Gazette reader David J. writes:

Dear Dennis,

I seem to have lost ‘Rover The Dog’ Search Companion (Start -> Search in Windows XP). Somehow, Rover got off his leash and has now been replaced with MSN Search. I would like very much to put Rover back onto the left side of my computer screen, as he has always been a faithful companion to me and my Dell computer that I bought back in 1998. The funny thing is: Rover is still on my ‘Search for files and Folders’ page, but not on some of my other pages. Can you help me in getting Rover to Stay?

My response:

I’ve been asked this (and similar) questions before.

You can change the Search Companion (Rover) in Windows XP by clicking Start -> Search -> Files / Folders -> Change Search Preferences -> With a Different Character.

As far as I understand, the Search Companion character should appear on all related Search pages, so I’m not sure why you’ve got the MSN Butterfly on one page and Rover on another…

[Continue reading Windows Search Companion (Rover) keeps changing?]

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