Windows Search not working

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  1. Posts : 15
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Windows Search not working


    recently i've been unable to search for folders, files, etc. that are located in "Computer"... for example I search for something I know is there and all I get is "No items match your search." I am however, able to search in libraries, homegroup, custom..., and internet and they also make a sound whenever I click on them, but when I click computer it yields no response.

    screenshot;

      My Computer


  2. Posts : 15,026
    Windows 10 Home 64Bit
       #2

    Welcome to SF Empyreal

    Have you seen this this tutorial- Index - Rebuild
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  3. Posts : 15
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    koolkat77 said:
    Welcome to SF Empyreal

    Have you seen this this tutorial- Index - Rebuild
    Just finished rebuilding it, but i'm still unable to search in
    "computer" though I am able to search in local disk c:
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  4. Posts : 6,458
    x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
       #4

    @empyreal: try the same search in C:\ and then in Computer - hint, you can navigate to Computer and select the search item from the drop down search list.

    What are the results?
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  5. Posts : 15
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Slartybart said:
    @empyreal: try the same search in C:\ and then in Computer - hint, you can navigate to Computer and select the search item from the drop down search list.

    What are the results?
    I get results in C:\ but not computer
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  6. Posts : 6,458
    x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
       #6

    that's a shame.

    I can't really see the info on your images, could you try again, one image at a time and so a snip of the window, not the whole screen (on the snipping tool, down arrow on new - select window, then use the hand to select one window, save it, then the same thing for the next)

    Thanks
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  7. Posts : 6,458
    x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
       #7

    Have you tried the Microsoft Mr. Fixit?
    Fix Windows Desktop Search when it crashes or not showing results
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  8. Posts : 15
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    edited the image.. should be able to see the text if you zoom in on it, and yes i've tried Mr. Fixit but it didn't help :/
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  9. Posts : 6,458
    x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
       #9

    ok, it would be helpful if I didn't have to down load the image, but I did and I see Search results in C:, but only an explorer window for the computer - no search results.

    Too bad about the Mr. Fixit, sometimes the fix is for a different problem - same area, but different

    Sorry about the small images - but I had to work with what you provided. See the two snips of you images.

    --> it's almost as if you didn't hit the return key... can't tell from here though. I would expect to see the "No items match your search" msg
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Windows Search not working-searchc.png   Windows Search not working-comp.png  
    Last edited by Slartybart; 02 Jun 2012 at 16:56. Reason: amplify
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  10. Posts : 6,458
    x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
       #10

    I emulated what I see in your images - see the difference
    two are Search results
    one is just an explorer window
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Windows Search not working-searchcdrive.png   Windows Search not working-searchcomputer.png   Windows Search not working-explorecomp.png  
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