Re: search feature does not work in outlook 2007

Hi Bill,

The search feature has reverted to no results found. This appears to be a pretty useless tool for me in this incarnation - offering lits but ultimately flawed.

I was already using Copernic Desktop Search in XP and found it useful but slow. I chose to use it over Google Desktop Search because I could decide where to store the index database and avoid overwhelming my C:\ partition.

Thanks,

For the help.

Nigel

"BillR [MVP]" <BillR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B706DE80-7E8F-428A-8CD3-185F3C2AC80C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rebuilding the index and checking the settings in both Indexing in Control Panel and in Outlook is about all I can really suggest.
Except that if you still have issues try a 3rd party indexing and search. Copernic Desktop Search and the Google equivalent are two I have tried in the past before Microsoft jumped on the bandwagon.. I particularly liked Copernic.

--
Bill R MVP
"Richard" <Richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E9D65E7A-D24A-4D1D-86AE-CC33AC762325@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I appreciate your comments and help. I still cannot search anything in my
contacts list - any search comes up with no records found. I do not have
multiple drives. I have left my machine on with the search running over
night - didn't help.

What are my options? I am effectively stuck without access to any of my
contacts list. Am I going to have to pay Microsoft $49.95 for a support call
to advise them that their software doesn't work and beg for a fix?


"BillR [MVP]" wrote:

It can take quite some time to build an Index. With Windows XP and the
Desktop Search installed the recommendation can be to leave the machine on
overnight to get an adequate Index built. I think there needs to be more
info out there about enabling Indexing for multiple drives.

--
Bill R MVP
"Nigel Freeney" <nigel.msnewsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:904EFF4D-EE6E-422C-9159-CE72310C45D5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Bill,
>
> I rebooted my PC after remving the datafile from the excluded list. > After
> restart I did a search which stayed at "No results found" for 30 > minutes.
> I left it for about an hour an a half and when I returned it had found > the
> anticpated results. It now seems to be working as expected and the > speed
> appears to back to normal too. I'll let you know if it trips over > again.
>
> Thans,
>
> Nigel
>
> "Nigel Freeney" <nigel.msnewsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:123E57F8-7ABB-488B-9B84-63224DD48707@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> I think I know what the problem may be.
>>
>> Microsoft has taen a user unfriendly and rather arrogant approach to
>> handling the results from its new search feature. It assumes that the
>> user will not expand the search beyond a small automaticaly defined >> area
>> thereby keeping it fast and responsive. Of course we don't all have
>> single drive machines with single Outlook datafiles. I personally >> have 4
>> partitions and 5 datafiles. Of course I want immediate access to all >> of
>> this.
>>
>> I had switched off indexing my main data file for Outlook and >> peformed a
>> search which I new should come back with around 60 records it >> returned
>> two - progress from none granted but not yet what Iwanted. I removed >> the
>> data file from the exclusion list and suddenly all the expected >> results
>> appeared. Coincidence of course it had nothing to do with that.
>>
>> It was simply taking more than 20 seconds for the results to be
>> displayed!
>>
>> The fact the it displays no results found is a complete red herring. >> So I
>> guess my suggestion for an update to vista would be to show "no >> records
>> found - still searching" and maybe a little animation to show that it >> was
>> still actively searching the records rather than simply having died >> under
>> the load.
>>
>> I still have to retstart my machine to ensure that the now indexed
>> datafile returns the records albeit slowly that I expect.
>>
>> I hope this is the problem that Richard has too.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>> "BillR [MVP]" <BillR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5EE1F767-0E4B-4BEB-9009-D0B7D9DCF1D3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Not sure on this. It seems something is failing. You might try to >>> log a
>>> support request.
>>>
>>> -- >>> Bill R MVP
>>> "Richard" <Richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:BD5C6467-34AC-4BD8-B74B-C764F7AE32BC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>I have the same problem: Any search of Outlook 2007 Contacts on >>>>Vista
>>>>comes
>>>> up "no matches found". I have already spent hours re-indexing my
>>>> entire
>>>> machine. Outlook claims "Outlook has finished indexing all of your
>>>> items."
>>>> This is clearly a bug - I cannot search for anything in my Outlook
>>>> Contacts!
>>>>
>>>> Any help is most appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> "Nigel Freeney" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for the confusion. All searches fail. I was saying that even
>>>>> searches
>>>>> with just "the" or "a" also failed to show that I was searching >>>>> for
>>>>> things
>>>>> that if only a couple of records were indexed and working, would >>>>> have
>>>>> generated results.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nigel
>>>>>
>>>>> "BillR [MVP]" <BillR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:522FD81B-2E9A-4FA5-8458-53879D3FD089@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> > But searches without those words work ok?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > -- >>>>> > Bill R MVP
>>>>> > "Nigel Freeney" <nigel.msnewsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >>>>> > message
>>>>> > news:057B7C28-0AB2-4DB9-A136-5EB991C76152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> >> Hi All,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Search within Outlook 2007 is broken again!
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> After stopping the service and deleting the cache and then
>>>>> >> re-instating,
>>>>> >> as previously decribed, the search feature appeared to work as
>>>>> >> expected.
>>>>> >> Unfortunately any search including "the" and "a" returns no >>>>> >> results
>>>>> >> found
>>>>> >> when searching my contacts. The number of indexed files has >>>>> >> risen
>>>>> >> from
>>>>> >> 150,000 to 587,000 not sure if that is part of the problem.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Anyone have any further ideas
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Thanks,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Nigel
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> "Nigel Freeney" <nigel.msnewsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >>>>> >> message
>>>>> >> news:8BE957D9-8E4C-42C1-A942-926F867DB7CB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> >>> 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.
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> -- >>>>> >>>> Bill R MVP
>>>>> >>>> "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.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>>> 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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