Words cannot adequately convey how much I hate the Microsoft Search Companion, which is enabled by default on XP, so I have attempted to express my feelings with images instead.

The mere fact that I went to the trouble of doing this will hopefully indicate just how I feel inside when this adorable pooch saunters onto my screen and obstructs my ability to find a file quickly by trying to force me to decide what kind of file it is that I’m looking for first. Or maybe I’d like to search the internet instead…?