Chris Carey

Category: Microsoft

  • Disable Search Assistant on XP

    1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
    2. Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState subkey.
    3. From the Edit menu, select New, String Value.
    4. Enter a name of Use Search Asst
    5. Double-click the new value, type no in the “Value data” field to use the old search tool, and click OK.
    6. Close the registry editor.

  • Disable Autorun on XP

    Another solution is go to the following key in the registry
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER-> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows ->CurrentVersion ->
    Policies -> Explorer
    Create a REG_DWORD – NoDriveTypeAutoRun , give it the following value –
    0x10
    Then restart explorer.