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Start Menu Search not Working
My start menu "search programs and files" box isn't returning any results. Any ideas why?
Start Menu Search not Working
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New #2
Hi xichael, firstly is it not returning results whatever you search for? or are you searching for something specific? if the first, then check Indexing is on:
- Goto Start
- Select Control Panel
- Select Programs
- Select Programs and Features
- Select Turn Windows Features on or off
- Select "Indexing Service"
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New #3
I just turned the Indexing Service on, but it didn't make any difference.
When I search for a program, I just get "no items match your search".
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New #4
Is it something specific your searching for? or is it just returning no results whatever you type?
to test, try typing "partition" (no quotes) in and see if it returns any results
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New #5
Yes, I'm typing the names of programs. Nothing returns results. Not "partition", "notepad", "firefox", or anything else I have installed.
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New #6
ok, open up an elevated command prompt (Start>all programs>Accesories>right click Command Prompt>Run as Administrator) then type in "sfc /scannow" (no quotes) to check for corrupted system files. Post the results back
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New #7
I ran "sfc /scannow", and "Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations"... Any other ideas?
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New #8
Just one.... If you have your win 7 disk you can try a Repair Install see if that fixes it....
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New #9
Why in God's name did that just take 3 hours?... At least it fixed my problem. Thanks for the help, Martin!
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