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Windows Explorer hangs on search

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by dgsubs

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Since the most recent Windows update (I'm running SP2), I've been unable to search within Explorer. The dog just sits there and when I pull up Windows Task Manager, it verifies that Explorer is not responding. What settings do I need to tweak?

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by black panther

First remove all Spyware/Adware and Viruses.

Does you PC meet the minimum hardware requirements for XP.

Do you have enough free disk space?

Does it hang in Safe Mode?

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Re: SEARCH function on Windows Explorer does not work

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May be you can try this regedit .... run regedit and find this entry :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFind

It'll probably have value set to "01 00 00 00" ... you should change it to "00 00 00 00"

by dgsubs

Thank you, Black Panther. My first reaction was that I was secure to the hilt, but I hadn't run my adaware or spybot recently, so I tried to do so, only to find they were uninstalled. Don't know if I did that prior to installing Norton Internet Security or not, but after reinstalling them, both found some little buggers -- nothing heinous, but PC-slowing. I still have to wait a bit before clicking to start the search, but at least it's not hanging anymore. If it continues, I'll try the regedit ploy. Thanks again!

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