Start Menu Search not Working

[xichael]

My start menu "search programs and files" box isn't returning any results. Any ideas why?

 

[severedsolo]

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"

 

[xichael]

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".

 

[severedsolo]

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

 

[xichael]

Yes, I'm typing the names of programs. Nothing returns results. Not "partition", "notepad", "firefox", or anything else I have installed.

 

[severedsolo]

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

 

[xichael]

I ran "sfc /scannow", and "Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations"... Any other ideas?

 

[severedsolo]

Just one.... If you have your win 7 disk you can try a http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html see if that fixes it....

 

[xichael]

Why in God's name did that just take 3 hours?... At least it fixed my problem. Thanks for the help, Martin!