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Whenever I try to search in my Start Menu, I only get ghost search results which I cannot open:
In many places I have seen instructions to delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes{ef87b4cb-f2ce-4785-8658-4ca6c63e38c6} key in order to fix this issue but it is not showing up in my registry:
Anyone have any suggestions? All help would be greatly appreciated!
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This one can be solved, or least it's solved on my computer. . Right click on Start and then on Properties. On the screen that comes up, click on Customize. Then scroll down near the bottom of that list to "Search othe files and libraries. Insert a radio button just on "Search with Public Folders" This did it for me. Oldnerd
Hi dimkasmir,
Your index requires virtually no maintenance. However, if the index has problems finding files that you know should be located in an indexed location, you might need to rebuild the index. This can take a long time to complete, so avoid performing this step unless you have given the index enough time (several hours) to correct any problems first. To rebuild the index:
1. Open Indexing and Search Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Indexing Options.
2. Click Advanced, click the Index Settings tab, and then click Rebuild. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
You may also refer the below mentioned links.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Search-and-Indexing-troubleshooter
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-advanced-indexing-options
Hope this information helped!
Thanks and regards,
Fouzan – Microsoft support.
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Thank you HakanT,
I have been working on this for longer than I care to admit. Do you know how this file gets copied to our PC's?
Your suggested fix curied the Start Menu, Windows Explorer and Outlook 2007 "Windows Search" problems.
After deleting the file windows recreates it with a new modification date. This file must only be updated if it is deleted... or the file had a problem that stopped it from being updated. ????
Again, Thank you
I was unable to search anything at windows 7
I know i had accidentally did something. By doing the following, I got the search feature back.
check the necessary search feature.
The problem SOLVED. i can get back the search feature at start button.
I found that a .bin file in a specific location can become corrupt and cause Search to fail in both Windows Explorer and in Outlook 2010, ("show hidden files/folders" must be active):
C:\Users(User Name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\1033\StructuredQuerySchema.bin
Note that this same issue can cause your Windows Search to fail or just do nothing. Once I found and deleted this file, both my Windows Search (from the Windows Explorer Search) and the MS Outlook Search worked flawlessly, as it was forced to rebuild a clean version.
What I sleuthed out is that when the computer in question had a shutdown (power interruption) while a search was open, the .bin file because marked as corrupted and a second one was created as StructuredQuerySchema(1).bin . One showed as encrypted and compressed and one showed normal. For some reason, neither was acceptable to Windows Search (which is the component that allows both Windows Explorer and Outlook to search) and so it would cause Outlook 2010 to crash and restart, and Windows Explorer search to do nothing.
James Walker
IT Support Specialist/IT Suppot Contractor
