Vista - Indexing is not running??

I must have turned it off somehow but that's what I see when I bring up
the indeing options box. So I do a search in "HELP" for turn on indexing
and it says:

Can I turn the Windows search index on or off?

No, the index can't be turned off or paused.


heh heh

Is there a way I can fix my non indexing Vista Home Prem.? The only
buttons that I have that work on the indexing options screen is the
CLOSE button, the Modify and Advanced buttons are greyed out. Thank You
for any help!

Bob

Just something to check, in the Programs and Features control panel,
in the Turn Windows Features On/Off sub-panel, mine shows "Indexing
Service" as not checked, but indexing seems to be working. You might
check that in yours. It actually was something I was going to look
into, whether this feature is "the" indexing or something extra, why
it wouldn't be on by default, etc.

Tom


On Jun 8, 9:12 pm, Bob <bobar...@wildblue.net> wrote:
> I must have turned it off somehow but that's what I see when I bring up
> the indeing options box. So I do a search in "HELP" for turn on indexing
> and it says:
>
> Can I turn the Windows search index on or off?
>
> No, the index can't be turned off or paused.
>
> heh heh
>
> Is there a way I can fix my non indexing Vista Home Prem.? The only
> buttons that I have that work on the indexing options screen is the
> CLOSE button, the Modify and Advanced buttons are greyed out. Thank You
> for any help!
>
> Bob

Read the description it gives you in the "Turn Windows Features On/Off" by
placing the mouse over it (tooltip):

"File indexing service that shipped in versions prior to Windows Vista.
Provided as an optional feature for backwards compatibility only."

Robert Firth
http://www.winvistainfo.org

"njem" <njemtcan-njem@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1181363042.225143.224610@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Just something to check, in the Programs and Features control panel,
> in the Turn Windows Features On/Off sub-panel, mine shows "Indexing
> Service" as not checked, but indexing seems to be working. You might
> check that in yours. It actually was something I was going to look
> into, whether this feature is "the" indexing or something extra, why
> it wouldn't be on by default, etc.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Jun 8, 9:12 pm, Bob <bobar...@wildblue.net> wrote:
>> I must have turned it off somehow but that's what I see when I bring up
>> the indeing options box. So I do a search in "HELP" for turn on indexing
>> and it says:
>>
>> Can I turn the Windows search index on or off?
>>
>> No, the index can't be turned off or paused.
>>
>> heh heh
>>
>> Is there a way I can fix my non indexing Vista Home Prem.? The only
>> buttons that I have that work on the indexing options screen is the
>> CLOSE button, the Modify and Advanced buttons are greyed out. Thank You
>> for any help!
>>
>> Bob
>
>

I checked it and it didn't do anything, it's for prior releases or
something. Still not indexing anyway. Thank you though, thought maybe
you'd found the answer! ;o)

Bob

njem wrote:
> Just something to check, in the Programs and Features control panel,
> in the Turn Windows Features On/Off sub-panel, mine shows "Indexing
> Service" as not checked, but indexing seems to be working. You might
> check that in yours. It actually was something I was going to look
> into, whether this feature is "the" indexing or something extra, why
> it wouldn't be on by default, etc.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Jun 8, 9:12 pm, Bob <bobar...@wildblue.net> wrote:
>> I must have turned it off somehow but that's what I see when I bring up
>> the indeing options box. So I do a search in "HELP" for turn on indexing
>> and it says:
>>
>> Can I turn the Windows search index on or off?
>>
>> No, the index can't be turned off or paused.
>>
>> heh heh
>>
>> Is there a way I can fix my non indexing Vista Home Prem.? The only
>> buttons that I have that work on the indexing options screen is the
>> CLOSE button, the Modify and Advanced buttons are greyed out. Thank You
>> for any help!
>>
>> Bob
>
>

Yep, you got it right. Didn't do squat for my "not indexing" problem.
Any ideas on a fix? If it can't be turned on or off how in the world did
I turn it off?

Bob

Robert Firth wrote:
> Read the description it gives you in the "Turn Windows Features On/Off"
> by placing the mouse over it (tooltip):
>
> "File indexing service that shipped in versions prior to Windows Vista.
> Provided as an optional feature for backwards compatibility only."
>
> Robert Firth
> http://www.winvistainfo.org
>
> "

Tooltip. Oh. Too both obvious and subtle. I missed it.

On Jun 8, 10:33 pm, "Robert Firth" <webmas...@winvistainfo.org> wrote:
> Read the description it gives you in the "Turn Windows Features On/Off" by
> placing the mouse over it (tooltip):
>
> "File indexing service that shipped in versions prior to Windows Vista.
> Provided as an optional feature for backwards compatibility only."
>

"Bob" <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
news:eChqGykqHHA.4180@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I must have turned it off somehow but that's what I see when I bring up the
>indeing options box. So I do a search in "HELP" for turn on indexing and it
>says:
>
> Can I turn the Windows search index on or off?
>
> No, the index can't be turned off or paused.
>
>
> heh heh
>
> Is there a way I can fix my non indexing Vista Home Prem.? The only
> buttons that I have that work on the indexing options screen is the CLOSE
> button, the Modify and Advanced buttons are greyed out. Thank You for any
> help!
>
> Bob


Start the 'Windows Search service via

Start > services.msc

[ Actually it is possible to pause it, but not via the gui which is perhaps
what was meant. ]


--
Jon

That did it Jon, Thank You very much.

Bob

Jon wrote:
> "Bob" <bobarnes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
> news:eChqGykqHHA.4180@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I must have turned it off somehow but that's what I see when I bring
>> up the indeing options box. So I do a search in "HELP" for turn on
>> indexing and it says:
>>
>> Can I turn the Windows search index on or off?
>>
>> No, the index can't be turned off or paused.
>>
>>
>> heh heh
>>
>> Is there a way I can fix my non indexing Vista Home Prem.? The only
>> buttons that I have that work on the indexing options screen is the
>> CLOSE button, the Modify and Advanced buttons are greyed out. Thank
>> You for any help!
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> Start the 'Windows Search service via
>
> Start > services.msc
>
> [ Actually it is possible to pause it, but not via the gui which is
> perhaps what was meant. ]
>
>