Search function not working -

when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
to do a search. just the blank blue area.

*sigh* what could i have done?

On Aug 7, 8:40 pm, PDG <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> to do a search. just the blank blue area.
>
> *sigh* what could i have done?

You must've ****ed off the little doggy.

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 jscript.dll

Press {ENTER}


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
to do a search. just the blank blue area.

*sigh* what could i have done?

thanks for responding. i did this but it didn't correct my problem. i also
tried restarting after doing this (both times i got the pop up that it
'succeeded'), and i still didn't correct my problem.

any other options?

thanks

patty

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Click Start, Run and type:
>
> regsvr32 jscript.dll
>
> Press {ENTER}
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
> when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> to do a search. just the blank blue area.
>
> *sigh* what could i have done?
>

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 %Windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll

Reinstalling the Search companion

1. Login as administrator
2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install.

This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses. When you're prompted for the system files, insert your Windows XP CD, or point to Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder (if you've applied SP1 or SP2 separately) where the system files are located.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsF01B778-608E-431B-A2F1-943A80026631@microsoft.com...
thanks for responding. i did this but it didn't correct my problem. i also
tried restarting after doing this (both times i got the pop up that it
'succeeded'), and i still didn't correct my problem.

any other options?

thanks

patty

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Click Start, Run and type:
>
> regsvr32 jscript.dll
>
> Press {ENTER}
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
> when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> to do a search. just the blank blue area.
>
> *sigh* what could i have done?
>

ok, found the msgr3en.dll file. then it wanted the nls302en.lex file.
couldn't find it.

any ideas?

thanks for your help!

patty

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Click Start, Run and type:
>
> regsvr32 jscript.dll
> regsvr32 %Windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll
>
> Reinstalling the Search companion
>
> 1. Login as administrator
> 2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
> 3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
> 4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install.
>
> This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses. When you're prompted for the system files, insert your Windows XP CD, or point to Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder (if you've applied SP1 or SP2 separately) where the system files are located.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsF01B778-608E-431B-A2F1-943A80026631@microsoft.com...
> thanks for responding. i did this but it didn't correct my problem. i also
> tried restarting after doing this (both times i got the pop up that it
> 'succeeded'), and i still didn't correct my problem.
>
> any other options?
>
> thanks
>
> patty
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Click Start, Run and type:
> >
> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> >
> > Press {ENTER}
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
> > when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> > doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> > to do a search. just the blank blue area.
> >
> > *sigh* what could i have done?
> >
>

Point to C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder.

If not, see if the file is present in C:\Windows\System32\DllCache folder. If present, place a copy of the file in C:\Windows\Srchasst folder. Another option is to expand a copy of the file from the Windows XP CD.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:80E07EB2-D0C4-42B0-8A37-ECBB54136FDD@microsoft.com...
ok, found the msgr3en.dll file. then it wanted the nls302en.lex file.
couldn't find it.

any ideas?

thanks for your help!

patty

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Click Start, Run and type:
>
> regsvr32 jscript.dll
> regsvr32 %Windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll
>
> Reinstalling the Search companion
>
> 1. Login as administrator
> 2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
> 3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
> 4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install.
>
> This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses. When you're prompted for the system files, insert your Windows XP CD, or point to Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder (if you've applied SP1 or SP2 separately) where the system files are located.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsF01B778-608E-431B-A2F1-943A80026631@microsoft.com...
> thanks for responding. i did this but it didn't correct my problem. i also
> tried restarting after doing this (both times i got the pop up that it
> 'succeeded'), and i still didn't correct my problem.
>
> any other options?
>
> thanks
>
> patty
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Click Start, Run and type:
> >
> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> >
> > Press {ENTER}
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
> > when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> > doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> > to do a search. just the blank blue area.
> >
> > *sigh* what could i have done?
> >
>

ok, that worked, now it wants the 'rover.acs file. can't find it, don't have
the CD. the pop-up said -

'setup cannot copy the file rover.acs. ensure that the location . . .'

i'm sorry to be such a pain, but i feel like you're getting me there . . .

patty

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Point to C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder.
>
> If not, see if the file is present in C:\Windows\System32\DllCache folder. If present, place a copy of the file in C:\Windows\Srchasst folder. Another option is to expand a copy of the file from the Windows XP CD.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:80E07EB2-D0C4-42B0-8A37-ECBB54136FDD@microsoft.com...
> ok, found the msgr3en.dll file. then it wanted the nls302en.lex file.
> couldn't find it.
>
> any ideas?
>
> thanks for your help!
>
> patty
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Click Start, Run and type:
> >
> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > regsvr32 %Windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll
> >
> > Reinstalling the Search companion
> >
> > 1. Login as administrator
> > 2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
> > 3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
> > 4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install.
> >
> > This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses. When you're prompted for the system files, insert your Windows XP CD, or point to Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder (if you've applied SP1 or SP2 separately) where the system files are located.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsF01B778-608E-431B-A2F1-943A80026631@microsoft.com...
> > thanks for responding. i did this but it didn't correct my problem. i also
> > tried restarting after doing this (both times i got the pop up that it
> > 'succeeded'), and i still didn't correct my problem.
> >
> > any other options?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > patty
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Click Start, Run and type:
> > >
> > > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > >
> > > Press {ENTER}
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
> > > when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> > > doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> > > to do a search. just the blank blue area.
> > >
> > > *sigh* what could i have done?
> > >
> >
>

>> don't have the CD.

Copy it from another XP system and place it in C:\windows\srchasst\chars

-or-
Google for the file.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rover.acs

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A2A90287-4BC7-4D3D-9DE8-B94C706AA916@microsoft.com...
ok, that worked, now it wants the 'rover.acs file. can't find it, don't have
the CD. the pop-up said -

'setup cannot copy the file rover.acs. ensure that the location . . .'

i'm sorry to be such a pain, but i feel like you're getting me there . . ..

patty

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Point to C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder.
>
> If not, see if the file is present in C:\Windows\System32\DllCache folder. If present, place a copy of the file in C:\Windows\Srchasst folder. Another option is to expand a copy of the file from the Windows XP CD.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:80E07EB2-D0C4-42B0-8A37-ECBB54136FDD@microsoft.com...
> ok, found the msgr3en.dll file. then it wanted the nls302en.lex file.
> couldn't find it.
>
> any ideas?
>
> thanks for your help!
>
> patty
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Click Start, Run and type:
> >
> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > regsvr32 %Windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll
> >
> > Reinstalling the Search companion
> >
> > 1. Login as administrator
> > 2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
> > 3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
> > 4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install.
> >
> > This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses. When you're prompted for the system files, insert your Windows XP CD, or point to Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder (if you've applied SP1 or SP2 separately) where the system files are located.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsF01B778-608E-431B-A2F1-943A80026631@microsoft.com...
> > thanks for responding. i did this but it didn't correct my problem. i also
> > tried restarting after doing this (both times i got the pop up that it
> > 'succeeded'), and i still didn't correct my problem.
> >
> > any other options?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > patty
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Click Start, Run and type:
> > >
> > > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > >
> > > Press {ENTER}
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
> > > when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> > > doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> > > to do a search. just the blank blue area.
> > >
> > > *sigh* what could i have done?
> > >
> >
>

OMG OMG OMG ! IT'S WORKING! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! t kept asking
for files and i had to keep looking for them, but found them, thanks to you!

yay!

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> >> don't have the CD.
>
> Copy it from another XP system and place it in C:\windows\srchasst\chars
>
> -or-
> Google for the file.
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rover.acs
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A2A90287-4BC7-4D3D-9DE8-B94C706AA916@microsoft.com...
> ok, that worked, now it wants the 'rover.acs file. can't find it, don't have
> the CD. the pop-up said -
>
> 'setup cannot copy the file rover.acs. ensure that the location . . .'
>
> i'm sorry to be such a pain, but i feel like you're getting me there . . ..
>
> patty
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Point to C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder.
> >
> > If not, see if the file is present in C:\Windows\System32\DllCache folder. If present, place a copy of the file in C:\Windows\Srchasst folder. Another option is to expand a copy of the file from the Windows XP CD.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:80E07EB2-D0C4-42B0-8A37-ECBB54136FDD@microsoft.com...
> > ok, found the msgr3en.dll file. then it wanted the nls302en.lex file.
> > couldn't find it.
> >
> > any ideas?
> >
> > thanks for your help!
> >
> > patty
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Click Start, Run and type:
> > >
> > > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > > regsvr32 %Windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll
> > >
> > > Reinstalling the Search companion
> > >
> > > 1. Login as administrator
> > > 2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
> > > 3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
> > > 4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install.
> > >
> > > This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses. When you're prompted for the system files, insert your Windows XP CD, or point to Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder (if you've applied SP1 or SP2 separately) where the system files are located.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsF01B778-608E-431B-A2F1-943A80026631@microsoft.com...
> > > thanks for responding. i did this but it didn't correct my problem. i also
> > > tried restarting after doing this (both times i got the pop up that it
> > > 'succeeded'), and i still didn't correct my problem.
> > >
> > > any other options?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > patty
> > >
> > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Click Start, Run and type:
> > > >
> > > > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > > >
> > > > Press {ENTER}
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "PDG" <PDG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBD1A7F1-C25F-468D-89E6-EB867AD94A40@microsoft.com...
> > > > when i'm in explore and click on the search icon (mag glass), the little
> > > > doggy comes up and looks at me, but there are now no fields for me to fill in
> > > > to do a search. just the blank blue area.
> > > >
> > > > *sigh* what could i have done?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>