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Windows Explorer Search in Me

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by rong103, 2005/08/15.

  1. 2005/08/15
    rong103

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    Windows Explorer Search

    What would all of a sudden cause the search function of Explorer stop working?
     
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    PeteC

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    Possibly a corrupted file - suggest you run System File Checker ....

    Start > Run > type in sfc /scannow noting the space before the forward slash / and have your XP CD handy. SFC will run and exit without any closing dialogue. To see which files, if any, were replaced look in Event Viewer.

    Edit: Now know this thread applies to Me and not to XP
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    What happens when you try to search?

    Do you have the same problems when you click on Start->Search?
     
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    Windows Explorer Search

    Either way I try to search, using search on the explorer window or start/search, nothing happens. You click and nothing happens.
     
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    rong103

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    Windows Explorer Search

    Can this be used in Windows Millenium ?
     
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    PeteC

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    I don't know and I don't have access to a Me PC to try.

    Which OS are you running? - your post is in the XP forum.
     
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    rong103

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    I am running XP, but a friend of mine had the problem with Millenium.
     
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    PeteC

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    In that case I have moved your thread to the Me forum.

    As a workaround I suggest your friend downloads AgentRansack - freeware - which is vastly superior to the Windows search engine.
     
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