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Old 04-02-2008   #1 (permalink)
JohnGal
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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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Old 04-02-2008   #2 (permalink)
Malu Menezes [MSFT]
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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
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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
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-04-2008   #3 (permalink)
JohnGal
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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
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-04-2008   #4 (permalink)
Dave Wood [MSFT]
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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
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Quote:

> 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
>>
>>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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