FindFast, how to get RID of it?

[Guest Robert A. Macy]

Everytime I reboot this insidious program comes back.

 

ctrl+alt+del, End Task, and it's gone.

 

But isn't there some easy way to stomp this thing out?

 

Robert

[Guest AlmostBob]

Re: FindFast, how to get RID of it?

 

go back to your MSOffice installation and remove it

 

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"Robert A. Macy" <macy@california.com> wrote in message

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> Everytime I reboot this insidious program comes back.

>

> ctrl+alt+del, End Task, and it's gone.

>

> But isn't there some easy way to stomp this thing out?

>

> Robert

[Guest MEB]

Re: FindFast, how to get RID of it?

 

 

 

"Robert A. Macy" <macy@california.com> wrote in message

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| Everytime I reboot this insidious program comes back.

|

| ctrl+alt+del, End Task, and it's gone.

|

| But isn't there some easy way to stomp this thing out?

|

| Robert

 

Start > Control Panel > Find Fast >

Remove ALL present data files, then turn off data base creation for ALL

drives and folders. Next time you install Office or Word choose NOT to

install Find Fast using custom installation.

 

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[Guest Sunny]

Re: FindFast, how to get RID of it?

 

 

"Robert A. Macy" <macy@california.com> wrote in message

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| Everytime I reboot this insidious program comes back.

|

| ctrl+alt+del, End Task, and it's gone.

|

| But isn't there some easy way to stomp this thing out?

 

The correct way to disable fastfind requires that you delete the find fast

index files :-

1. Start Menu, then click on Control Panel.

2. In control Panel window, double click Find Fast.

3. In the "Index for documents in and below" list, click the first item.

4. On the Index Menu, click Delete Index. In the Delete Index dialog

box, click OK.

When you are prompted whether to delete the index, click OK.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until no more indices are listed.

6. On the Index Menu. click Close and Stop. Then click OK to stop Find

Fast.

7. Then, do either of the following:

Remove Find Fast shortcut from the startup folder, or

Run the MS Office97 Setup program in maintenance mode, and remove

Find Fast.

[Guest Robert A. Macy]

Re: FindFast, how to get RID of it?

 

On Mar 3, 10:24 pm, "Sunny" <wombatho...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> "Robert A. Macy" <m...@california.com> wrote in messagenews:384bde3f-ac7f-41d7-ba5c-98852862051a@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

> | Everytime I reboot this insidious program comes back.

> |

> | ctrl+alt+del, End Task, and it's gone.

> |

> | But isn't there some easy way to stomp this thing out?

>

> The correct way to disable fastfind requires that you delete the find fast

> index files  :-

> 1.   Start Menu, then click on Control Panel.

> 2.   In control Panel window, double click Find Fast.

> 3.   In the "Index for documents in and below" list, click the first item.

> 4.   On the Index Menu, click Delete Index.  In the Delete Index dialog

> box, click OK.

>       When you are prompted whether to delete the index, click OK.

> 5.   Repeat steps 3 and 4 until no more indices are listed.

> 6.   On the Index Menu. click Close and Stop.  Then click OK to stop Find

> Fast.

> 7.   Then,  do either of the following:

>       Remove Find Fast shortcut from the startup folder, or

>       Run the MS Office97 Setup program in maintenance mode, and remove

> Find Fast.

 

THANK YOU ALL very much for this help.

 

I went through this two years ago, cleaned out Findfast. but somehow

it came back on its own?! I didn't even reinstall Office, or do

anything with it. Go figure.

 

Thanks again for the 'step by step'

 

Robert

[Guest AlmostBob]

Re: FindFast, how to get RID of it?

 

may have been included in some office update, dunno havent chcked

 

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Catalog of removal tools (2)

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"Robert A. Macy" <macy@california.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 3, 10:24 pm, "Sunny" <wombatho...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> "Robert A. Macy" <m...@california.com> wrote in

messagenews:384bde3f-ac7f-41d7-ba5c-98852862051a@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.co

m...

> | Everytime I reboot this insidious program comes back.

> |

> | ctrl+alt+del, End Task, and it's gone.

> |

> | But isn't there some easy way to stomp this thing out?

>

> The correct way to disable fastfind requires that you delete the find fast

> index files :-

> 1. Start Menu, then click on Control Panel.

> 2. In control Panel window, double click Find Fast.

> 3. In the "Index for documents in and below" list, click the first item.

> 4. On the Index Menu, click Delete Index. In the Delete Index dialog

> box, click OK.

> When you are prompted whether to delete the index, click OK.

> 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until no more indices are listed.

> 6. On the Index Menu. click Close and Stop. Then click OK to stop Find

> Fast.

> 7. Then, do either of the following:

> Remove Find Fast shortcut from the startup folder, or

> Run the MS Office97 Setup program in maintenance mode, and remove

> Find Fast.

 

THANK YOU ALL very much for this help.

 

I went through this two years ago, cleaned out Findfast. but somehow

it came back on its own?! I didn't even reinstall Office, or do

anything with it. Go figure.

 

Thanks again for the 'step by step'

 

Robert