Re: Search companion help, help, help!!!

From: Michael Stevens (mstevens_at_bogusmvps.org)
Date: 08/31/04


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 23:08:23 -0700


"Cheryl" <Cheryl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCF18718-5462-439C-A469-74B72CC492B5@microsoft.com...
> My search companion is grayed out. I have re-installed, restored and
> everything else in this forum but still not working. Comparing my
> computer
> search companion files, registry etc to my son's computer (his search
> companion is fine and working) our computer files etc are identical so
> there
> should be no reason my wouldn't work too, right?
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas on how to get my search
> companion
> to display? It's driving me crazy.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

This might work if you haven't already tried it.
Log on to the computer using an account with administrator permissions.
Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK.
Locate the Srchasst.inf file.
Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install. This reinstalls
the files that Search Companion uses.

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