[doveman]

I've recently installed XP SP3 using an nlited disc with Search Assistant removed.

The thing is, now I can't get Search to default to have Advanced Options ticked and it's rather annoying having to remember to tick it every time I use it.

I've tried all the registry tweaks I could find:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"SearchSystemDirs"=dword:00000001
"SearchHidden"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant]
"SocialUI"=dword:00000000
"UsageCount"=dword:00000001
"UseAdvancedSearchAlways"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"Use Search Asst"="yes"

I've even tried re-installing Search Assistant using srchasst.inf and manually registering the two dll files associated with it, but I still get the classic Search with Advanced unticked everytime.

I don't particularly want the Search Assistant back, but I'm puzzled why it isn't after doing all that. I definitely would like Advanced to stay ticked!

[RUSerious]

Are you saying that at one time you definitely did NOT have to tick the Advanced Options???
IOW: Was it already ticked when you opened Search?

I'd love to know how you got it to do that in the first place.

Wonder if doing a new build with Search Assistant left in, with the same reg settings, would get this back?

Ref:
http://www.msfn.org/board/print.html&c...=70&t=26747
http://www.msfn.org/board/print.html&c...=70&t=21330
http://www.msfn.org/board/print.html&c...=70&t=33179

[doveman]

Well, on non-nlited builds (so with Search Assistant), Search doesn't show a tick box for "Advanced Options" but if I click on the expand arrows next to "More advanced options" it shows the options that I used for the last search already ticked and regardless of whether I expand "More advanced options" or not, it observes the ticked parameters when I search.

I can't be bothered to do a new build just to see if leaving Search Assistant enabled fixes this but I'll certainly leave it in next time I use nlite.

[RUSerious]

Hmmm,
My expand arrows only show the text "Search Options".
The only way I can see the sub options is to tick "Advanced Options".

And when I search say for oem on c:/ it finds
0 files w' "Advanced Options" NOT ticked
and
37 files w' "Advanced Options" ticked (w' the sub options already ticked)

I guess when testing various combinations of settings, people need to actually search for a system file; rather than just look to see if the "Advanced Options" option stayed ticked.

Maybe someone who does NOT remove Search Assistant can let us know what settings work for them.

[doveman]

Just to clarify, Search is exactly as you've described with my nlite (with Search Assistant removed) build, which I believe is referred to as "Classic Search".

I'd be surprised if Search in an nlite build with Search Assistant left in looks or behaves in any way different from a standard build, but of course I can't be certain till I've tried it.