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09-02-2007
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| | Re: Vista not indexing folders that are selected for indexing sorry, that's services.MSC, of course :-) <dlreid@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1188758079.214504.29840@xxxxxx Quote: > On Aug 31, 3:57 pm, "Dave Wood [MS]" <davew...@xxxxxx> > wrote: Quote: >> What are the names of some of the sub-folders that are not indexed? For >> example folders called "temp" are not indexed I believe ... >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> >> news:1188585085.572870.145660@xxxxxx >> Quote: >> > On Aug 31, 2:04 pm, "Dave Wood [MS]" <davew...@xxxxxx> >> > wrote: >> >> Strange. In the Indexing Options Control Panel, is D:\Documents >> >> definitely >> >> listed as being indexed? Quote: >> >> I would try doing a Restore Defaults in the Control Panel to reset >> >> everything about the index back to the defaults and then try from >> >> there. Quote: >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: >> >>news:1188580959.614175.204400@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> > On Aug 31, 1:07 pm, "Dave" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> Are you searching for filenames, or text within the files? Quote: >> >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: >> >> >>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. Quote: >> >> >> > Thanks, Quote: >> >> >> > Dave Quote: >> >> > 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. Quote: >> > D:\documents is definitely selected as being indexed. In fact, >> > indexing and searching works fine for most of the sub-folders in D: >> > \documents, however there is one in particular (that i have noticed, >> > there may be more), which refuse to be indexed, even when I >> > specifically select it in the indexing options. As I said, this seems >> > to be a bug. I will try restoring defaults and then rebuilding, and >> > I'll post if that works. Quote: >> > When I first installed Vista, the search indexing would not index my >> > Outlook emails. It would start indexing them and then at some point >> > stop. I contacted MS support about it and they determined it was a >> > bug, and it was later fixed in an update. I guess this is something >> > similar, where a particular set of circumstances prevents certain >> > items from being indexed. > I reset the index to default and then rebuilt it, waited for indexing > to complete, then added D:\documents to the index, then waited again > for indexing to complete. I checked and only a small selection of the > subfolders in D:\documents return any search results. Most folders > return zero results no matter what search terms I use (even *.*). At > this point I believe that the search indexing in Vista is seriously > broken. I can only hope that this issue will be addressed when SP1 is > released. My theory is that this bug manifests itself when the user > changes the location of the \users\ folders, as I have with my > "documents" folder. > |
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09-02-2007
| #12 (permalink) |
| | Re: Vista not indexing folders that are selected for indexing I'm just too quick on the "send" button today :-) One more thing: restart the service. <dlreid@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1188758079.214504.29840@xxxxxx Quote: > On Aug 31, 3:57 pm, "Dave Wood [MS]" <davew...@xxxxxx> > wrote: Quote: >> What are the names of some of the sub-folders that are not indexed? For >> example folders called "temp" are not indexed I believe ... >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> >> news:1188585085.572870.145660@xxxxxx >> Quote: >> > On Aug 31, 2:04 pm, "Dave Wood [MS]" <davew...@xxxxxx> >> > wrote: >> >> Strange. In the Indexing Options Control Panel, is D:\Documents >> >> definitely >> >> listed as being indexed? Quote: >> >> I would try doing a Restore Defaults in the Control Panel to reset >> >> everything about the index back to the defaults and then try from >> >> there. Quote: >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: >> >>news:1188580959.614175.204400@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> > On Aug 31, 1:07 pm, "Dave" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> Are you searching for filenames, or text within the files? Quote: >> >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: >> >> >>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. Quote: >> >> >> > Thanks, Quote: >> >> >> > Dave Quote: >> >> > 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. Quote: >> > D:\documents is definitely selected as being indexed. In fact, >> > indexing and searching works fine for most of the sub-folders in D: >> > \documents, however there is one in particular (that i have noticed, >> > there may be more), which refuse to be indexed, even when I >> > specifically select it in the indexing options. As I said, this seems >> > to be a bug. I will try restoring defaults and then rebuilding, and >> > I'll post if that works. Quote: >> > When I first installed Vista, the search indexing would not index my >> > Outlook emails. It would start indexing them and then at some point >> > stop. I contacted MS support about it and they determined it was a >> > bug, and it was later fixed in an update. I guess this is something >> > similar, where a particular set of circumstances prevents certain >> > items from being indexed. > I reset the index to default and then rebuilt it, waited for indexing > to complete, then added D:\documents to the index, then waited again > for indexing to complete. I checked and only a small selection of the > subfolders in D:\documents return any search results. Most folders > return zero results no matter what search terms I use (even *.*). At > this point I believe that the search indexing in Vista is seriously > broken. I can only hope that this issue will be addressed when SP1 is > released. My theory is that this bug manifests itself when the user > changes the location of the \users\ folders, as I have with my > "documents" folder. > |
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09-02-2007
| #13 (permalink) |
| | Re: Vista not indexing folders that are selected for indexing On Sep 2, 4:27 pm, "Jerry" <duncan_jer...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > I'm just too quick on the "send" button today :-) > One more thing: restart the service. > > <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:1188758079.214504.29840@xxxxxx > Quote: > > On Aug 31, 3:57 pm, "Dave Wood [MS]" <davew...@xxxxxx> > > wrote: Quote: > >> What are the names of some of the sub-folders that are not indexed? For > >> example folders called "temp" are not indexed I believe ... Quote: Quote: > >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: Quote: > >>news:1188585085.572870.145660@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: > >> > On Aug 31, 2:04 pm, "Dave Wood [MS]" <davew...@xxxxxx> > >> > wrote: > >> >> Strange. In the Indexing Options Control Panel, is D:\Documents > >> >> definitely > >> >> listed as being indexed? Quote: Quote: > >> >> I would try doing a Restore Defaults in the Control Panel to reset > >> >> everything about the index back to the defaults and then try from > >> >> there. Quote: Quote: > >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: Quote: > >> >>news:1188580959.614175.204400@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: > >> >> > On Aug 31, 1:07 pm, "Dave" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> >> Are you searching for filenames, or text within the files? Quote: Quote: > >> >> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: Quote: > >> >> >>news:1188578338.033286.37390@xxxxxx Quote: 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: 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. Quote: Quote: > >> >> >> > Thanks, Quote: Quote: > >> >> >> > Dave Quote: Quote: > >> >> > 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. Quote: Quote: > >> > D:\documents is definitely selected as being indexed. In fact, > >> > indexing and searching works fine for most of the sub-folders in D: > >> > \documents, however there is one in particular (that i have noticed, > >> > there may be more), which refuse to be indexed, even when I > >> > specifically select it in the indexing options. As I said, this seems > >> > to be a bug. I will try restoring defaults and then rebuilding, and > >> > I'll post if that works. Quote: Quote: > >> > When I first installed Vista, the search indexing would not index my > >> > Outlook emails. It would start indexing them and then at some point > >> > stop. I contacted MS support about it and they determined it was a > >> > bug, and it was later fixed in an update. I guess this is something > >> > similar, where a particular set of circumstances prevents certain > >> > items from being indexed. Quote: > > I reset the index to default and then rebuilt it, waited for indexing > > to complete, then added D:\documents to the index, then waited again > > for indexing to complete. I checked and only a small selection of the > > subfolders in D:\documents return any search results. Most folders > > return zero results no matter what search terms I use (even *.*). At > > this point I believe that the search indexing in Vista is seriously > > broken. I can only hope that this issue will be addressed when SP1 is > > released. My theory is that this bug manifests itself when the user > > changes the location of the \users\ folders, as I have with my > > "documents" folder. with the desktop" was not ticked. But I was able to solve my problem with this work-around: I right-clicked on the "documents" folder and in the location tab I selected "restore defaults", and elected to copy all files back to the default location (in the c:\users folder). After allowing indexing to complete, I can now successfully search all the folders. So there is a bug in Vista's search indexing that sometimes prevents the indexing of user folders if they have been moved from the default location to another partition or drive. Moving the user folders back to their default location solved the problem. This bug does not always occur, because I have another computer with the "documents" folder moved to a different partition, and search/ indexing works fine. So I don't know what triggers it. |
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09-05-2007
| #14 (permalink) |
| | Re: Vista not indexing folders that are selected for indexing Is it possible to change the defaults to automatically exclude other folders with a particular name? As an example, I have a lot of source code checked out in the %UserProfile%\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects and I want to exclude all the Subversion (.svn) folders in this tree. I know I can exclude the folders manually one-by-one, but this would be extremely tedious and time consuming. I would rather be able to just edit a file or registry key to tell it to skip any folders named .svn, temp, or whatever. "Dave Wood [MS]" <davewood@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%235AdckA7HHA.5212@xxxxxx Quote: > What are the names of some of the sub-folders that are not indexed? For > example folders called "temp" are not indexed I believe ... > > <dlreid@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:1188585085.572870.145660@xxxxxx Quote: >> On Aug 31, 2:04 pm, "Dave Wood [MS]" <davew...@xxxxxx> >> wrote: Quote: >>> Strange. In the Indexing Options Control Panel, is D:\Documents >>> definitely >>> listed as being indexed? >>> >>> I would try doing a Restore Defaults in the Control Panel to reset >>> everything about the index back to the defaults and then try from there. >>> >>> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> >>> news:1188580959.614175.204400@xxxxxx >>> >>> > On Aug 31, 1:07 pm, "Dave" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote: >>> >> Are you searching for filenames, or text within the files? >>> >>> >> <dlr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> >>> >>news:1188578338.033286.37390@xxxxxx >>> >>> >> >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. >>> >>> >> > 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. >>> >>> >> > Thanks, >>> >>> >> > Dave >>> >>> > 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. >> D:\documents is definitely selected as being indexed. In fact, >> indexing and searching works fine for most of the sub-folders in D: >> \documents, however there is one in particular (that i have noticed, >> there may be more), which refuse to be indexed, even when I >> specifically select it in the indexing options. As I said, this seems >> to be a bug. I will try restoring defaults and then rebuilding, and >> I'll post if that works. >> >> When I first installed Vista, the search indexing would not index my >> Outlook emails. It would start indexing them and then at some point >> stop. I contacted MS support about it and they determined it was a >> bug, and it was later fixed in an update. I guess this is something >> similar, where a particular set of circumstances prevents certain >> items from being indexed. >> |
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09-06-2007
| #15 (permalink) |
| | Re: Vista not indexing folders that are selected for indexing "Lothan" <lothan@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:90F5760F-C84B-49B3-92A2-5A4F2A1D7F1D@xxxxxx Quote: > Is it possible to change the defaults to automatically exclude other > folders with a particular name? As an example, I have a lot of source code > checked out in the %UserProfile%\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects and > I want to exclude all the Subversion (.svn) folders in this tree. I know I > can exclude the folders manually one-by-one, but this would be extremely > tedious and time consuming. I would rather be able to just edit a file or > registry key to tell it to skip any folders named .svn, temp, or whatever. Lothan You may be able to do this with a registry edit if all those .svn sub-folders are under the same parent folder. You should be completely familiar with editing the registry to do this. All of the standard warnings apply. All of the Search/Index options are under the Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search If you start expanding that key, you will see: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\CrawlScopeManager\Windows\SystemIndex\DefaultRules With a list of numerical keys. These keys contain several values including a URL value that points to a folder name/location and another value named "Include" which appears to either allow indexing (value date = 1) or disallow indexing (value data = 0). You may be able to export one of these keys, edit the exported key to point to the folders that you want to exclude, set the 'include' value date to '0' and then import the key back to the registry. You should be able to find one of these numerical keys that is already set to exclude a particular folder name, (such as: file:///*\temp\* ) export that key, change the path to your .svn folders, rename the key to the next highest available number and then import the key back to the registry. Let me know if this works for you or if you need more help. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User |
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09-13-2007
| #16 (permalink) |
| | Re: Vista not indexing folders that are selected for indexing Thanks for the information, Ronnie. I added a new registry key (using the next sequential number) with the URL file:///*\.svn\*, rebuilt the index, and all those folders are no longer included in the index. I found it easier to export the existing rule for file:///*\temp\*, edit the key name and URL, and then import the modified key since everything else is the same. I poked around a bit more in the persistence handlers and also found a way to change to change the default indexer for ASP files. By default, Windows Search uses the HTML filter for ASP files and this means it indexes only the HTML portion that is visible in a browser. I'm not sure why this is the default because very few ASP files are actually renderable without executing through a script engine and it makes it impossible to index the source code in these files. To rectify this issue, I changed the persistent handler in HKCR\.asp\PersistentHandler from HTML {eec97550-47a9-11cf-b952-00aa0051fe20}) to Text {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}. I'm also noticing a lot of simple text extensions have no associated preview handlers for some reason, but I haven't had a chance to poke around the preview handlers yet and haven't really made it a priority just yet. Perhaps in a future release Microsoft will wrap a really good UI around these settings to make it easier for us without having to poke around the registry. "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:AD3E0E69-6F9A-4183-B246-7C797D22E7C0@xxxxxx Quote: > "Lothan" <lothan@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:90F5760F-C84B-49B3-92A2-5A4F2A1D7F1D@xxxxxx Quote: >> Is it possible to change the defaults to automatically exclude other >> folders with a particular name? As an example, I have a lot of source >> code checked out in the %UserProfile%\Documents\Visual Studio >> 2005\Projects and I want to exclude all the Subversion (.svn) folders in >> this tree. I know I can exclude the folders manually one-by-one, but this >> would be extremely tedious and time consuming. I would rather be able to >> just edit a file or registry key to tell it to skip any folders named >> .svn, temp, or whatever. > > > Lothan > > You may be able to do this with a registry edit if all those .svn > sub-folders are under the same parent folder. You should be completely > familiar with editing the registry to do this. All of the standard > warnings apply. > > All of the Search/Index options are under the Key: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search > > If you start expanding that key, you will see: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows > Search\CrawlScopeManager\Windows\SystemIndex\DefaultRules > > With a list of numerical keys. These keys contain several values including > a URL value that points to a folder name/location and another value named > "Include" which appears to either allow indexing (value date = 1) or > disallow indexing (value data = 0). > > You may be able to export one of these keys, edit the exported key to > point to the folders that you want to exclude, set the 'include' value > date to '0' and then import the key back to the registry. > > You should be able to find one of these numerical keys that is already set > to exclude a particular folder name, (such as: file:///*\temp\* ) export > that key, change the path to your .svn folders, rename the key to the next > highest available number and then import the key back to the registry. > > Let me know if this works for you or if you need more help. > > > > -- > > Ronnie Vernon > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User |
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09-13-2007
| #17 (permalink) |
| | Re: Vista not indexing folders that are selected for indexing Lothan Your welcome and good job tweaking those registry settings.  -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Lothan" <lothan@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:80412F78-201E-44FB-94EF-1AB90554E184@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks for the information, Ronnie. I added a new registry key (using the > next sequential number) with the URL file:///*\.svn\*, rebuilt the index, > and all those folders are no longer included in the index. I found it > easier to export the existing rule for file:///*\temp\*, edit the key name > and URL, and then import the modified key since everything else is the > same. > > I poked around a bit more in the persistence handlers and also found a way > to change to change the default indexer for ASP files. By default, Windows > Search uses the HTML filter for ASP files and this means it indexes only > the HTML portion that is visible in a browser. I'm not sure why this is > the default because very few ASP files are actually renderable without > executing through a script engine and it makes it impossible to index the > source code in these files. To rectify this issue, I changed the > persistent handler in HKCR\.asp\PersistentHandler from HTML > {eec97550-47a9-11cf-b952-00aa0051fe20}) to Text > {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}. > > I'm also noticing a lot of simple text extensions have no associated > preview handlers for some reason, but I haven't had a chance to poke > around the preview handlers yet and haven't really made it a priority just > yet. > > Perhaps in a future release Microsoft will wrap a really good UI around > these settings to make it easier for us without having to poke around the > registry. > > "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:AD3E0E69-6F9A-4183-B246-7C797D22E7C0@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Lothan" <lothan@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:90F5760F-C84B-49B3-92A2-5A4F2A1D7F1D@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Is it possible to change the defaults to automatically exclude other >>> folders with a particular name? As an example, I have a lot of source >>> code checked out in the %UserProfile%\Documents\Visual Studio >>> 2005\Projects and I want to exclude all the Subversion (.svn) folders in >>> this tree. I know I can exclude the folders manually one-by-one, but >>> this would be extremely tedious and time consuming. I would rather be >>> able to just edit a file or registry key to tell it to skip any folders >>> named .svn, temp, or whatever. >> >> >> Lothan >> >> You may be able to do this with a registry edit if all those .svn >> sub-folders are under the same parent folder. You should be completely >> familiar with editing the registry to do this. All of the standard >> warnings apply. >> >> All of the Search/Index options are under the Key: >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search >> >> If you start expanding that key, you will see: >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows >> Search\CrawlScopeManager\Windows\SystemIndex\DefaultRules >> >> With a list of numerical keys. These keys contain several values >> including a URL value that points to a folder name/location and another >> value named "Include" which appears to either allow indexing (value date >> = 1) or disallow indexing (value data = 0). >> >> You may be able to export one of these keys, edit the exported key to >> point to the folders that you want to exclude, set the 'include' value >> date to '0' and then import the key back to the registry. >> >> You should be able to find one of these numerical keys that is already >> set to exclude a particular folder name, (such as: file:///*\temp\* ) >> export that key, change the path to your .svn folders, rename the key to >> the next highest available number and then import the key back to the >> registry. >> >> Let me know if this works for you or if you need more help. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Ronnie Vernon >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Shell/User |
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