Startup Problems

[Guest]

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As win xp pro starts up, the search box pops up and keeps coming up until I
press ctrl-alt-delete and end the program. Can anyone tell me what can cause
this
Thankyou

 

[Guest]

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Follow the instructions outlined in this article:

Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321186&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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"BillSt" wrote:

| As win xp pro starts up, the search box pops up and keeps coming up until I
| press ctrl-alt-delete and end the program. Can anyone tell me what can cause
| this
| Thank you

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

Thanks for the response, but I think it had something to do with the
activation process. The problem has disappeared.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Follow the instructions outlined in this article:
>
> Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321186&Product=winxp
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
>
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>
> "BillSt" wrote:
>
> | As win xp pro starts up, the search box pops up and keeps coming up until I
> | press ctrl-alt-delete and end the program. Can anyone tell me what can cause
> | this
> | Thank you
>