Microsoft documentation and web pages can be pretty confusing on the issue as to what applies to which version of the software. The mists of time are particularly cloudy on this one, and it reinforces the argument for keeping a precise system log.
In a nutshell this means that particular file types were being incorrectly filtered by the search indexer. The windows hotfix does not claim to do this. Solution for this below. But don't speak too soon, for the wheels still in spin in the words of the Zimmerman. The above link takes you to a Microsoft site that invites you to give them an email address. The hotfix link is mailed to you. MAFF is a variant of a zip file, so changing its handler to Zip format should work.
Internet Explorer should not be used on windows XP. I personally did not follow this advice not having noticed it could have led to my problems.. The fact that trying to re-install WS4 comes up with the message "a previous version of search is not installed. Windows search cannot be installed on this system" makes it all the more confusing. Thanks again for all contributions in this thread. Hopefully the above detail will be of use to others. Great work with comprehensive summary bartholomewking.
Don't know why, It's not the end of the world for me, but is a minor fly in the otherwise fairly pleasing ointment. INI explanation. Thanks for your comment Nergal, the index has completed, however watch this space. I could be onto something. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community.
It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use. Share More sharing options Followers 1. Recommended Posts. Posted October 5, But you did ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Just kidding I spotted a web post today from you from a few months back July searching for an answer to this so it really must be bugging you.
I really have no ideas, but as you've found out we love a good mystery on this forum So a few thing to know if you've tried.. Were I to try system restore for this one, i'd probably be back down to a sinclair zx Thank you Hazelnut, i have seen those. Andavari Posted October 5, Splendid suite of software!
Do you mean it's inconsistent, or just doesn't work properly? Posted October 6, I remember whenever I uninstalled it that a window pops up with a couple of handfuls of listed effected programs.
Posted October 10, OK, well I already had a full system disc image I uninstalled windows search 4. I then did a system restore from the restore point created as above. Different attempts to reinstall failed. Eventually, there was nothing for it other than to restore a disc image. Andavari Posted October 10, Posted October 11, Thanks Andavari, mta!
I use Paragon Backup and Recovery Free. How up to date is that?! The Paragon suite is a bit inscrutiable at first, but it is worth persisting with it. Ideal for disc cloning again free I also use Syncback, a very useful free utility indeed, you've likely heard of it.
As I've been doing bugger all else nearly since that point it wasn't much of a problem ;-. Back on the Windows Search 4. However content searches i. I think this is something to do with the content filters that search uses. I'll let you know what transpires. Was the Paragon a full restore or some kind of incremental?
How long does the it take? They behave here just as you described. Didn't find one that really beats Nirsoft for my needs. Hi ISO-Later Yes the paragon restore was a full partition restore of my system drive, takes about hours, obviously depending on size. But, I still have some faith, watch this space, The other thing I've tried is Copernic. Read about them and judge for yourself.
In Summary. I applied the Windows Search 4. I left that alone. A download of the separate 64Bit iFilter is available at Adobe. Again beware.
There may be all sorts of ramifications for non-Adobe PDF readers. The important thing is that a current iFilter is installed I suspect. Re-index the Windows Search 4. This can be found in control panel, or by right clicking the Magnifying Glass icon that appears in the Notification Area at the bottom right of the taskbar in Windows XP. There are similar addons for Chrome etc. Windows Search does not show any result. The Windows Search icon in the task bar shows: "Waiting to receive indexing status When I go to the list of services running, it shows that Windows Search is set to automatic.
I click there to start it manually and it responds "Could not start the Windows Search service on Local Computer. Error The dependency service or group failed to start.
I started it manually, but it made no difference to Windows Search. Rebooting has made no difference. I have no idea what change or installation may have triggered this. The Windows Search Troubleshooter which could not fix the issue took me to this site. Hopefully somebody here can assist.
Thanks in advance. By default, the service comes with filters for HTML files, text files, and all files created by Microsoft Office , including e-mail. The filter also allows the service to isolate the meaningful text from other content in the document, such as header and formatting information.
In addition to using filters to determine how to search a file, the service has a list of noise words -- words that don't need to be indexed. Words in the noise list include prepositions, common verbs, conjunctions, pronouns, individual letters, and numbers.
The service also gathers other pertinent information about the file. For example, it indexes standard information, such as file size, time and date stamp, and file type. More detailed information about a document includes word count, author, or even the last time the document was printed.
As its name implies, the Change Journal keeps a constantly updated log of any file deletions, additions, or modifications to all folders on the NTFS volume. The Indexing Service can consult with the Change Journal to help determine when new files have been added or when existing files have been modified; it can then proceed to update the index.
As you can imagine, a database of all the files on your hard disk could become extremely large. To deal with the size issue, the service stores its database using NTFS Sparse File, a feature that stores files in a way that requires much less disk space than if they were stored on a FAT-formatted hard disk.
Now that you have a good idea of how the Indexing Service works, let's take a look at its default configuration via the Indexing Service console. Select the Directories folder in the tree to see a list of all the directories the service is configured to monitor. While these default settings ensure that data files on this computer will be included in the catalog, it forces the service to spend a lot of time searching through folders containing files that might not have the data you want to index.
To make the Indexing Service as efficient as possible, you should redirect the indexing operations to the My Documents folder, which contains all your data files. This will make the service much more efficient.
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