Indexing network drives with Windows Vista 64 Home Premium

[Guest Vista64User]

What version of Windows Vista allow you to do an indexed search on data on

networked drives ? I am running Windows Vista 64 Home Premium on a Quad Core

machine, and when I attempt to add a networked drive to the list of indexed

locations, it doesn't let me. In the HELP, Troubleshooting Problems with

Searching, it says:

 

TOPIC I can't add a network location to the index.

Only files and folders located on your computer can be added to the index.

This means that network locations will be searched more slowly than files on

your computer.

 

In other words, it doesn't index the network drives...it has to search in

real time when you make the request.

 

Do I need to UPGRADE my Vista to Windows Vista 64 BUSINESS Premium ?

 

Alan Sherman, DPM

CEO, PRESENT e-Learning Systems

asherman@presentelearning.com

O 561 869-6699

C 561 445-3330

[Guest Carlos]

RE: Indexing network drives with Windows Vista 64 Home Premium

 

Hi,

I don't see any indexing options available for my home network drive in

Vista Ultimate x64.

Neither for one of its folders mapped as drive Z: nor for any of its

unmapped folders.

:(

Carlos

 

"Vista64User" wrote:

> What version of Windows Vista allow you to do an indexed search on data on

> networked drives ? I am running Windows Vista 64 Home Premium on a Quad Core

> machine, and when I attempt to add a networked drive to the list of indexed

> locations, it doesn't let me. In the HELP, Troubleshooting Problems with

> Searching, it says:

>

> TOPIC I can't add a network location to the index.

> Only files and folders located on your computer can be added to the index.

> This means that network locations will be searched more slowly than files on

> your computer.

>

> In other words, it doesn't index the network drives...it has to search in

> real time when you make the request.

>

> Do I need to UPGRADE my Vista to Windows Vista 64 BUSINESS Premium ?

>

> Alan Sherman, DPM

> CEO, PRESENT e-Learning Systems

> asherman@presentelearning.com

> O 561 869-6699

> C 561 445-3330

>

[Guest Vista64User]

RE: Indexing network drives with Windows Vista 64 Home Premium

 

Thanks, Carlos...this is good information. I'm beginning to think that

indiexing a network drive requires Windows Vista 64 BUSINESS. I've seen this

pattern with past Windows Operating Systems. It's been the BUSINESS version

that is needed to do ANYTHING with network drives.

 

I'm actually on a $59 call with MS network support right now...finally go

them to understand what I'm trying to do. They are researching it.

 

I'll let you know...thanks

 

Alan

 

"Carlos" wrote:

> Hi,

> I don't see any indexing options available for my home network drive in

> Vista Ultimate x64.

> Neither for one of its folders mapped as drive Z: nor for any of its

> unmapped folders.

> :(

> Carlos

>

> "Vista64User" wrote:

>

> > What version of Windows Vista allow you to do an indexed search on data on

> > networked drives ? I am running Windows Vista 64 Home Premium on a Quad Core

> > machine, and when I attempt to add a networked drive to the list of indexed

> > locations, it doesn't let me. In the HELP, Troubleshooting Problems with

> > Searching, it says:

> >

> > TOPIC I can't add a network location to the index.

> > Only files and folders located on your computer can be added to the index.

> > This means that network locations will be searched more slowly than files on

> > your computer.

> >

> > In other words, it doesn't index the network drives...it has to search in

> > real time when you make the request.

> >

> > Do I need to UPGRADE my Vista to Windows Vista 64 BUSINESS Premium ?

> >

> > Alan Sherman, DPM

> > CEO, PRESENT e-Learning Systems

> > asherman@presentelearning.com

> > O 561 869-6699

> > C 561 445-3330

> >

[Guest Vista64User]

RE: Indexing network drives with Windows Vista 64 Home Premium

 

Maybe you can check one more thing for me, Carlos ?

 

Go to the Indexing Options dialog box (I found it by searching in help on

"add index network drive", select How do I add new files or lcoations to the

index ?), select Modify, select Show all locations (another box opens up) and

see if you can Select the Show all locations button in the next Dialog box

(called Indexed Locations). On my computer, it's greyed out...which is why

I can't index any network drives. Can you select a network drive here on

your Vista Ultimate machine ?

 

Thanks

 

Alan

 

 

 

"Vista64User" wrote:

> Thanks, Carlos...this is good information. I'm beginning to think that

> indiexing a network drive requires Windows Vista 64 BUSINESS. I've seen this

> pattern with past Windows Operating Systems. It's been the BUSINESS version

> that is needed to do ANYTHING with network drives.

>

> I'm actually on a $59 call with MS network support right now...finally go

> them to understand what I'm trying to do. They are researching it.

>

> I'll let you know...thanks

>

> Alan

>

> "Carlos" wrote:

>

> > Hi,

> > I don't see any indexing options available for my home network drive in

> > Vista Ultimate x64.

> > Neither for one of its folders mapped as drive Z: nor for any of its

> > unmapped folders.

> > :(

> > Carlos

> >

> > "Vista64User" wrote:

> >

> > > What version of Windows Vista allow you to do an indexed search on data on

> > > networked drives ? I am running Windows Vista 64 Home Premium on a Quad Core

> > > machine, and when I attempt to add a networked drive to the list of indexed

> > > locations, it doesn't let me. In the HELP, Troubleshooting Problems with

> > > Searching, it says:

> > >

> > > TOPIC I can't add a network location to the index.

> > > Only files and folders located on your computer can be added to the index.

> > > This means that network locations will be searched more slowly than files on

> > > your computer.

> > >

> > > In other words, it doesn't index the network drives...it has to search in

> > > real time when you make the request.

> > >

> > > Do I need to UPGRADE my Vista to Windows Vista 64 BUSINESS Premium ?

> > >

> > > Alan Sherman, DPM

> > > CEO, PRESENT e-Learning Systems

> > > asherman@presentelearning.com

> > > O 561 869-6699

> > > C 561 445-3330

> > >

[Guest Katy Pluta]

Re: Indexing network drives with Windows Vista 64 Home Premium

 

>Maybe you can check one more thing for me, Carlos ?

>

>Go to the Indexing Options dialog box (I found it by searching in help on

>"add index network drive", select How do I add new files or lcoations to the

>index ?), select Modify, select Show all locations (another box opens up) and

>see if you can Select the Show all locations button in the next Dialog box

>(called Indexed Locations). On my computer, it's greyed out...which is why

>I can't index any network drives. Can you select a network drive here on

>your Vista Ultimate machine ?

 

Alan,

 

Not Carlos :-) On my Vista Ultimate the Show all locations button is

not greyed out but it launches an UAC dialog box, did you turn UAC

off?

[Guest Katy Pluta]

Re: Indexing network drives with Windows Vista 64 Home Premium

 

>Maybe you can check one more thing for me, Carlos ?

>

>Go to the Indexing Options dialog box (I found it by searching in help on

>"add index network drive", select How do I add new files or lcoations to the

>index ?), select Modify, select Show all locations (another box opens up) and

>see if you can Select the Show all locations button in the next Dialog box

>(called Indexed Locations). On my computer, it's greyed out...which is why

>I can't index any network drives. Can you select a network drive here on

>your Vista Ultimate machine ?

 

Just got an email from Carlos who is having connection problems. He

tried this and does not see any network drive to index in the last

screen...