In the registry tweaks section there are multiple entries about disabling the search dog. The tweak works find if you search from Windows Explorer or from the Start menu. However, if you click on the search icon in Internet Explorer that stupid dog appears. Anyone know how to enable that dog entirerly?

regsvr32 /u %systemroot%\srchasst\srchui.dll

That unregisters the dll so he gone

woof

If you like the look of the new Windows XP search system, you can disable it using this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Set search assistant to the good stuff (disable that dodgy assistant and use advanced search)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant]
"SocialUI"=dword:00000000
"UsageCount"=dword:00000001
"UseAdvancedSearchAlways"=dword:00000001

It disables the assistant, and gives you the advanced search method instead.

Or you could use maxXPsoft's method, for a more 'permanent' solution

If you like the look of the new Windows XP search system, you can disable it using this:

surely, you mean "If you don't like the look..."

Thanks neophyte...

Is there a way to have the Advanced options always on by default? It gets annoying to always have to hit that little dropdown every time I do a search to have it search the system files and such (yes, I've already got those checked by default).

This is what I use, RyanVM:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Force Search to Search All Files
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"SearchSystemDirs"=dword:00000001
"SearchHidden"=dword:00000001
"SearchSlowFiles"=dword:00000001

;Set search assistant to the good stuff (disable that s***ty assistant and use advanced search)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant]
"SocialUI"=dword:00000000
"UsageCount"=dword:00000001
"UseAdvancedSearchAlways"=dword:00000001

This is what I use, RyanVM:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Force Search to Search All Files
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"SearchSystemDirs"=dword:00000001
"SearchHidden"=dword:00000001
"SearchSlowFiles"=dword:00000001

;Set search assistant to the good stuff (disable that s***ty assistant and use advanced search)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant]
"SocialUI"=dword:00000000
"UsageCount"=dword:00000001
"UseAdvancedSearchAlways"=dword:00000001

Thanks