Vista - Vista Search does not find start menu entries

Hi,

Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
name in the search box.

For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
Mail.

Other Example:
Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".

The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
computer it's working fine too.

I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.

Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?

Thanks,
Franz

Strangely enough I have only just been noticing this myself over the last
couple weeks and its a pain. I also rebuilt the index and it made it a bit
better temporarily, but then same thing happened again.

I get the exact same things you mention. Additionally even typing things
like "windows live photo gallery" gives me nothing but images as my results.


Josh





"Franz" <graf.franz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-71a8ca948bce@xxxxxx

Right Click START BUTTON - Properties - Start Menu Tab - Start Menu
Customize - look at all the Search Settings.

"Josh" <hethatsomecallstupid@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F31BC7A5-2C9D-4B75-9898-5F89C4F55742@xxxxxx

The search settings are configured to search the whole index.

On 22 Sep., 14:22, "Spirit" <no...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Set to Search All Files - Set to Search this User's Programs

"Franz" <graf.franz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:b08d146d-072c-4c85-b197-228954998e0a@xxxxxx

Unfortunately there are at least 7 other places (at a rough count) to
configure Search within Vista, in addition to the Start menu settings you
mentioned (although that's a good Start if you can excuse the pun).

Here's 2 of those to get you started ....

Open any folder > Organize > Folder and Search options > Search
(eg Partial matches, Natural language searching ... )

Control Panel > Indexing options
(eg Has indexing finished? + diacritic settings etc)

--
Jon


"Franz" <graf.franz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-71a8ca948bce@xxxxxx

Yeah I know that. But why would something like "calen" get only the Windows
Calendar, "calendar" get nothing and Live Calendar not show up at all?



"Spirit" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well, thanks for answering my thread. I solved it by turning off
Natural language searching.

@Josh: does it help you too?


On 22 Sep., 17:16, "Josh" <hethatsomecallstu...@xxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:07:26 -0700 (PDT), Franz <graf.franz@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Just turn off the whole friggin POS Vista search. Google "Agent
Ransack" for an alternative.

+Bob+ wrote:Hopefully, the NG moderators will see the wisdom of just killing your
posts out of the gate in the long run. I had no problems is doing what
the OP was trying to do, and besides, the the OP got his problem
answered and solved the problem.

You are simply a *clown*. No one and I mean no one should pay attention
to a negative *clown* like you, period. The *clown* has got a wild hair
up his butt about *searching*. :-P