Search Not Working

[Guest LDN]

Background: I did a restore to a previous restore point to try and fix a

font install issue which seemed to work OK. Since then I can’t use the

search option in XP. I am running XP Professional SP2.

 

Issue: So when I click on the (magnifying glass / search icon) on any file

folder the search companion window starts to open and then just hangs.

 

I have tried to do different restore points, but nothing seems to make a

difference.

 

Question: Is there a way to do a Windows OS re-install so that I can keep

all of my programs as is, while fixing this issue? Better solution?

 

Thanks

LDN

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Search Not Working

 

Click or right click?

 

Please post a complete copy of the Error Report from Event Viewer.

 

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

 

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double

click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a

button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event

Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of

the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from

Event Viewer.

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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LDN wrote:

> Background: I did a restore to a previous restore point to try and

> fix a font install issue which seemed to work OK. Since then I can't

> use the search option in XP. I am running XP Professional SP2.

>

> Issue: So when I click on the (magnifying glass / search icon) on

> any file folder the search companion window starts to open and then

> just hangs.

>

> I have tried to do different restore points, but nothing seems to

> make a difference.

>

> Question: Is there a way to do a Windows OS re-install so that I can

> keep all of my programs as is, while fixing this issue? Better

> solution?

>

> Thanks

> LDN

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Search Not Working

 

LDN wrote:

> Background: I did a restore to a previous restore point to try and fix a

> font install issue which seemed to work OK. Since then I can’t use the

> search option in XP. I am running XP Professional SP2.

>

> Issue: So when I click on the (magnifying glass / search icon) on any file

> folder the search companion window starts to open and then just hangs.

>

> I have tried to do different restore points, but nothing seems to make a

> difference.

>

> Question: Is there a way to do a Windows OS re-install so that I can keep

> all of my programs as is, while fixing this issue? Better solution?

>

> Thanks

> LDN

 

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 HeyBub]

Re: Search Not Working

 

LDN wrote:

> Background: I did a restore to a previous restore point to try and

> fix a font install issue which seemed to work OK. Since then I can't

> use the search option in XP. I am running XP Professional SP2.

>

> Issue: So when I click on the (magnifying glass / search icon) on

> any file folder the search companion window starts to open and then

> just hangs.

>

> I have tried to do different restore points, but nothing seems to

> make a difference.

>

> Question: Is there a way to do a Windows OS re-install so that I can

> keep all of my programs as is, while fixing this issue? Better

> solution?

>

 

Well, if you just want to search, try Agent Ransack. Free, faster, better.

[Guest Nonny]

Re: Search Not Working

 

On Wed, 28 May 2008 18:47:08 -0500, "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote:

>LDN wrote:

>> Background: I did a restore to a previous restore point to try and

>> fix a font install issue which seemed to work OK. Since then I can't

>> use the search option in XP. I am running XP Professional SP2.

>>

>> Issue: So when I click on the (magnifying glass / search icon) on

>> any file folder the search companion window starts to open and then

>> just hangs.

>>

>> I have tried to do different restore points, but nothing seems to

>> make a difference.

>>

>> Question: Is there a way to do a Windows OS re-install so that I can

>> keep all of my programs as is, while fixing this issue? Better

>> solution?

>>

>

>Well, if you just want to search, try Agent Ransack. Free, faster, better.

 

WHAT HE SAID!

 

I even use it in Vista rather than use the built-in search utility.