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# windows7tip Windows 7's search box can quickly find apps and file names, but it could be more helpful. Make it so by enabling Windows to always index the contents of your files, so you can find your shopping list by typing "tomatoes." More*» More...

I have recently purchased a Dell Studio XPS 8100 with Intel i7 processor and 8GB RAM, running Windows 7 Home Premium and preloaded with McAfee Security Center and Office 2010. I have copied across to the hard disk several thousand documents, mostly created in Office 2003, from my previous...

Hi All, Let me inform you first about what ive already tried: 1. Changed indexing folder 2. Rebuilding 3. Googleing 4. Searching this forum 5. Restarted Windows Search service 6. Removed shareing for Users folder 6. Ensured all folders i want indexed have System security on it with...

Hello forum, sorry to have my first post be a question, but I'm at my wits end. Please forgive me, and offer ANY advice you might have. I have Win 7 - 64bit currently, and have been using it for about a year now. I have always had 4gb of RAM installed, and have done various "other" upgrades...

hi, i guess this issue if for microsoft gurus... when i try to use windows search to search for files, it seems like it isn't searching at all, cause no reading from the hard disk drive is taken place. here is a bit of info of my machine and the settings i've checked. windows 7 ultimate x64...

Hi, this is my first post. I just a new user of windows 7, and I was really happy with the search engine of it, until today. Here the history: first i copied my files from the old pc and pass to this new pc (windows 7), after copy the files to a folder I organize all the files on others...

Is there any way to search in windows 7 without using the index? Win7 seems unable to keep a working index, so search is effectively MIA on win7 (GJ there microsoft).

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find the thread. I have directories on my computer that have thousands of files in them. In Windows 2000 (which I used until about a year ago), all directories loaded with lightening speed. But in Windows Vista and now Windows 7, I am...

Windows Files: Search, Indexing and Online Backup Windows Libraries and the Windows Search Index In this video, I will discuss with you: The power of the Library feature in Windows 7. The configuration of Indexing Options. And the ability to backup your files at any time, on the the Amazon...

Hello, I am new to this forum, so I hope this is the right place to post this question. I have the following problem: I can't add locations to the search index. The modify button is always disabled (see screenshot). Is there a way to solve this ? Does anyone else have/had this problem ...

Hi there , I was used to having a right click search (a particular) folder in Windows XP , now in Windows 7 , I can't right-click a folder and enter a search (key word) ... How can I change settings to have the option to right-click search in Windows 7? I of course noticed the search box in...

When using WE, if I click on a folder in the left pane, it takes a lllooonnnnggg time for the right pane to populate. Sometimes I can speed it up by clicking another folder then back. The progress bar on top moves slowly left to right like it is indexing the files or searching or something. Is...

Help would be much appreciated. OS is 64 bit. The search/indexing functions in Win 7 are somewhat confusing after XP. I have a basic understanding of the indexing function and set up procedure however cannot solve 2 problems. 1. I am prepared for a lengthy search time of folders not indexed...

I have done pretty much everything I can think of to fix this problem. I have a: 3.0 Ghz Dual Core Intel cpu 4670 HD Radeon ATI graphics card 4 GB Ram 500 GB HD Internet connection is fine... I recently upgraded to Win 7 because I wanted to be able to take advantage of DX10-11, and will be...

As the title says, I am having issued with the indexing. It will index many e-mails, but get stuck at some number (currently, that number is 7,329) So i do "delete and rebuild index". the Indexing Options window freezes for a while, and then it unfreezes, with the status of "waiting to receive...

Hello, I'm new to this forum but an experienced user of windows systems. Recently i started to have this strange problem with windows desktop search: When trying to search the entire index, not a specific location on the disk or inside MS Outlook, there are no results what so ever. Take a look...

When I enter a search word in WE under LIBRARIES it just sits there. If I do it in the actual folder (My Documents) it searches immediately. At some point in the past it would search but never find anything, now it doesn't even search. W7 x64 or x86 Did I mention it works on someone else's W7...

By Terry Blount This is a round up of processes, services and features that I have turned off. I have tested these for months under Windows 7. My system is faster and stable and has far less overhead than the day I installed Windows 7. My boot time as recorded by BootRacer is down to 17...

Every now and then, you have these items which make you check the thermostat in hell. Today, we have a classic case: BusinessWeek is reporting that Apple and Microsoft are reportedly in talks about replacing Google with Bing as the default search engine on the iPhone. BusinessWeek gets its...

I have a strange issue I could not find online. When I type anything in the searchbox in "Start Menu", all I get is a strange empty icon which doesn't do anything. If for example I type in "CMD" it'll show an item called "Programs" If I type anything that would be found in a document, it shows...