Re: search feature does not work in outlook 2007

Hi Bill,

I have my hard drive partitioned to give me 4 drives
C:OS, D:Programmes, E:Data & Z:Swapfile.

I cleared the index after stopping and disabling the windows search service

upon restarting I ensured that the extra drives I need to include in the index search were added.

I think the indexing controls could be improved
Call me a newbie but my first impression was that Modify would only affect the selected item in the location list rather than allow me to add new locations - perhaps "Modify locations"?
The list of file types to be indexed needs a new sort by option that would let you group sorted by index name or index content. When you have more than 60 file extensions in the list the existing management is cumbersome.

Thanks for your help with this query.

Nigel

"BillR [MVP]" <BillR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8624777C-935A-48FE-A346-20F869A64D2F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Your Outlook data files aren't on another drive are they? One user had the same issue as you and it turned out he needed to index his other drive.

Go into Advanced in Indexing Options in Control Panel to rebuild or change the location of the Index.

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"Nigel Freeney" <nigel.msnewsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B4E5CF5B-B37D-415C-B4E3-EB941ABCF502@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Bill,

I have checked that the correct data file is being indexed and that tohers are specifically not.

How do I go about rebuilding the index?

Do I have control where the index is stored?

Thanks,

Nigel


"BillR [MVP]" <BillR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:7268C631-FBC9-46B3-856F-815801CA7122@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Check Indexing Options in Control panel and ensure you are indexing the Outlook data file you are searching. You might need to rebuild the Index.

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Bill R MVP
"Nigel Freeney" <nigel.msnewsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D5F661D7-2C1F-4B20-B500-E8EE2875E137@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I am not getting worthwhile results using Microsofts inbuilt search engine. I am running office 2007 in Vista with all latest updates applied.

I am trying to perform a search of my contacts. I have tried searching for details which are in the name of the contact and details that are known and I get no results found.

If I revert to the desktop the records I am looking for are listed!

Any suggestions?

Thans for any help with this,

Nigel




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