Uninstalling Windows Desktop Search 4.0?

[Guest Larc]

How can I uninstall this annoying program and go back to the old WinXP search?

WDS 4.0 does NOT appear in Add or Remove Programs.

 

There's got to be a method for uninstalling since I thought I may have

inadvertently deleted the KB940157 file from Add or Remove Programs and

installed WDS again to see if it would show up. It didn't. However, KB940157

uninstalled the original instance before installing the new.

 

This is on an older XP laptop, and I have no intention of turning on indexing

and slowing it down even more.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Larc

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Uninstalling Windows Desktop Search 4.0?

 

See if "Window Search 4.0" is listed in Add/Remove Programs; also make sure

the Show Updates box is checked.

 

Larc wrote:

> How can I uninstall this annoying program and go back to the old WinXP

> search? WDS 4.0 does NOT appear in Add or Remove Programs.

>

> There's got to be a method for uninstalling since I thought I may have

> inadvertently deleted the KB940157 file from Add or Remove Programs and

> installed WDS again to see if it would show up. It didn't. However,

> KB940157 uninstalled the original instance before installing the new.

>

> This is on an older XP laptop, and I have no intention of turning on

> indexing and slowing it down even more.

>

> Thanks for any help.

>

> Larc

[Guest Larc]

Re: Uninstalling Windows Desktop Search 4.0?

 

On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:41:48 -0400, Larc <larc@notmyaddress.com> wrote:

 

| How can I uninstall this annoying program and go back to the old WinXP search?

| WDS 4.0 does NOT appear in Add or Remove Programs.

|

| There's got to be a method for uninstalling since I thought I may have

| inadvertently deleted the KB940157 file from Add or Remove Programs and

| installed WDS again to see if it would show up. It didn't. However, KB940157

| uninstalled the original instance before installing the new.

|

| This is on an older XP laptop, and I have no intention of turning on indexing

| and slowing it down even more.

 

I posted here a little too soon. Found a site with precise instructions and

even an uninstall file to download if needed (I needed it).

 

http://tinyurl.com/4mttd8

 

Success!!! :)

 

Larc