Vista Tutorial - Index - Windows Search Service

Hi Joaneee, and welcome to Vista x64 Forums. I'm glad to hear that it was able to help you fix your problem as well. Thank you for the feedback.

Shawn

You have no idea how frustrating the error message was. I have been on the phone with Microsoft and Toshiba. Both said I had to wipe out my hard dirve and start all over. This FIX WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks

Your welcome jok514, and welcome to Vista Forums.

I'm glad to hear that you did not have to reinstall. Thank you for the feedback.

Shawn

Hi there !

My Vista was keeping on rebooting instead of shutting down. I noticed an error in the event viewer. I followed this tutorial so as to solve this error, which solved my reboot problem.

Many thanks guys !

Your welcome DocKer, and welcome to Vista Forums.

I'm glad to hear that your problem is fixed now.

Shawn

HI, Sorry for precedent post
I'm talking about How to Fix the Start Error for Windows Search Service to Enable the Index in Vista
STEP THREE Repair config folder
....... F) Open the Applications folder. If the Windows folder is missing, then click on New and click Folder.....

I've a problem with the creation of folder windows into application folder. Appear for 2 seconds and then disappear. Why?

Thank you very much

Ok Ellepc,

That's strange. Do you have UAC turned off?

Finish the rest of the tutorial and restart the computer. Afterwards, go back and see if the Windows folder has been restore automatically by Vista.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

.......thanks for the great tutorial!

I followed it step by step but can't get it to work.

In my case if I compare the screenshot of the registry in this post I have one entry missing (see attached screenshot below).



The missing entry is inside the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search



If someone of you guys who got SP1 installed could export the whole key and post it here for download would help I guess.

I think if I get this missing entry into the registry it will work again.

Some help would be greatly appreciated.......

Hello Tommy,

I do not know if this will help or not, but here is the REG file from system that will add the default DataDirectory back to yours.

Data.reg < Click to Download

Hope this helps,
Shawn

.......Hi Shawn.

Thanks for the quick reply but I managed to create the missing entry myself.

I was afraid to do it on my own because the registry is something that must be handled with care.

Anyway, after I added the missing entry the "Windows Search Index" was back after restart.

This I could do only because of your tutorial.

After following your instructions I just ended up with this one missing key entry which I had to add by myself and that was the end of it.

Thanks again for the great tutorial and support.......