HeyBub schreef:
> bpa_retired wrote:
>> Today I tried to use the Windows 'Search' utility and encountered a
>> problem.
>>
>> Upon clicking on 'Search' (from START menu) an ERROR window was
>> displayed with the message " A file that is required to run Search
>> Companion cannot be found. You may need to run setup."
>>
>> I am not sure what 'You may need to run setup' means.
>>
>> Yesterday morning the (2) May Windows Updates were installed --with no
>> noticeable after effects. Yesterday afternoon the 'Search' utility
>> was indeed used with no problems. After turning the PC on this
>> morning the utility does not work.
>>
>> OS is WinXP Pro SP3 with current updates.
>>
>> Help/suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Blow off "Search" entirely and install Agent Ransack. It's free, more
> flexible, and much faster.
>

Hi,

It is not only more flexible, it also finds files XP hides, even if you
tell XP to show ALL files, even system and hidden files.

XP search is simply bad out-of-the-box.
It is incredible how MS gets away with such crappy utilities.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious
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