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August 9, 2007 at 9:14 am #2224673

Microsoft Vista search window keeps opening

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by mohan_a83 · about 15 years, 1 month ago

I recently got a new Dell laptop with Vista as operating system , but since the last couple of days whenever i open internet explorer a small search window opens , the one which pops up ctrl f

at times the windows explorer search winddow opens , if i try to close it it opens up again . Any time i do any meaningful work , the focus shifts to the search window causing me much grief. Does any one know whats happening and how to fix this

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- August 9, 2007 at 9:14 am #2617713
  
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  by mohan_a83 · about 15 years, 1 month ago
  
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- April 14, 2008 at 12:52 pm #2660949
  
  Microsoft Vista search window keeps opening
  
  by gzapr · about 14 years, 5 months ago
  
  In reply to Microsoft Vista search window keeps opening
  
  Hey I have the same prob with my new Dell Inspiron 1525 + there are some commands that the keyboard is not accepting like some Shift + c, Shift + d to get the upper case of that letter insted of using the caps.
  
  do you found the source of the problem?
  if you did could you contact me to talk about it.
  Thx 4 ur time.
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