Windows Search on Vista vs on XP

bob423

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I have three computers (i7 920 with Vista, Lenovo S10 netbook with XP Home and IBM Laptop R40 with XP Pro) and I've noticed a difference between how the two versions of Windows Search works. I've installed the corresponding versions on my desktop (i7, Vista) and my laptops.

I've installed 5 years worth of e-mails on all systems (don't ask...) as imported storage folders and the Vista version searches all e-mail folders, past and present, just what I wanted (text and subject lines).

The XP version also does a complete search but displays the file name instead of the subject line of the e-mail.

Question: since the Vista version figured out how to display the subject line using the same source files, is there a way to get the XP version to also display the subject line of an e-mail instead of the file name? It currently displays something like 0A4D3E15-00000465.eml instead of the subject line of the e-mail.

Vista Windows Search Version 4.0 32 bit: 2008 (build 12.0.1606)
XP Windows Search Version 4.0 for 32 bit, downloaded today off Microsoft's website

Thanks, Bob423
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Platinum X58 with Intel 920, also Lenono S10 and IBM R40
    CPU
    Intel 920
    Motherboard
    MSI Platinum X58
    Memory
    3Gb, Crucial
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Expr
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    IBM 1280 x 1024 LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
    Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD4000YS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
    PSU
    Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 650W ATX12V SLI Certified
    Case
    Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
    Cooling
    Air, 3 fans
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse
    Mouse
    Microsoft laser
    Internet Speed
    15Mbps
Well, I got around the problem. If you search using the search pane in Windows Live Mail instead of Window Search, then the subject lines of the e-mails are displayed instead properly. However, I had multiple folders of past e-mails and doing a search on each one separately was a pain. I found I could just copy and paste all past e-mails into one folder, redo the index and I can search on just two folders: the current active one and the one with all the past e-mails. Both show search results with the subject line of the e-mails displayed (Windows Search does not display the subject lines in XP, it does in Vista). You must have Windows Search installed for searching within the text of a message, otherwise you just get a subject line search.

When Windows 7 comes out I'll certainly switch all computers over.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Platinum X58 with Intel 920, also Lenono S10 and IBM R40
    CPU
    Intel 920
    Motherboard
    MSI Platinum X58
    Memory
    3Gb, Crucial
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Expr
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    IBM 1280 x 1024 LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
    Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD4000YS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
    PSU
    Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 650W ATX12V SLI Certified
    Case
    Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
    Cooling
    Air, 3 fans
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse
    Mouse
    Microsoft laser
    Internet Speed
    15Mbps
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