I don't have any suggestions... you've tried what I would...
I've tried searching on my D: partition, and it finds text in a file I just
created.
I can even find lots of files on my USB E: drive that's not indexed.
Just to clarify... how are you doing the search?
from the
1. Start - quick search box?
2. Start - Search (on the right side)?
3. Windows Explorer, navigate to D:\Documents - search box?
<dlreid@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Aug 31, 1:07 pm, "Dave" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote:
>> Are you searching for filenames, or text within the files?
>>
>> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1188578338.033286.37390@xxxxxx
>> Quote:
>> >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.
>> Quote:
>> > 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.
>>>> >
> I am searching for either or both. File names and text within files,
> both searches result in zero matches. For example, if I create a text
> file named "test.txt", and fill it with the word "test" repeatedly,
> rebuild the index, leave the computer on overnight, come back once
> indexing is complete, and search for "test" in that folder, I get zero
> results.
>