"kurious" <news@mikrasoff.com> wrote in message
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> Recently noticed the "Search Assistant" in Search
> has disappeared and Search window looks different
> from way was originally - just black & white text.
> Search function still works ok.
>
> Unsure when this changed and have googled for fixes.
> Tried few and none work. Any suggestions as to how
> to restore this to way was with the Search Assistant
> would be appreciated. WinXP Pro SP2 with all latest
> MS updates and software installed.

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