Windows 7 Search Does Not Work Correctly
Feb 21, 2012windows cannot a=ccess the specified path or file. /you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item And yet it is my personal laptop and I am the administrator?
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Windows 7 Search Does Not Work Correctly
Jan 1, 2010This is a fresh install and I have Indexing enabled for the Entire root drive and have not altered any settings for Windows Search functions.Example is file extension .fdb (It's a legacy database file), I have hundreds of this is several locations that I cannot recall all locations so I'm trying to use Search.The OS is exactly named "Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium"What is going on?What could be something to check?Is their some setting I've missed?Is their any info from MSFT? Registry settings?
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