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From: Kardon Coup� on 27 Mar 2010 18:04 Dear All, I've got a friend of mind has asked me why his Search function from Right Click and from Start Menu has stopped working, if he navigates to a folder and clicks search from the top bar, he's able to search, but not from any other way. I had a little search around (via google) and any results I'd turned up, like Kellys corner, etc, none of those registry fixes seem to work.. I'm a tad confused why only part of the search function is disabled. Can anybody help Regards Paul.
From: Twayne on 27 Mar 2010 18:51 In news:%236cW6lfzKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, Kardon Coupi <prefer.to(a)readon.newsgroups> typed: > Dear All, > > I've got a friend of mind has asked me why his Search > function from Right Click and from Start Menu has stopped > working, if he navigates to a folder and clicks search from > the top bar, he's able to search, but not from any other > way. I had a little search around (via google) and any > results I'd turned up, like Kellys corner, etc, none of > those registry fixes seem to work.. > I'm a tad confused why only part of the search function is > disabled. > Can anybody help > Regards > Paul. Well, the only information you provided, and that simply by the group's name you chose to use, is likely to get you nothing but guesses, if you get answers at all. OS version? SP level? Update status? What is missing/removed, specifically, from the context menu you get with right-click? Any error messages, ever? What were they? Is the missing object there and just grayed out, or is it completely missing? What was that object's name? For Start menu, what happens there? Any error messages? Repeat them here. Is the choice there and grayed out or missing? Is it clickable? What does happen when you click it? Do you mean a context menu in the Start Menu? When did it start to happen? What had you installed/removed/changed just beore the problem started? Describe the progression of the problem's appearance: sudden or over time? And so on. YOU are the one who can get that info; help other to help you by providing information to work with. HTH, Twayne`
From: Kardon Coup� on 27 Mar 2010 18:59 Well, *according* to my friend, he didnt have a virus, yet, when I went to address the issue of the search, the registry had been disabled too... so I think he's telling me porky pies... It is Windows Xp Sp3, the start menu/search (above run) in the start menu doesn't respond, it isn't grey'd out or nothing, it is clickable, just doesn't open the search box and if I right click on a folder for the context menu, like New>Folder, or Open, there is a Search option, again, that doesn't do nothing. But if I open a windows explorer pane with Windows Key and E, the search option at the top does give me the little dog and the options to search. HTH "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:ujYPKAgzKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > In news:%236cW6lfzKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, > Kardon Coupi <prefer.to(a)readon.newsgroups> typed: >> Dear All, >> >> I've got a friend of mind has asked me why his Search >> function from Right Click and from Start Menu has stopped >> working, if he navigates to a folder and clicks search from >> the top bar, he's able to search, but not from any other >> way. I had a little search around (via google) and any >> results I'd turned up, like Kellys corner, etc, none of >> those registry fixes seem to work.. >> I'm a tad confused why only part of the search function is >> disabled. >> Can anybody help >> Regards >> Paul. > > Well, the only information you provided, and that simply by the group's > name you chose to use, is likely to get you nothing but guesses, if you > get answers at all. > OS version? SP level? Update status? What is missing/removed, > specifically, from the context menu you get with right-click? Any error > messages, ever? What were they? Is the missing object there and just > grayed out, or is it completely missing? What was that object's name? For > Start menu, what happens there? Any error messages? Repeat them here. Is > the choice there and grayed out or missing? Is it clickable? What does > happen when you click it? Do you mean a context menu in the Start Menu? > When did it start to happen? What had you installed/removed/changed just > beore the problem started? Describe the progression of the problem's > appearance: sudden or over time? And so on. YOU are the one who can get > that info; help other to help you by providing information to work with. > > HTH, > > Twayne` > >
From: Twayne on 27 Mar 2010 19:35 Whether it's a virus, trojan, worm or some other form of malware, the little bit of info you gave here makes me think the machine is infected. I have to assume "...registry had been disabled..." means regedit or such doesn't work in the same way other things don't work. Using current, updated programs, I'd say at this point the following should be done next: -- Back up the boot drive and all data to an external drive or DVDs. -- Run chkdsk /f on all drive letters. If you want to "test run" it, just leave off the /f flag: it will identify but not fix anything. It's just a reporting mode. -- AV scan - set to deep scan if provided, and not one of the lesser scans. -- Malware scans for spyware and other malwares. -- Using at least, 3 (three) anti-spyware programs. All current, and all updated before their use. If you'd like a list of what most people use, ask here and I suspect you will get about ten different ones that people use. It's possible that the fixes for any of the above could (not will) mess up the operating system, depending on what they discover and repairs they make. That's where the backups come into play; they can prevent having to reinstall the OS and all the applications by hand. In most cases it won't be needed; but it's a chance one should not take. It's possible that, to get everything back and working right might require a rebuild of the disks again. Try the above and let us know the outcomes before going further though. HTH, Twayne` In news:eYRqwEgzKHA.3884(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, Kardon Coupi <prefer.to(a)readon.newsgroups> typed: > Well, *according* to my friend, he didnt have a virus, yet, > when I went to address the issue of the search, the > registry had been disabled too... so I think he's telling > me porky pies... > It is Windows Xp Sp3, the start menu/search (above run) in > the start menu doesn't respond, it isn't grey'd out or > nothing, it is clickable, just doesn't open the search box > and if I right click on a folder for the context menu, like > New>Folder, or Open, there is a Search option, again, that > doesn't do nothing. > But if I open a windows explorer pane with Windows Key and > E, the search option at the top does give me the little dog > and the options to search. > HTH > > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:ujYPKAgzKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> In news:%236cW6lfzKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, >> Kardon Coupi <prefer.to(a)readon.newsgroups> typed: >>> Dear All, >>> >>> I've got a friend of mind has asked me why his Search >>> function from Right Click and from Start Menu has stopped >>> working, if he navigates to a folder and clicks search >>> from the top bar, he's able to search, but not from any >>> other way. I had a little search around (via google) and >>> any results I'd turned up, like Kellys corner, etc, none >>> of those registry fixes seem to work.. >>> I'm a tad confused why only part of the search function is >>> disabled. >>> Can anybody help >>> Regards >>> Paul. >> >> Well, the only information you provided, and that simply >> by the group's name you chose to use, is likely to get you >> nothing but guesses, if you get answers at all. >> OS version? SP level? Update status? What is >> missing/removed, specifically, from the context menu you >> get with right-click? Any error messages, ever? What were >> they? Is the missing object there and just grayed out, or >> is it completely missing? What was that object's name? For >> Start menu, what happens there? Any error messages? Repeat >> them here. Is the choice there and grayed out or missing? >> Is it clickable? What does happen when you click it? Do >> you mean a context menu in the Start Menu? When did it >> start to happen? What had you installed/removed/changed >> just beore the problem started? Describe the progression >> of the problem's appearance: sudden or over time? And so >> on. YOU are the one who can get that info; help other to >> help you by providing information to work with. HTH, >> >> Twayne`
From: Kardon Coup� on 27 Mar 2010 20:03
Will do, i'm not seeing him for a couple of days, so I'll report back when the full hit has been done... "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:eq$31YgzKHA.4492(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Whether it's a virus, trojan, worm or some other form of malware, the > little bit of info you gave here makes me think the machine is infected. I > have to assume "...registry had been disabled..." means regedit or such > doesn't work in the same way other things don't work. > > Using current, updated programs, I'd say at this point the following > should be done next: > -- Back up the boot drive and all data to an external drive or DVDs. > -- Run chkdsk /f on all drive letters. If you want to "test run" it, just > leave off the /f flag: it will identify but not fix anything. It's just a > reporting mode. > -- AV scan - set to deep scan if provided, and not one of the lesser > scans. > -- Malware scans for spyware and other malwares. > -- Using at least, 3 (three) anti-spyware programs. All current, and all > updated before their use. If you'd like a list of what most people use, > ask here and I suspect you will get about ten different ones that people > use. > > It's possible that the fixes for any of the above could (not will) mess up > the operating system, depending on what they discover and repairs they > make. That's where the backups come into play; they can prevent having to > reinstall the OS and all the applications by hand. > In most cases it won't be needed; but it's a chance one should not take. > > It's possible that, to get everything back and working right might require > a rebuild of the disks again. Try the above and let us know the outcomes > before going further though. > > HTH, > > Twayne` > > > > > > > In news:eYRqwEgzKHA.3884(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, > Kardon Coupi <prefer.to(a)readon.newsgroups> typed: >> Well, *according* to my friend, he didnt have a virus, yet, >> when I went to address the issue of the search, the >> registry had been disabled too... so I think he's telling >> me porky pies... >> It is Windows Xp Sp3, the start menu/search (above run) in >> the start menu doesn't respond, it isn't grey'd out or >> nothing, it is clickable, just doesn't open the search box >> and if I right click on a folder for the context menu, like >> New>Folder, or Open, there is a Search option, again, that >> doesn't do nothing. >> But if I open a windows explorer pane with Windows Key and >> E, the search option at the top does give me the little dog >> and the options to search. >> HTH >> >> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:ujYPKAgzKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> In news:%236cW6lfzKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, >>> Kardon Coupi <prefer.to(a)readon.newsgroups> typed: >>>> Dear All, >>>> >>>> I've got a friend of mind has asked me why his Search >>>> function from Right Click and from Start Menu has stopped >>>> working, if he navigates to a folder and clicks search >>>> from the top bar, he's able to search, but not from any >>>> other way. I had a little search around (via google) and >>>> any results I'd turned up, like Kellys corner, etc, none >>>> of those registry fixes seem to work.. >>>> I'm a tad confused why only part of the search function is >>>> disabled. >>>> Can anybody help >>>> Regards >>>> Paul. >>> >>> Well, the only information you provided, and that simply >>> by the group's name you chose to use, is likely to get you >>> nothing but guesses, if you get answers at all. >>> OS version? SP level? Update status? What is >>> missing/removed, specifically, from the context menu you >>> get with right-click? Any error messages, ever? What were >>> they? Is the missing object there and just grayed out, or >>> is it completely missing? What was that object's name? For >>> Start menu, what happens there? Any error messages? Repeat >>> them here. Is the choice there and grayed out or missing? >>> Is it clickable? What does happen when you click it? Do >>> you mean a context menu in the Start Menu? When did it >>> start to happen? What had you installed/removed/changed >>> just beore the problem started? Describe the progression >>> of the problem's appearance: sudden or over time? And so >>> on. YOU are the one who can get that info; help other to >>> help you by providing information to work with. HTH, >>> >>> Twayne` > > > |