Search Function Start Menu Broken

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  1. Posts : 662
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64
       #1

    Search Function Start Menu Broken


    After installing a registry fix to fix my issue with renaming/moving/creating folders, the search function seems to be broken in the start menu.

    I search something that I searched a thousand times before, and it always instantly and forever says that there are no items matching my search.
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  2. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
       #2

    Try Disabling and Enabling it. Control Panel - Programs and Features - Turn Windows features on or off. Select Windows Search. Disable, restart. Enable, restart.

    Next Right Click anywhere on Start Menu (not the bar) and select Properties. Click Customize and chose your Preference under "Search other files and libraries".

    Then try installing Everything if the above doesn't help.

    You may also find these helpful:
    SFC Scan
    Repair Install
    Disk Check
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  3. Posts : 662
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Didn't work, and just scanned when I had the last problem yesterday.

    And when I try to search, I get a popup saying

    Windows cannot find "search:query=whateverIsearched".
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  5. Posts : 662
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    None of those topics helped me.
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  6. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #6

    You stated in your first post.
    After installing a registry fix to fix my issue
    What did you install or what program did you use for your registry fix?
    This might help and can't hurt. Run from the cmd. prompt/admin sfc /scannow.
    This is Windows 7 System File Checker. As it indicates it checks Windows 7 files and repairs them if it can. If it finds a problem run it 2 more times and reboot after each. Let us know what is found and repaired if you can. Getting into and changing the registry is a tricky thing and should only be done by the trained in such things. I'm not one of those trained in such things.
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  7. Posts : 662
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Am trying the sfc now. Will edit if it works.

    I attached the fix I used to fix the folders, if you want to look at that and find the problem.
    FolderDescriptions x64.reg

    Edit: Didn't work. Still getting the error, and it removed all my custom dll mods D:<
    Last edited by cclloyd9785; 14 Feb 2012 at 17:11.
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  8. Posts : 662
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Any other ideas?
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  9. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
       #9

    Index - Rebuild

    You could also try running this Fixit

    You could also try opening an explorer Window, go to Organize and Folder Options. Click the Search Tab and select the appropiate options.

    Search Function Start Menu Broken-example.png

    Then follow this tutorial to set Windows Search to Automatic and Start it:
    Services - Start or Disable

    If not I would download the free Everything and disable Windows Search, it searches faster and doesn't have problems.
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  10. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #10

    Once something has got into your registry their no way to know what has changed.
    Give this a careful read.

    Repair Install
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