Missing XP file (Search Companion)

[AlabamaEngineer]

Nope.

Ran both. Still same thing. "A file that is required to run Search Companion cannont be found. You may need to run setup."

 

[Osiris]

To reinstall the search assistant :


NOTE: You must be logged on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group in order to perform this procedure.

Click Start , click Run , and then type the following command:
%systemroot%\inf

NOTE : There are no spaces at all in the preceding command line.

Click OK to open the INF folder.
Locate the file Srchasst.inf .
Right-click the file, and then click Install . This will reinstall the files that Search needs to proceed normally.

You will be asked to place your windows XP cd rom in the drive.

 

[AlabamaEngineer]

As I stated above, I don't have the cd that came with the computer. That's why I haven't gone that route.

 

[Rajni]

Hi,

Please download the following hotfix to fix the problem.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/872966/en-us

This hotfix updates the follwing files.

-----------------------------------------------------
02-Sep-2004 00:26 1.0.0.5326 58,434 Srchctls.dll
02-Sep-2004 00:26 1.0.0.5326 725,566 Srchui.dll

Let me know in case it doesn't work.

Rajni

 

[AlabamaEngineer]

The "symptoms" for what this hotfix are intended to fix do not match my problem.

 

[Osiris]

Try my method. After you do this, reboot

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C2QD036K

You need winrar below if you dont have it

http://www.rarlab.com/rar/wrar351.exe