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How do I replace the stupid Windows XP dog assistance search with the classic Windows 2000 search?

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Mar 15, 20268311 views
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How do I get search in Windows XP back to the way it was in Windows 2000, in one step? What is the easiest way to do this?

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Fix for: How do I replace the stupid Windows XP dog assistance search with the classic Windows 2000 search?

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You can click 'Change Preferences' and select 'Without an animated screen character' to remove the dog. To get the more Win2K-like behaviour (ie jumping directly to the 'Search for files and folders' dialog), set the 'Change files and folders search…

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