function failure
Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following branch
Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorercabinetstate