Solved: search is missing form start menu on xp

i have went to start properties and customize and advanced and it still dont show up. what does show up is a magnafiing glass that wasnt there b4. it dont let me look up files and folders.

PLEASE HELP ME

 

click start.
go to the bar on the right-hand-side where things like my documents are. Right click -> properties. (note: it should be the only one there)
Advanced tab, scroll down till you see search. tick the box, press ok

 

I did that but it still dont work

 

mustandlady, Cookiegal moved your original post to the Malware Removal & HijackThis Logs forum and replied to you with instructions to help you correct the problem. Here's a link to that thread.

http://forums.techguy.org/malware-removal-hijackthis-logs/752650-sear-missing-start-menu.html

Tufenuf

 

Please help me