To get rid of the search assistant (dog), and enable classic search, the XP registry settings attached to this thread have this line: "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00 Elsewhere on the internet I have seen this variation: "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,0b,01,f8,75,60,00,00,00 Could anyone please explain the difference?