Indexing doesn't work. Windows search service stopped

[scarecrow99]

My indexing stopped. When I checked "Windows Search" service is in auto startup mode but it wasn't running.
When I tried to manually start, it gave me "Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified." message.

Please help. Without an ability to search my computer I am pretty much lost now.

 

[Mike Connor]

Can you clarify that please? Is Windows search enabled?



Regards....Mike Connor

 

[scarecrow99]

Yes, it is enabled. I just went to "Windows Features" to confirm this.

 

[scarecrow99]

Can you clarify that please? Is Windows search enabled?



Regards....Mike Connor

Yes, it is enabled. I just went to "Windows Features" to confirm this.

 

[Mike Connor]

OK. Are you getting an error of some sort? How do you know that "Indexing is disabled"?

There are various services which are set to "automatic" as a default. You should leave these alone.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[scarecrow99]

OK. Are you getting an error of some sort? How do you know that "Indexing is disabled"?

There are various services which are set to "automatic" as a default. You should leave these alone.

Regards....Mike Connor

Yes. Error message is below:
"Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified"

 

[Mike Connor]

OK. Are you getting an error of some sort? How do you know that "Indexing is disabled"?

There are various services which are set to "automatic" as a default. You should leave these alone.

Regards....Mike Connor

Yes. Error message is below:
"Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified"

What are you searching for, and how are you doing it?

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[scarecrow99]

OK. Are you getting an error of some sort? How do you know that "Indexing is disabled"?

There are various services which are set to "automatic" as a default. You should leave these alone.

Regards....Mike Connor

Yes. Error message is below:
"Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified"

What are you searching for, and how are you doing it?

Regards....Mike Connor

If you have used Windows 7 you will know what I am doing.
Any ways, I searching a for an existing PDF doc from the start button.

 

[scarecrow99]

Yes. Error message is below:
"Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified"

What are you searching for, and how are you doing it?

Regards....Mike Connor

If you have used Windows 7 you will know what I am doing.
Any ways, I searching a for an existing PDF doc from the start button.

This is resolved by forcing re-index. I think previous index results got corrupted "Windows Search" service couldn't salvage so it kept dying...duh!