Vista - Search is pure crap

I create files, and hours later this sorry excuse for a search STILL doesn't
find 'em. IF it ever does, it's just because I've gone to the folder I saved
'em in and saw them sitting there.

And if I name two files with about the same name, like Picture 1.png and
Picture 1.jpg, it'll only find one of those.

To put it mildly, Search isn't worth a bucket of warm spit. Useless.

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Thanks,
John

Sorry bud, but you are having a problem and that is not normal.

Even if your system is not finished indexing for the first time, any new
files you create are instantly added.

So, you can create a new file and 1 second later, have it found in a search
result. Unless:

1. You created the file in a folder that is not included in the search
parameters. For example a system folder.
2. Your search index service is off or not functioning.

There are plenty of "broken search index" threads here.



"A" <A@A.net> wrote in message news:OJLWuvaeHHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I create files, and hours later this sorry excuse for a search STILL
>doesn't find 'em. IF it ever does, it's just because I've gone to the
>folder I saved 'em in and saw them sitting there.
>
> And if I name two files with about the same name, like Picture 1.png and
> Picture 1.jpg, it'll only find one of those.
>
> To put it mildly, Search isn't worth a bucket of warm spit. Useless.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> John

That's good to know. Thanks.


"Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
news:u8gUqSbeHHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Sorry bud, but you are having a problem and that is not normal.
>
> Even if your system is not finished indexing for the first time, any new
> files you create are instantly added.
>
> So, you can create a new file and 1 second later, have it found in a
> search result. Unless:
>
> 1. You created the file in a folder that is not included in the search
> parameters. For example a system folder.
> 2. Your search index service is off or not functioning.
>
> There are plenty of "broken search index" threads here.
>
>
>
> "A" <A@A.net> wrote in message
> news:OJLWuvaeHHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I create files, and hours later this sorry excuse for a search STILL
>>doesn't find 'em. IF it ever does, it's just because I've gone to the
>>folder I saved 'em in and saw them sitting there.
>>
>> And if I name two files with about the same name, like Picture 1.png and
>> Picture 1.jpg, it'll only find one of those.
>>
>> To put it mildly, Search isn't worth a bucket of warm spit. Useless.
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> John
>

You are right Start>Search could not find Windows Photo Gallery and still
cannot.

I have it now pinned to the start menu and it still cannot find it I have
run it a few times and never gets onto the list.

I have tried all permutation of the title.

At least one could do a search with XP, Vista misses out hence I could not
find the program iinitially.

When are we going to see an upgrade as I see this as a serious issue if it
cannot find one of its own programs what are Microsoft doing.