How to Install the Ask.com Desktop Search
Install the Ask.com Desktop Search to simplify searching for files on your computer. It indexes the files on your computer, making searches lightening fast.
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Things You'll Need
- Internet Explorer
- Windows XP or Windows 2000 SP3
- 500 MHz CPU
- 128 MB of RAM
Instructions
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Make sure Internet Explorer is open. Visit Ask.com to download the Ask.com Desktop Search (see Resources below).
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Click the "Download Ask.com Desktop Search" button. This will open up the file-download dialog box.
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Click the "Run" button. This will download and run the setup program. Depending on your security settings, you may get another security-warning dialog box when the program is done downloading. If you do, go ahead and click the "Run" button on the security-warning dialog box.
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Click the "Next" button to install the software. Read the license agreement. Click the "I Agree" button.
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Close Internet explorer if you haven't already done so to avoid getting a warning when you install.
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Choose your install location and click the "Install" button. Accepting the default location should be fine.
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Select your preferences or just leave the default settings before finishing the installation. Uncheck the check box next to "Run Ask Desktop Search v2.1" if you don't want the program to start up right away. Uncheck the check box next to "Create a shortcut on my desktop" if you don't want a shortcut placed on your desktop.
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Click the "Finish" button. If you left the default settings in the last step, a shortcut will be placed on your desktop, and the Ask.com Desktop Search will open. Look in the right corner of the start bar at the bottom of the screen and right-click the small "Ask.com" icon.
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Select "Open Application Interface" or click the shortcut on your desktop to start the user interface. You are now ready to conduct fast and easy searches right from your desktop.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't agree with the software-license agreement, there is nothing you can do except give up on using the Ask.com Desktop Search software. There is no way to change the terms of the agreement.
Close Internet Explorer once the setup program is started. If you don't, you will get a warning and be forced to close it while you are installing the software.
