How are you accessing the Google search?
Do you use the Google Toolbar? If yes, have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling it?

If you use the Toolbar, have you tried removing the Options set on it? Click circle on far right> Options> UNCHECK everything except Search Box. If that handlers the problems, then it means one of the Options you have enabled is causing a conflict.

And when you say "crash", what happens?

Please look for Errors in the Event Viewer that are corresponding to the time of the Google crash:

Start> Run> type in eventvwr

Do this on each the System and the Applications logs:

• 
  [1]. Click to open the log>
  [2]. Look for the Error>
  [3] .Double click on the Error>
  [4]. Click on Copy button, top right, below the down arrow >
  [5]. Paste here (Ctrl V)
  [6].NOTES
  • You can ignore Warnings and Information Events.
  • If you have a recurring Error with same ID#, same Source and same Description, only one copy is needed.
  • You don't need to include the lines of code in the box below the Description, if any.
  • Please do not copy the entire Event log.

Errors are time coded. Check the computer clock on crash.

Good job:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event ID: 1041
Description:
Windows cannot query DllName registry entry for {CF7639F3-ABA2-41DB-97F2-81E2C5DBFC5D} and it will not be loaded. This is most likely caused by a faulty registration.

{CF7639F3-ABA2-41DB-97F2-81E2C5DBFC5D} is associated with Internet Explorer 8. The Guid in the registery is under
GPExtensions. (Group Policy)
The errors come in groups of 4 and all point to the GPExtensions guids. The message has to do with group policy. The following can fix this, but it requires a regedit. Please back up the Registry first, before making any changes:

Start> Run> cmd> type in regedit click [OK]
Locate this Key:

HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions=
Delete this entry in the right pane/window
"{CF7639F3-ABA2-41DB-97F2-81E2C5DBFC5D}",,0x00000000,"Internet Explorer
Machine Accelerators"

Close the Registry Editor and Run disk clean up then run a clean up with
this tool:
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim
Then this command:
sfc /scannow

How do I uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8?: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event ID: 7026
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
PciCon
Device Manager or Windows just warning you it cannot load it. It's probably a modem card which hasn't had the correct drivers installed. Either you have a card in one of your PCI slots which you need to either remove or set up properly, or you may have an on-board modem which needs to be disabled in the BIOS.
There is also a programs named PC Icon Editor which is a tool designed to Create, Edit, and Manage Windows icons, cursors, and Icon Library files.

Open the device Manager: Control Panel> System> Hardware tab> Device Manager> look for any yellow triangles with black ! points in the PCI categories. That will be the driver that isn't loading.

Thank you fastco. Most of it is a lot of searching, followed by copy and paste. I think the Event Viewer is one of the most underused tools! I can't read minidumps and have found that the Event Viewer can be used once the user knows how.

I'm going to leave this description of the Event viewer. I hope you find it helpful. It should make navigating easier.

You're welcome. I thought I had that here somewhere but couldn't find it. Maybe should have put it on "Off Topic" board- I get into trouble for things like that! But since it was recommended to edbug, I thought it might be appropriate.