Search Assistant & Quick Launch on XP Toolbar

[2Crunk]

For some unknown reason (my wife swears she hasn't touched my computer) everytime i boot up the computer these two items are on my toolbar. I "uncheck" them and re-start my computer and there they are again. It's been doing this for about a week and is starting to get annoying, what should i do?

 

[Daf]

Hi,

Can't explain why "all of a sudden" ... but I did read an article that suggested that a recent trip to Windows Update may trigger this action... may be a part of the IE6 SP?

Check this article for info on the "privacy" aspect of the XP Search Assistant:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/04/11/winxp_search_assistant_silently_downloads/

I'm not near an XP machine right now so all I can do is offer up some links that might help. I suggest that you also do a search on google or the MS Knowledge Base for answers.

How to Change the Internet Search Behavior of Your Browser in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303210

Disable Search Assistant
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/tune-20.html

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweak_bookmarks.htm

http://www.computerbb.org/about544.html

Not sure exactly what you mean by the "Quick Launch" reference but try a similar search on google for this term.

Good luck!
Daf

 

[2Crunk]

Thanx for the help, i'll try it.

 

[2Crunk]

I tried the disable search assistant but it didn't work. It worked the first time i re-booted the system but now everytime i turn it on the search assistant keeps popping up. Any other suggestions?