There was another update this morning, but it was a bit different this time. This payload came with a new annoying little program called Windows Search. Several of my monitoring programs told me there was a change but I clicked it through as the computer updated itself, figuring IE and such were updated.

At restart Windows Search launched itself first in my task bar. I clicked to close it, and it wouldn't go away. I opened my Control Panel and opened up Mike Lin's little Start-up program and unchecked the line for Windows Search, but nothing popped up (WinPatrol usually asks me if I want to make this registry change). It didn't go away.

I restarted the computer, and it was still there. I opened up Start-up and it was still unchecked, but clearly using this to get it out of that lineup wasn't working this time, it was embedded in some other start menu (how is that? What and where is it?)

When I moused over Windows Search it gives me various choices, including "index now." And when you open the program it offers to look for stuff in your computer. But Windows Explorer already does that, and there is also a Search option when you open the Start menu.

It has been my experience that when programs that want to "index" the contents of your computer come on board that they are oppressive and slow. I updated my Nero software from 6 to 8 about a year ago and it slowed a lot. I searched around and found that not only had it changed how some programs worked (they didn't) it slowed everything as it busily watched were everything was in case I might decide to run a search for something so it could go to work. I uninstalled the Nero 8 and reinstalled Nero 6.

Makes no sense to put this in, so I went into Control Panel and uninstalled that little number. I'll be interested to hear if any of the rest of you encounter this little "update" that isn't really an update.

SRS