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File search won't work
This is the second time that file search has stopped
working. I don't want to rebuild again because it is a pain. File seacrch just doesen't work any more. It appears to initiate and then provide no results. Even generic searchs such as *.doc give nothing. It doesen't matter if you use a full system scan of just try a single folder. Anyone have this problem? Anyone know how to fix it? |
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File search won't work
Have you recently run TweakUI? Did you uncheck the Search Results box on the
Desktop tab? If so that could well be your problem. Using TweakUI make certain that "Search Results" is checked on the Desktop tab. If you haven't got TweakUI the latest version (1.33) can be downloaded from Microsoft and installed as follows: If you don't have TweakUI the latest version of TweakUI for Win Me (1.33) can be obtained from http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstati.../nttweakui.asp Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak), run to extract components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install, close the help window that comes up to allow install to finish. C:\Tweak can now be deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel. Just a few words of caution though if you are new to using TweakUI on Win Me. a) Do not change the first icon (My Computer) on the Desktop tab. Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special Folders when using either WebView or Active desktop. b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab. Doing this disables the Search in Explorer. c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab. d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on the IE tab. Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control Panel including TweakUI. e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab. This causes quite a few unexpected "problems". See MS KB 274847 "No Search Results Are Returned After You Disable Search Results" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=274847). -- Mike Maltby Antony wrote: This is the second time that file search has stopped working. I don't want to rebuild again because it is a pain. File seacrch just doesen't work any more. It appears to initiate and then provide no results. Even generic searchs such as *.doc give nothing. It doesen't matter if you use a full system scan of just try a single folder. Anyone have this problem? Anyone know how to fix it? |
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