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re: Search not working Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 8:02 am Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) As to the empty or incomplete search box: -- open Windows Explorer and find the srchasst.inf file in the Windows\Inf folder; -- right-click on that file and click Install on the context menu; -- have your WXP CD nearby; -- reboot when the process is done. Note:  the Windows\Inf folder is a hidden folder. You need to make sure that on the View tab of Windows Explorer Folder Options, "Show hidden files and folders" is checked. On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 7:22 am, Dejan wrote: >I have one huge problem. When I boot my computer, WinXP doesn't finish loading. It >stops few seconds after Start button appears. There are few icons missing on desktop >and it doesn't move until I push reset button. If I log on as different user, then >swith to me it works normally. Also there is nothing in my search window. When I >press Start/Search/For files and folders there is empty space above assistant and >no windows to enter text [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Search not working Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 12:10 am Posted by Dejan (18 messages posted) Didn't help. Still nothing in search window. Just a cute assistant dog moving about but absolutely nothing above him. No windows no text, ... nothing. Empty window. And boot still hangs everytime I select my profile. Please help!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Search not working Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 11:44 am Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) Is the search window OK for other users? Do you have a full install CD for WXP? Or do you have some sort of recovery disk from the computer manufacturer? Can you boot into safe mode OK? On Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 12:10 am, Dejan wrote: >Didn't help. Still nothing in search window. Just a cute assistant dog moving about >but absolutely nothing above him. No windows no text, ... nothing. Empty window. >And boot still hangs everytime I select my profile. Please help!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Search not working Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 11:34 pm Posted by Dejan (18 messages posted) The search is currently not a problem because I can't boot my computer anymore. I can do it as a different user but not me. If I boot as different user and then switch to me it works normaly. I do have Win XP instalation DVD and I even performed Windows repair function of setup. It went through but the problem stayed the same. And there is misterious and suspicious file called msv0.dll that keeps on poping up on desktop. It really smells like trojan or something but 3 antivirus softwares can't find anything. Is there a way to find out what stops the boot? Event viewer reports nothing suspicious. Thank you On Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 11:44 am, jcw wrote: >Is the search window OK for other users? > >Do you have a full install CD for WXP? Or do you have some sort of recovery disk >from the computer manufacturer? > Can you boot into safe mode OK? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Search not working Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 5:08 pm Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) ". . . [a] file called msv0.dll that keeps on poping up on desktop." Like what is shown at click here ? Can you boot into safe mode? If yes, do so, and if not, then boot-up using some other user identity.  Then search in Windows Explorer for that file, msv0.dll.  Once you find it, right-click on it, then click on Properties, and get all information about the file. On Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 11:34 pm, Dejan wrote: >The search is currently not a problem because I can't boot my computer anymore. I >can do it as a different user but not me. If I boot as different user and then switch >to me it works normaly. > >I do have Win XP instalation DVD and I even performed Windows repair function of >setup. It went through but the problem stayed the same. And there is misterious and >suspicious file called msv0.dll that keeps on poping up on desktop. It really smells >like trojan or something but 3 antivirus softwares can't find anything. Is there >a way to find out what stops the boot? Event viewer reports nothing suspicious. > >Thank you > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Search not working Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 11:21 pm Posted by Dejan (18 messages posted) It looks exactly like that. It is located in c:\documents and settings\Dejan. When I click properties it states nothing unusual (opens with Microsoft Register) On Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 5:08 pm, jcw wrote: >". . . [a] file called msv0.dll that keeps on poping up on desktop." > Like what is shown at click >here ? > Can you boot into safe mode? > If yes, do so, and if not, then boot-up using some other user identity. Then >search in Windows Explorer for that file, msv0.dll. Once you find it, right-click >on it, then click on Properties, and get all information about the file. > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Search not working Monday, April 10, 2006 at 8:13 am Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) ". . . . it states nothing unusual" That doesn't tell me anything (such as the source of the file, its purpose, size, etc.), so all I can suggest is to reboot back into safe mode and rename the file as:   old_msv0.dll Then reboot into normal mode and see if the file reappears on desktop, and if there is any noticeable malfunction elsewhere. If not, you then could delete the file into the recycle bin, but leave it there for a while "just in case." On Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 11:21 pm, Dejan wrote: >It looks exactly like that. It is located in c:\documents and settings\Dejan. When >I click properties it states nothing unusual (opens with Microsoft Register) > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum