Get rid of the Windows XP Search Assistant aka "the dog"

This post is intended for you if you answer at least one of the following questions with YES.

• You're not satisfied with the "Find Files and Folders" view in Windows XP?
• You liked the traditional Windows 2000 "Find Files and Folders" view?
• You don't like dogs?

Nothing against the cute little dog, but...

NO, the Windows XP search was the one features I really will never get used to.

And YES, you can switch to the old-fashioned/Windows 2000-style search view by copying the following lines in a .REG file and importing it into your registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"Use Search Asst"="no"

That's it! Enjoy!

Download the zipped .REG file