Are you searching for filenames, or text within the files?
<dlreid@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have search indexing turned on, and several folders selected for
> indexing including the "documents" folder (which I have moved to the
> location "D:\documents"). However, some of the sub-folders in
> "documents" are not being indexed. I search for "*.*" or any other
> search term in a folder with hundreds of files, and nothing is
> returned. I must use the advanced search function and select "search
> non-indexed locations" in order for the search results to show up. I
> have rebuilt the index several times. I have taken ownership of all
> the files in the "documents" folder. I have tried de-selected and
> then re-selecting the location for indexing. I have made sure that
> the file types are selected. Some of the files are .txt files, others
> are .pdf files. None of them show up during a normal search. I have
> Acrobat professional 8.1 installed.
>
> I believe this is a serious flaw or bug in Vista's search indexing.
> If there is a solution, hotfix, or if someone can at least tell me
> that this is a known issue and it's being worked on, I would greatly
> appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>