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Title: Vista Issues Post by: Nakor on August 10, 2009, 10:42:01 PM Microsoft Windows Search Indexer has stopped working
When I "Check online for a solution" just sends an error report - I see nothing. Have tried to turn Indexing back on in services just fails and get an error message. Restore point not helped. Have scanned disk again no help. Any ideas? Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: kinboshi on August 11, 2009, 10:07:15 AM Not come across this one. Does this mean you can't search for files on your computer now?
Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: EvilPie on August 11, 2009, 11:44:53 AM PM Kev.
Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: EvilPie on August 11, 2009, 11:45:19 AM And get him to ask his missus....
Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Ginger on August 11, 2009, 01:50:27 PM No need to PM Kev, I found the post myself :)
Right, it should be an easy enough problem to fix... you simply need to delete the existing indexing files then allow the machine to rebuild them after a reboot. Show hidden files and folders (Control Panel>Folder Options>View tab - advanced options = click on the "show hidden files and folders"). Then navigate to the following locations and delete all the files and folders inside these directories (might be wise to create a backup first...) C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows and C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp Now reboot the PC and go to Control Panel>System and Maintenance> Index Options> Advanced - there should be an option to rebuild the index in the troubleshooting section - be warned, it might take a long time! That sounds roughly right... GL and the bill is in the post :D Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Colchester Kev on August 11, 2009, 01:51:59 PM See all that geekspeak above this post ??
I dictated that and Jane typed it :) Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Nakor on August 11, 2009, 07:12:17 PM No need to PM Kev, I found the post myself :) Right, it should be an easy enough problem to fix... you simply need to delete the existing indexing files then allow the machine to rebuild them after a reboot. Show hidden files and folders (Control Panel>Folder Options>View tab - advanced options = click on the "show hidden files and folders"). Then navigate to the following locations and delete all the files and folders inside these directories (might be wise to create a backup first...) C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows and C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp Now reboot the PC and go to Control Panel>System and Maintenance> Index Options> Advanced - there should be an option to rebuild the index in the troubleshooting section - be warned, it might take a long time! That sounds roughly right... GL and the bill is in the post :D Jane, Thanks for taking the time. All of the above fine until reboot - then at destination you suggested the rebuild index option is not available only reset to default? Any ideas? Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: kinboshi on August 11, 2009, 08:49:29 PM KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEV!!!!
Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: outragous76 on August 11, 2009, 09:45:50 PM Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Colchester Kev on August 11, 2009, 10:24:24 PM Feeky Chuckers
Give me 2 mins, need to work out how to write it so you peasants understand. Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Ginger on August 11, 2009, 11:32:39 PM No need to PM Kev, I found the post myself :) Right, it should be an easy enough problem to fix... you simply need to delete the existing indexing files then allow the machine to rebuild them after a reboot. Show hidden files and folders (Control Panel>Folder Options>View tab - advanced options = click on the "show hidden files and folders"). Then navigate to the following locations and delete all the files and folders inside these directories (might be wise to create a backup first...) C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows and C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp Now reboot the PC and go to Control Panel>System and Maintenance> Index Options> Advanced - there should be an option to rebuild the index in the troubleshooting section - be warned, it might take a long time! That sounds roughly right... GL and the bill is in the post :D Jane, Thanks for taking the time. All of the above fine until reboot - then at destination you suggested the rebuild index option is not available only reset to default? Any ideas? Errrm, ok... Not sure why you are not being given the rebuild option, is it completely absent or simply greyed out? Some options are also not available if using Home Basic, but I'm also assuming you are using Home Premium...hopefully under an Administrator account? I'll do a little research and see what I can find. Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Nakor on August 11, 2009, 11:36:33 PM Greyed out, and yes Premium and Admin access.
Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Ginger on August 11, 2009, 11:43:35 PM Greyed out, and yes Premium and Admin access. Well that's better than no option at all! Just a though, I notice that you said in an earlier post that you tried to turn the Search Indexing back on, but it failed to fix the problem. Have you tried to turn the indexing back on since deleting the files and folders? It should allow you to do so now, then go to the rebuild area as above and hopefully you will have the option - fingers crossed. Title: Re: Vista Issues Post by: Colchester Kev on August 11, 2009, 11:51:27 PM If that works it was my idea, if its complete bollocks it was Janes. :D
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