Solve : How to install the Windows 98 Search window??

1.	Solve : How to install the Windows 98 Search window??
Answer» I just do not like the Windows XP search window. I had the W98 one before reinstalling XP and do not KNOW how to get it back. It is the same one that I used when in Safe MODE Can you please tell me how to get it back?Windows 98 Search: There is nothing like this built into XP, so I'm not sure what you are referring to, when you state that you used it in safe mode. You can disable the search assistant thing (dog), though, which makes the search like the windows 2000 implementation: http://dandar3.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-disable-windows-xp-search.html It would help if the OP would sate what it is that he liked about the 98 that is not found somewhere in Windows XP. If he wants to use Windows 98 to search his stuff, it will all have to be in FAT32. UNLESS there is a way to get the Win98 search tool to work in XP. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 16, 2011, 01:18:00 AM Unless there is a way to get the Win98 search tool to work in XP. Probably not, I think it's actually part of explorer. One tool I use occasionally for searching is my program, BCSearch, which I originally designed to try to emulate the Find tool in Windows 98 SE; which can be found here.I do apologize. I mistakenly posted Windows 98 Search view. What I want is the look and features of the one in Safe Mode. It may be the Windows 2000. I will try to take a pic and post it as soon as I can figure out how to go into safe mode. I don't like having to close 1 window to get to the one I can use. The first window I hnave never been able to figure out how to use it. There is no button or tab to click on to start the search. The SECOND window has the little dog and a start button. I just takes the fun out of searching for me and i do use search a lot.I foujnd pics of what I want but can I post them here from Word Document? If so how? Must I put them in a web app?I unchecked the Use search in classic mode in Explorer and in IE which is down to only the one window now but it still is not the mode I am looking for. I am looking for the one with the cute little dog.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307980 That's how you enable the dog, or other search companions.Here are two links that may be of some interest. Maximum PC: How to Instantly Search for Files with 'Everything' Quote Instantly find documents, e-mail, attachments, and more Windows Search 4.0

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I just do not like the Windows XP search window. I had the W98 one before reinstalling XP and do not KNOW how to get it back. It is the same one that I used when in Safe MODE
Can you please tell me how to get it back?Windows 98 Search:

There is nothing like this built into XP, so I'm not sure what you are referring to, when you state that you used it in safe mode.

You can disable the search assistant thing (dog), though, which makes the search like the windows 2000 implementation:

http://dandar3.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-disable-windows-xp-search.html

It would help if the OP would sate what it is that he liked about the 98 that is not found somewhere in Windows XP.
If he wants to use Windows 98 to search his stuff, it will all have to be in FAT32. UNLESS there is a way to get the Win98 search tool to work in XP.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 16, 2011, 01:18:00 AM

Unless there is a way to get the Win98 search tool to work in XP.

Probably not, I think it's actually part of explorer.

One tool I use occasionally for searching is my program, BCSearch, which I originally designed to try to emulate the Find tool in Windows 98 SE; which can be found here.I do apologize. I mistakenly posted Windows 98 Search view. What I want is the look and features of the one in Safe Mode. It may be the Windows 2000. I will try to take a pic and post it as soon as I can figure out how to go into safe mode.
I don't like having to close 1 window to get to the one I can use. The first window I hnave never been able to figure out how to use it. There is no button or tab to click on to start the search. The SECOND window has the little dog and a start button. I just takes the fun out of searching for me and i do use search a lot.I foujnd pics of what I want but can I post them here from Word Document? If so how? Must I put them in a web app?I unchecked the Use search in classic mode in Explorer and in IE which is down to only the one window now but it still is not the mode I am looking for. I am looking for the one with the cute little dog.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307980

That's how you enable the dog, or other search companions.Here are two links that may be of some interest.
Maximum PC: How to Instantly Search for Files with 'Everything'
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Instantly find documents, e-mail, attachments, and more
Windows Search 4.0

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