Search Doesn't Scan Pdf Files
Mar 23, 2008The built in search version for Vista (I have Vista Business 64 bit)doesn't search pdfs. I have Acrobat version 8.1.2. I read about aproblem on this but the solution was to update.
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Fax And Scan Doesn't Work
Mar 23, 2008Suddenly Vista Fax software doesn't work. I keep getting an error message (Microsoft Windows Fax and Scan Has Stopped Working) and then it shuts down without any chance to look at Tools. The only changes that have been made that I know of is a bunch of MS Security updates that had been failing for some unkown reason. I had to update them manually one at a time.
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May 3, 2008Vista search doesn't seem to work at all on my computer. Indexing Options (from the Control Panel) says that 34,894 items are indexed and Indexing Options lists Microsoft Office Outlook, Offline Files, and Start Menu and Users in the Included Locations and the Exclude column shows "Default" Opposite Users in the Included locations. If I go to Advanced in Indexing Options and check various common file types like .doc and .xls they are marked (the box is checked) for index file names and contents. if I go to a folder that has a bunch of .xls file and type in the search box the start of a file name that I can plainly see in the list of files in that folder, the full list of files in that folder collapses to a list of one extraneous file that isn't at all what I'm looking for. I have just re-built
the index and still have the sam problem. Needless to say search for file content doesn't work either - since I can't even search for file names.
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Search Indexing Doesn't Exist
Mar 23, 2008I've had my Vista-based laptop four months now, and finally getting enough email and files that searches are becoming a problem...My indexing doesn't exist somehow. Does anyone know how to turn it on? I've gone into the Indexing Options in the control panel - everything is greyed out except the CLOSE button. No files are listed, and I cannot click on MODIFY or ADVANCED.
When I'm in MS Outlook and Click on "Indexing Status", I get a pop up error message saying " Cannot find this file. Verify the path and file name are correct. I have several PST files that I use for work and inevitably my searches will exclude half of my emails. Lately I've had to troll file by file through my emails.. not pretty. I've been unable to find anything in online Help relating to this situation. Has anyone seen it before and if so, what am I missing; what do I need to do?
Vista Search Doesn't Locate
May 15, 2010I have been wanting to address this problem for some time now but I have always felt that it is going to be difficult to understand and solve. Maybe, maybe not. I just looked at some of the previous FAQs on this subject and I don't fully understand their fixes. One fix tells me to go to change the Indexing somehow by disabling it. But when I go there, that box is inactive and cannot be changed apparently. So before I go further and not know what I am doing, I decided to post and ask for help. To illustrate my problem, let's say I am trying to find a file in my Downloads folder. I open my Downloads folder and can see the file I want. Yet when I do a Search for that file, the Search cannot locate it. It is as if the file doesn't exist. But I am looking right at it in Downloads!
I don't yet know how deep this problem goes, i.e. what if my file I wanted was a .dll file or something deep in the computer and I couldn't find it? Is the fix to this problem simply to disable Indexing? Or is there something more sinister going on with Search not being able to find anything?
Search: Vista Doesn't Find And Extremely Slow?
Apr 13, 2008I just cant' seem to get search to work worth a damn in Vista. Files that I know I have Vista doesn't find and it is extremely slow. I'm not a computer expert by any stretch, but I never had trouble with using search in XP.
I do like much about Vista, just need a search feature that doesn't search for stuff like my kids would. Anyone point me to a program that works with Vista and is safe to use?
Search Program, Non-indexed Files
Feb 3, 2010I have now found out about the search you can do with Windows key + F, but I was wondering where that program is that the shortcut starts. Is it possible to make another shortcut that would just be on the desktop to the same search program, so you would only need to click on the shortcut on the desktop?
Also, is it possible to set a default so the search program would also search the non-indexed files, instead of going to the advanced screen and having to check the box? Or does Vista want to require you to have indexing on for every drive?
Bulk Search: Consolidate The Files
Nov 1, 2008I have Vista Ultimate. I need to find about 60 files on my PC, the file names are listed on a word document, and the actual files are stored in many different folders on my PC.
I need to consolidate the files into one folder. Is there some way I can do a bulk search using "search" where I load the file names and Vista finds them and shows where they are located.
Does Windows Search Within Files Contents
Jun 29, 2008Does Windows Vista new search engine search within files contents. I have many Word files .doc on an external hard drive that is indexed for search. I would like to find files containing certain words. Don't understand "contents" search option.
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Burn Files To Dvd, 'search Active Caption'
Oct 26, 2009I have vista home premium on my laptop and have just tried burning backup rar files to dvd but when I hit the burn files to dvd button it comes up with a box that says 'search active caption' and wont let me burn anything to dvd. I have no idea where this app/programme came from but when i did a search it showed it was linked to Bebo. How on earth do I get rid of it? When I right click any folder on the desktop 'search active captions' is also listed as an option
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Mar 23, 2008Vista Home Prem 32bit..... I used the "search" feature to look for something and the results displayed several Folders & Files I had deleted some time back. When I right clicked on these items that had been deleled...I got the message, The item cannot be found.....make sure the Folder exists....check that the path is correct.....Or similar words. I would expect to see the message appear appear because the items don't exist.....but why did the search display them? Is there a way to clean emove them so they don't show up on future Searches?
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App Files Run Doesn't Match Computer
Oct 13, 2009I guess the the app files kinda run by themselves when you double click them so it doesn't matter where they are on your computer. I could be wrong though. However what about the ZIP files? I remember once using the Dell resource CD and it would download some of these ZIP files...but they would put them somewhere in my program files folder. That is why I was willing to use the CD more since it would place these files in the correct place (I mean I'm not going to put them on my desktop for instance). So where do I put the ZIP files? There are only ZIP and application files.
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Apr 13, 2008I have a program which I downloaded free from the web which converts flash ..flv files to .mpg format which Vista can read, and which I can then edit, copy to dvd etc. The program is called flvconverter and I think it uses something called ffmpeg.exe. ??? It works fine for some .flv files, but not others. !!! Has anyone used this program? Why does it not work for all flv files ???
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Applications startup as if they were already loaded into Memory, faster than in WinXP. Who knew? It feels like quad-core at 4GHz, seriously. Everything is momentary as if it were loaded from RAM This OS is still a failure, however, versus WinXP. Are you shocked to hear "failure" after my praises, do I contradict myself? No. Because most people are far from my tenacity and just by education, hobbies and profession I alway stune up things to perfection. My cheap car leaves far more expensive models wondering what rocket had just passed them on LIE Expressway. I enjoy tinkering with technology.
It took me 2 weeks (?) to tune up Vista beast to be a polished fast, bug-free beast. It's more convoluted than was tuning WindowsXP. I spent several days in Registry, GroupPolicies, SecPolicies, filesystem digging out and blatantly renaming & moving system files no one is supposed to touch.........
System Hanging: Search Service Has Failed To Create The SystemIndex Search Index
Jul 29, 2009Ive ran all the usual virus and malware checks and all is clear. Ive checked Event Viewer I see an error every 2 minutes or so. Error message with red exclamation is: 'The Windows Search Service has failed to create the SystemIndex search index. Internal error 1, 0x800700b7, Failed to add Gather Application: Windows>.'' After this warning icon shows error message: 'The Windows Search Service is attempting to remove the old catalog.' Next another warning icon shows message:..........
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Jun 18, 2009I've got an apparently "broken" search installation. So that I can skip through the normal "click the folder you want to index" type of answers, it's way beyond that. Let me give some background first. This is a new installation of Vista x64 Ultimate on this machine. I just installed it a little over a week ago after I got a blue screen of death that wouldn't allow any type of system restore, etc on the prior install. My prior installation on that machine was a Vista Ultimate x32 bit. The prior installation had the OS on the C: drive and I had moved "My Documents" out of a Windows XP onto the D: drive (D:My DOcuments).
In that prior installation, I left all Music, Videos, documents etc. under the original layout and just pointed the Vista "music", "documents", etc folders to the sub folders. I had no problem indexing on my prior version. I have a Vista 64 bit Ultimate at work as well and IT has no problem indexing even under the default locations..........
Search The Office 2007 Ribbon With Search Commands
Dec 10, 2009The new interface in Office 2007 has a great new look but finding your favorite feature can be a little difficult at first. Microsoft Office Labs offers a helpful utility called Search Commands that brings search to the ribbon. Can’t find a specific feature? Just search for it! ....
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Dec 3, 2009I find a media file (video file, for example) and double click it, the Media Player doesn't start at all...
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Open An Online Radio Station Windows Media Player Within Internet Explorer Just Says Ready - It Doesn't Even Begin To Buffer And Doesn't Play At All
Apr 1, 2010Whenever I click the link to open an online radio station windows media player within internet explorer just says Ready - it doesn't even begin to buffer and doesn't play at all. Has anyone else experienced this recently?
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Dec 31, 2009Problem: sfc/scannow stops at 76 %, gives no Info just that it can not
perform the requested operation
it started when I Restored the System to Factory Install with the Discs ( 2
Discs) sent to me by Acer by mail
SP 1 is already on the Discs, all Updates installed successfully, including
SP 2
Event Viewer shows some Errors but don't know witch are associated with the
sfc/scannow
Problem Reports and Solution (reports but no solution found)
1.-
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:WindowsWcpOtherFailure3
OsVersion:6.0.6001.18000:1
File:basewcpsilmergedtutsystem.cpp
Function:Windows::Rtl::SystemImplementation:irectFileSystemProvider::SysReadFileLine:1920
Status:c0000011
StackHash:0x563c8df4
OS Version:6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID:1033
2.-
Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID:182505946
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:CbsPackageServicingFailure
Stack Version:6.0.6001.18000
Package:Package_for_KB973687~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.1.1
Status:80070026
Failure Source:Execute
Start State:Resolved
Target State:Installed
OS Version:6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID:1033
Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID:769551469
I suspect that its related to the CBsPackageServicingFailure or both or more
don't know where to go from here
would really like to get sfc/scannow working Email with Acer America this Computer is still under Factory Warranty don't know what it covers, but they DON'T want me to return it to Store in Winnipeg where I purchased it don't know if I been screwed, this computer (LapTop) does Not have a Recovery partition, it has 1 disc C and 1 partition 232 GB (my Emachine Home Basic Desktop did have a Recovery Partition on D)
the Store made me set, 2 Discs after I complained and Acer sent me a set, 3.
Discs after some Emails already been at the store they are slick and have few answers , don't think I'll get far at the store.
Cannot Get Scanners For Scan
Mar 23, 2008I am testing VISTA Ultimate and find that I cannot get any of my older scanners to scan - nor can I find VISTA drivers for them. I have
1) HP PSC950 AIO (It prints however)
2) MUSTEK 1200LP
3) UMAX POWERLOOK II
Anyone out there have any luck getting any of the above to scan in VISTA? If so, how did U do it? Did you find driver(s) somewhere?
Wont Scan CD
Nov 7, 2009i have vista SP1 premium 64bit and when i put in call of duty 4 or demigods (both pc games) it sounds like theyre running, but then they stop all of a sudden i want to install it and play, theres no scratches on the games and theyre both brand new
Windows Fax And Scan
Mar 23, 2008I got a new computer with Vista I am trying to set up my fax. Help told me to go to Start, All Programs, Windows Fax and Scan but there is no Windows Fax and Scan on my menu. What can I do?
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