Windows 7 file search bar not working
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In the control panel, under back up and restore, there is an option on the left hand side, called "Create System image". It makes a perfect clone of your OS as it is at the moment of making the...
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This should be it found here
Windows 7 file search bar not working
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Your best chance of getting it to work again is to do a Disk Check/repair, and select both options when you schedule it.
There appears to be a corruption. It has nothing to do with indexing, as...
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OH NO!! I don't know what happened, apparently this file search feature in Windows 7 for me is an On and Off problem.
I posted last time that it was working fine and tested it out on multiple main...
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Where is the disk check repair option? Does it require a reboot?
I'll try that first and if that doesn't work, I'll go through the other tip and try to rebuild the index. I'll keep you both...
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Hi,
This happens to me from time to time when using this Windows 7 64 bit built in search toolbar that you get from microsoft whenever you open up an explorer window (you always see it on the top...
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Oh, I didn't know Acer doesn't make hard drives. This is the first time I've had a Toshiba hard drive, must be some bad luck because they've had good reviews on their external hard drives.
You...
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This Microsoft utility probably would have fixed the problem - For those who stumble onto this thread.
http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_search
Windows 7 file search bar not working
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Don't want to muddy the water, but can't help but notice that no mentioned that the OP should have a menu choice to make a set of system recovery disc's. This would allow him to install a new hard...
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I am talking about tools from the Hard Drive maker (Western Digital, Seagate, etc). They are the best way to identify a bad drive.
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You said when you use the built in recover to have a nice clean copy running to make an image of it. How do you use that and what software do you use to do it? The image saves a copy of an OS...
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Hey There,
I was reading both of your posts and I was looking into the support page on Toshiba's website from mrbobhcrhs's link. I decided to look at the device manager through a search on the...
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The exe should be fine, worse case is it will say the drive is not compatible.
Windows 7 file search bar not working
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Sounds like your index is f'd up. Try this -
Control Panel
Indexing Options
Advanced
Rebuild button
This will delete your existing index & rebuild it. It could take a LONG time to...
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:look: Okay I believe you if you say that it will work.
About the PM, I didn't get any PM from you last Friday, but yesterday I did. I responded back to those I think.
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Hey Thanks, After it took 5 hours to run the disk error check completely and I was able to log back into windows to test out the windows file search toolbar on My Pictures and Download folders, I...
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The System Image WILL work and to perfection. You need not worry about it so much.
PS: Did you notice that I sent you a PM 3 days ago?
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There are programs for checking hard drives but the ones I use cost, so we'll need other SD'ers to suggest the free ones.
If I were in your situation, I'd be in a rush to copy all my data, just in...
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I would make #3 -> #4 instead, before doing a restore download the drive utilities from the makers webpage and do a test with those first.
I also agree backup everything now, go to bestbuy and buy...
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Oh okay. Thank RockySosua.
Well, it seems it's going to be a while before I can buy an external hard drive and copy all of my files over to it to reinstall windows. I have an Acer Aspire laptop...
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Let's talk about Windows indexing in layman's terms.
Imagine an auto parts dealer who has a giant warehouse and he keeps adding new parts to his inventory.
He won't rearrange his inventory every...
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Windows has a built in system image capacity in the control panel.
If you restore from your built in partition then make a system image with Windows to an external hard drive, then you'll be able to...
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The System Image WILL work and to perfection. You need not worry about it so much.
It copies everything, and then it reinstalls everything.
The disc is simply the means to an end. It brings you to...
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By the way, I'm not familiar with replacing anything off of a laptop as it doesn't look easy to take it apart and you have to be very specific on the specs in order to know what to buy that you can...
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I'm trying to understand this. I know that there's a Backup and Restore option in windows although I've never used it before. Suppose I make a backup image of my new recovery of the OS from scratch...
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That's great news.
The fact that it took 5 hours, is an indication that the hard drive was in bad shape.
It may be fine now, but there's always a chance that it's on its way out, so backing...
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Good call, Rocky!
OP, if the search is working normally again, no need to re-index.
HOWEVER - I'll second that you want to be sure that you have a current backup. Your drive may be getting...
