Windows Search 4.0 not working

[Guest mark]

I ordered my new Dell laptop with Windows XP Professional, and one of the

features I particularly liked was the Windows Search feature (it came with

Version 3.x - I can't remember the exact version) as it was fast and

remarkably accurate. However, the first time I took my laptop and my

external hard drive on the road with me, Windows Search quit working. A Dell

tech suggested I uninstall and the reinstall version 4.0, which I did. It

says it's there, and it says it has indexed all the files on the computer,

but any time I try to search anything it just tells me "Nothing found in All

Locations for query ...". Any suggestions?

[Guest Ronaldo]

Re: Windows Search 4.0 not working

 

I also installed Search 4.0 and didn't like it... it isn't fast or accurate

at all and to my taste the interface is even worse than the search

appication included in Windows XP, so I searched for third party

alternatives and settled for "Copernic Desktop Search" which is way more

advanced, very fast and accurate.. plus it even finds by text inside files..

See if you like it.

 

http://www.copernic.com/

 

 

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"mark" <mark@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje

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>I ordered my new Dell laptop with Windows XP Professional, and one of the

> features I particularly liked was the Windows Search feature (it came with

> Version 3.x - I can't remember the exact version) as it was fast and

> remarkably accurate. However, the first time I took my laptop and my

> external hard drive on the road with me, Windows Search quit working. A

> Dell

> tech suggested I uninstall and the reinstall version 4.0, which I did. It

> says it's there, and it says it has indexed all the files on the computer,

> but any time I try to search anything it just tells me "Nothing found in

> All

> Locations for query ...". Any suggestions?

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: Windows Search 4.0 not working

 

On Oct 30, 4:50 pm, mark <m...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I ordered my new Dell laptop with Windows XP Professional, and one of the

> features I particularly liked was the Windows Search feature (it came with

> Version 3.x - I can't remember the exact version) as it was fast and

> remarkably accurate.  However, the first time I took my laptop and my

> external hard drive on the road with me, Windows Search quit working.  A Dell

> tech suggested I uninstall and the reinstall version 4.0, which I did.  It

> says it's there, and it says it has indexed all the files on the computer,

> but any time I try to search anything it just tells me "Nothing found in All

> Locations for query ...".  Any suggestions?

 

I have tried Windows Desktop Search and did not like the fact it slows

down my PC. I have uninstalled it from Add/remove Programs.

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows Search 4.0 not working

 

 

"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:e9b81d7f-0480-4d92-b27f-9d333ec3fd15@e17g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

On Oct 30, 4:50 pm, mark <m...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I ordered my new Dell laptop with Windows XP Professional, and one of the

> features I particularly liked was the Windows Search feature (it came with

> Version 3.x - I can't remember the exact version) as it was fast and

> remarkably accurate. However, the first time I took my laptop and my

> external hard drive on the road with me, Windows Search quit working. A

Dell

> tech suggested I uninstall and the reinstall version 4.0, which I did. It

> says it's there, and it says it has indexed all the files on the computer,

> but any time I try to search anything it just tells me "Nothing found in

All

> Locations for query ...". Any suggestions?

 

I have tried Windows Desktop Search and did not like the fact it slows

down my PC. I have uninstalled it from Add/remove Programs.

 

 

Yep

 

I did the same thing...

 

uninstalled it

 

Windows search 4 is a piece of junk!

 

sheesh