How do I get rid of the windows desktop search crap?

Energize · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:19

After updating windows xp, I now have this microsoft search thing on the taskbar, looking very ugly and taking up precious space. It's like a virus, using rescources and resisting my every attempt to get rid of it, who can save me from it?

Fothsn · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:24

Can you not uninstall it from the add remove programs? Or right click go to toolbars and deselect it?

Energize · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:28

Ah so you can uninstall it, thank god.

Though with it being microsoft, I expect I will have to go through the retardation of restarting the computer to remove it, so I will do that later.

Shadows1990 · 15 Sep 2008 at 06:35

I tried removing it once, and all it did was delete the entry from the Add/Remove Programs list.

wesley · 15 Sep 2008 at 08:29

i like the instant search feature but it's horrible to look at in taskbar, wondered if it's possible to move it to start menu, like u got in vista start menu?

thanks

bledd · 15 Sep 2008 at 09:11

windows classic search interface (2000 look) is the best

can't get it in vista

TrUz · 15 Sep 2008 at 09:19

You cannot move it to the start menu but you can remove it from the taskbar and just use the normal search button on the start menu which will open windows desktop search by default.

TrUz