search companion

am using IE 6 On XP home and cant stop search companion appearing, have tried following methods to no avail...

Method 1: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

From the Start menu, select Run.
In the Open field, type sfc /scannow (Note: There is a space between sfc and /scannow)
Select the OK button.
Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process.
Reboot the computer when System File Checker completes.
Method 2: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

From the Start menu, select Search, select All Files and Folders.
Select More Advanced Options and place a checkmark beside Search Hidden Files and Folders option.
Ensure that Search System Folders and Search Subfolders are also checked.
In the All or Part of the File Name box, type ie.inf
In the Look In drop-down menu, select C: or the letter of the hard drive that contains the Windows folder.
Click the Search button.
In the search results pane, find the ie.inf file located in Windows\Inf folder.
Right click the ie.inf file and click Install on the context menu.
Reboot the computer when the file copy process is complete.

And...

To Disable Search Companion Through the Registry Key

1.
Close Internet Explorer (all instances).

2.
Open Registry Editor by clicking Start, clicking Run, and then typing regedit.

Caution Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer. You can also use the Last Known Good Configuration startup option if you encounter problems after manual changes have been applied.

3.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

4.
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click String value.

5.
Type Use Search Asst as the name for the new value (the type is REG_SZ), and then press ENTER.

6.
Click the new entry (Use Search Asst), and then on the Edit menu, click Modify.

7.
For Value data, type:

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Any suggestion most apreciated.

 

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Nope vbs script did not work, thank you.