FindFast, how to get RID of it?

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

MEB
Mon Mar 03 21:04:34 PST 2008



"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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AlmostBob
Mon Mar 03 21:04:25 PST 2008

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

Sunny
Mon Mar 03 22:24:30 PST 2008


"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.

Robert
Tue Mar 04 08:19:42 PST 2008

On Mar 3, 10:24=A0pm, "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 =A0:-
> 1. =A0 Start Menu, then click on Control Panel.
> 2. =A0 In control Panel window, double click Find Fast.
> 3. =A0 In the "Index for documents in and below" list, click the first ite=
m.
> 4. =A0 On the Index Menu, click Delete Index. =A0In the Delete Index dialo=
g
> box, click OK.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 When you are prompted whether to delete the index, click OK.
> 5. =A0 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until no more indices are listed.
> 6. =A0 On the Index Menu. click Close and Stop. =A0Then click OK to stop F=
ind
> Fast.
> 7. =A0 Then, =A0do either of the following:
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Remove Find Fast shortcut from the startup folder, or
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Run the MS Office97 Setup program in maintenance mode, and rem=
ove
> 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

AlmostBob
Tue Mar 04 15:57:50 PST 2008

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

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Catalog of removal tools (2)
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Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
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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