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| | Vista Indexed Search was reset To improve file searching, I have added some directories in Windows Vista Business Index (Control Panel --> Indexing Options). However, I recently noticed that these directories don't exist any more in the Included Locations section. The only directories left are the default ones (Offline Files // Users folder // Start Menu). Thus, I have to rebuild my Index from scratch... :-( Does anybody know how could this have happened? I will be very glad to receive any help. Thank you in advance... Athens, Greece |
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| | Re: Vista Indexed Search was reset Hi, Did you perform System Restore after you changed those settings? You might lose this kind of appl settings if you perform a restoration... Which folders did you add to Indexing Options? Thanks --Malu "JohnGal" <JohnGal@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C78AEFAA-4965-492B-B2B1-0A3E17E838AA@xxxxxx Quote: > To improve file searching, I have added some directories in Windows Vista > Business Index (Control Panel --> Indexing Options). However, I recently > noticed that these directories don't exist any more in the Included > Locations > section. The only directories left are the default ones > (Offline Files // Users folder // Start Menu). > Thus, I have to rebuild my Index from scratch... :-( > Does anybody know how could this have happened? > I will be very glad to receive any help. > Thank you in advance... > > Athens, Greece |
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| | Re: Vista Indexed Search was reset Yes, I have indeed performed a restoration, but the system backup was made AFTER building my index. I had added folders including pictures and music from an external hard disk which is always connected in my computer. I can't see why this could be a problem. Thank you for your reply... John "Malu Menezes [MSFT]" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > Did you perform System Restore after you changed those settings? > You might lose this kind of appl settings if you perform a restoration... > > Which folders did you add to Indexing Options? > > Thanks > --Malu > > > "JohnGal" <JohnGal@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:C78AEFAA-4965-492B-B2B1-0A3E17E838AA@xxxxxx Quote: > > To improve file searching, I have added some directories in Windows Vista > > Business Index (Control Panel --> Indexing Options). However, I recently > > noticed that these directories don't exist any more in the Included > > Locations > > section. The only directories left are the default ones > > (Offline Files // Users folder // Start Menu). > > Thus, I have to rebuild my Index from scratch... :-( > > Does anybody know how could this have happened? > > I will be very glad to receive any help. > > Thank you in advance... > > > > Athens, Greece > |
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| | Re: Vista Indexed Search was reset If this Vista search index encounters a problem where the search index files have got corrupted it {very occasionally} has to reset the index and rebuild from scratch. This can lead to the list of locations being reset back to the defaults. As an aside, I would suggest trying the Windows Search 4 Preview, which updates the indexer in Vista with a newer version which should fix many commonly reported reliability issues: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/wi...0-preview.aspx "JohnGal" <JohnGal@xxxxxx> wrote in message news DE93A35-5883-4260-A2ED-C29B871907A6@xxxxxxQuote: > Yes, I have indeed performed a restoration, but the system backup was made > AFTER building my index. I had added folders including pictures and music > from an external hard disk which is always connected in my computer. I > can't > see why this could be a problem. > Thank you for your reply... > John > > "Malu Menezes [MSFT]" wrote: > Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Did you perform System Restore after you changed those settings? >> You might lose this kind of appl settings if you perform a restoration... >> >> Which folders did you add to Indexing Options? >> >> Thanks >> --Malu >> >> >> "JohnGal" <JohnGal@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:C78AEFAA-4965-492B-B2B1-0A3E17E838AA@xxxxxx Quote: >> > To improve file searching, I have added some directories in Windows >> > Vista >> > Business Index (Control Panel --> Indexing Options). However, I >> > recently >> > noticed that these directories don't exist any more in the Included >> > Locations >> > section. The only directories left are the default ones >> > (Offline Files // Users folder // Start Menu). >> > Thus, I have to rebuild my Index from scratch... :-( >> > Does anybody know how could this have happened? >> > I will be very glad to receive any help. >> > Thank you in advance... >> > >> > Athens, Greece >> |
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