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by stanleyp

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How can I get rid of the Find Fast error message.
I've tried several things.

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by stanleyp

Thanks for replying. Unfortunately when I went to the URL, it said the article wasn't available. I've uninstalled Win2K and reinstalled Win 98, disabled FindFast and then reinstalled Win2K and still receive the error. I found another article on FindFast and followed the directions letter by letter and still get the error. Something is calling for it and since it has been deleted, FindFast says it can't be found.

by shanghai sam

I've done everything in the article. Something is calling Find Fast and since FindFast isn't there the error still appears.

by gary_w

go to start/run and enter msconfig. Click on the startup tab. Uncheck the "microsoft find fast" item. Click ok, reboot and get rid of the little resource sucker.

Gary

by stanleyp

Thanks Gary. I tried to run msconfig and it can't be found. Is it part of Win2K? I can't find it on the cd, either. I've searched the registry for FindFast, also ran sysedit and regedit. FindFast is Nowhere. I'm stumped.

by gary_w

go to start/run and enter msconfig. Click on the startup tab. Uncheck the "microsoft find fast" item. Click ok, reboot and get rid of the little resource sucker.

Gary

by stanleyp

Msconfig doesn't seem to be on my machine or come with Windows 2000. I searched the startup and didn't find it. However, I ran regedit32 and found that under software/Office was calling for Findfast. My question is can I delete the findfast folder. FindFast wasn't in the regular registry.

by gary_w

go to start/run and enter msconfig. Click on the startup tab. Uncheck the "microsoft find fast" item. Click ok, reboot to get rid of the little resource sucker.

Gary

by gary_w

go to start/run and enter msconfig. Click on the startup tab. Uncheck the "microsoft find fast" item. Click ok, reboot to get rid of the little resource sucker.

Gary

by dklippert

Here are a couple of articles that should give you enough information.
Type the Q number is the search box at Support.Microsoft.com

Overview of Find Fast Indexer

Q166302

also see:
How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer

Q158705

(The articles are still available)

by dklippert

The reason you couldn't find the article in the first place was a space.
If you look carefully, there is a space between ; and q158705. It shows when pasted in by putting %20 (a space) in the URL.

by stanleyp

I've read both articles many times and have followed all the instructions and nothing has helped. The only thing I know to do is format the hard drive and reinstall Windows 2000. This has happened on some machines and not others when I upgraded from Windows 98. Is this a Microsoft "flaw?"

by stanleyp

The question has not really been answered. I still get the error message even after doing all the recommendatons. However, I found the FindFast referenced several times in the registry. Microsoft Office calls it. My questions now is can I delete allthe references to FindFast from the registry?

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