Well, call me confused. In Windows XP, the Indexing Service was disabled by
default, as it is in Vista (a Service not to be confused with the Windows
Search Service, and is an optional component). However, you are right, if I
disable a file from being indexed via the file's Properties>Advanced, say,
example.bmp, it will not show up in Search (a shortcut in the Recent Items
folder does, however). Example.bmp is given an N attribute and apparently
Search disallows the file.
What is odd is that files are normally not attributed N automatically (with
the exception of certain system files, like junctions or hiberfil.sys, or
folders like Catroot or Prefetch), unless you specifically mark them, as I
did with example.bmp.
Try this. Open Computer, right-click your C drive, and choose Properties.
On the General tab, make sure "Index this drive for faster searching" has a
checkmark. In XP, un-checking that box didn't matter much if you weren't
using the Indexing Service, and used Search Companion without it.
Apparently the meaning of "Index this drive for faster searching" has
changed in Vista...
By default, any user-created, or user-owned files should not be disallowed
in the index. Meaning you shouldn't have to go to Advanced in the file's
Properties to allow it. I've saved some files through Paint and can't
reproduce your the problem you are describing. In what directory do you
usually save your files?
"Rolly" <none@invalid.net> wrote in message news:f8g0lv$q9k$1@aioe.org...
> On 2007-07-28 18:46:55 +0100, "dean-dean"
> <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> said:
>
>> 'Index this file for faster searching' is a legacy function for changing
>> the
>> file attribute of the file. By default, the Indexing Service is not
>> installed. Fiddling with all that has no relation to the Windows Search
>> Service, which is the service you are using when you click on Search.
>
> Not according to this article:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932989
>
> "You cannot find files when you search a Windows Vista-based computer
> even though the files exist on the computer
>
> [...]
>
> Cause 3: The file has properties that prevent it from being indexed
>
> [...]
>
> The Index this file for faster searching check box is not selected."
>
> Indeed, as soon as that box is checked the file is found by Vista Search.
>
> Or maybe there is something further I do not understand?
>
> Thanks,
>
> R.
>
>