Switch To Classic Search

Windows XP has been giving us a good appearance in almost its appearances, including Search sidebar. On Windows XP’s search facility, you’ll assisted by an animated dog. Sure, it’s an interactive way to guiding us to find a file or folder. Unfortunately, it eats your computer resources. And if you’re using a computer with minimum specs, that animation will slow your screen down.

As you know, Windows XP’s Search has a standard appearance like this below.
Search menu with its standard appearance

And if you feel if the animation is too heavy to ‘act’ on your computer, just disable it and bring your Search menu to classic search.

  1. Open Registry Editor by click Start -> Run, enter regedit and then press Enter key.Open Registry Editor
  2. Drive to this registry path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ CabinetState.
    Registry path
  3. Create a new String value in CabinetState key, by right click on CabinetState key, and choose New -> String value menu.
    Open Registry Editor
  4. Replace the original value name to Use Search Asst.
    Use Search Asst value
  5. Give its value data by double click it, enter string no (case sensitive) as its value and then click OK
    modify its value data
  6. Then you’ll have the appearance like this.
    Final appearance
  7. Close Registry Editor.
  8. Then open your search menu by click Start -> Search or press Windows key + F keys.
    Result

To bring back to its standard appearance, just remove Use Search Asst value or give it value data yes.
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