Search for files stops responding

[Guest Wish I was diving]

When I try to search for files or folders on my computer the program stops

responding as soon as I click 'search'. I have to end the program manually,

after that the icons on my desktop disappear but reappear after a few

seconds. No other programs seem to be effected.

Does anyone have an idea what the cause may be and how to fix this?

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Search for files stops responding

 

Wish I was diving wrote:

> When I try to search for files or folders on my computer the program stops

> responding as soon as I click 'search'. I have to end the program manually,

> after that the icons on my desktop disappear but reappear after a few

> seconds. No other programs seem to be effected.

> Does anyone have an idea what the cause may be and how to fix this?

 

Windows XP Search Problems

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_search_probs.htm

 

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

 

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Joe =o)

[Guest Wish I was diving]

Re: Search for files stops responding

 

Thanks Elmo - I'll go through this tomorrow. Got to go to the football pitch

now to have my old bones wacked around a little by guys 25 years younger :)

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> Wish I was diving wrote:

> > When I try to search for files or folders on my computer the program stops

> > responding as soon as I click 'search'. I have to end the program manually,

> > after that the icons on my desktop disappear but reappear after a few

> > seconds. No other programs seem to be effected.

> > Does anyone have an idea what the cause may be and how to fix this?

>

> Windows XP Search Problems

> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_search_probs.htm

>

> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

[Guest Wish I was diving]

Re: Search for files stops responding

 

Sorry Elmo - that took a while. Been busy. However, the least one can do if

people take the effort of replying is to come back at them and tell them the

outcome.

Well, as for the Search Assistant - it still doesn't work. I did however

find a link to Agent Ransack on the page you provided and installed it. Since

it is working wonderfully I don't really care anymore about the Search

Assistant.

Thanks for your help!

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Search for files stops responding

 

Wish I was diving wrote:

> Sorry Elmo - that took a while. Been busy. However, the least one can do if

> people take the effort of replying is to come back at them and tell them the

> outcome.

> Well, as for the Search Assistant - it still doesn't work. I did however

> find a link to Agent Ransack on the page you provided and installed it. Since

> it is working wonderfully I don't really care anymore about the Search

> Assistant.

> Thanks for your help!

 

And thanks for reporting back. I'm just back from a week golfing in

Fla., so just checked in myself.

 

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Joe =o)