I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my user
files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is there
it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the entire
index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times without any
improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?

Did you try "Advanced Search" within your D: drive, and using "Include
non-indexed, hidden, and system files"?" This might reveal the file if, for
example, it has simply not yet made it into the index. At any rate, might
give some clues as to what is going on.

"Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my user
> files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is
> there
> it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the entire
> index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times without
> any
> improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
>

Standard search as well as advanced search will find the files, although when
I just hit the windows button and type a few letters of the filename I will
not find the file in question. I might add that I had no problems like this
on my other laptop with only 1 hard drive and all my user files were under
users/documents etc. It seems that files on D: are either ignored by the
idex, or they are way down in the list and therefore not shown in the search
result.
Also, if I open a file located in one of the indexed folders on D: it will
be found by the indexed next time i search.

"John Hanley" wrote:

> Did you try "Advanced Search" within your D: drive, and using "Include
> non-indexed, hidden, and system files"?" This might reveal the file if, for
> example, it has simply not yet made it into the index. At any rate, might
> give some clues as to what is going on.
>
> "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my user
> > files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is
> > there
> > it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the entire
> > index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times without
> > any
> > improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
> >
>
>

Make sure you take "ownership" of the files (security tab in properties for
the drive or folder).
Index search will only return files that the current user "owns". Wouldn't
be very secure if it did.

Kurt

> "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my user
>> files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is
>> there
>> it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the entire
>> index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times without
>> any
>> improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
>>
>

The Start Menu search doesn't search for exactly the same things as the full
Search window.

If you right-click on the Start Button, select Properties and then
Customize, and scroll down under Search Files you can select either "Search
entire index" or "Search this users files". If you select "Search entire
index" you might get the behavior you want.


"Beowulf Agat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:083376FC-7F0C-4745-839F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Standard search as well as advanced search will find the files, although
> when
> I just hit the windows button and type a few letters of the filename I
> will
> not find the file in question. I might add that I had no problems like
> this
> on my other laptop with only 1 hard drive and all my user files were under
> users/documents etc. It seems that files on D: are either ignored by the
> idex, or they are way down in the list and therefore not shown in the
> search
> result.
> Also, if I open a file located in one of the indexed folders on D: it will
> be found by the indexed next time i search.
>
> "John Hanley" wrote:
>
>> Did you try "Advanced Search" within your D: drive, and using "Include
>> non-indexed, hidden, and system files"?" This might reveal the file if,
>> for
>> example, it has simply not yet made it into the index. At any rate,
>> might
>> give some clues as to what is going on.
>>
>> "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my user
>> > files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is
>> > there
>> > it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the
>> > entire
>> > index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times without
>> > any
>> > improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
>> >
>>
>>

Thanks for help and suggestions.

> Make sure you take "ownership" of the files (security tab in properties for
> the drive or folder).

I am owner of the files.

"The Start Menu search doesn't search for exactly the same things as the full
Search window."

But on my other computer where all files are in the "my docs" folder my
files pop up directly.

Any more suggestions? Also, is there a way to change the priority of the
serach results in the start menu search so that files are always listed
before outlook messages?





"Kurt Herman" wrote:

> Index search will only return files that the current user "owns". Wouldn't
> be very secure if it did.
>
> Kurt
>
> > "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my user
> >> files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is
> >> there
> >> it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the entire
> >> index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times without
> >> any
> >> improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
> >>
> >
>
>

Right. The Start Menu search I think searches just "Documents" for the
current user {c:\users\<username>} by default. The Search explorer searches
all indexed location by default. So I think that would explain why something
in Documents would appear in the start menu, but something on some other
folder on another drive would not. Is that not the behavior you are seeing?

"Beowulf Agat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3512C38A-0820-4D45-9AE8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for help and suggestions.
>
>> Make sure you take "ownership" of the files (security tab in properties
>> for
>> the drive or folder).
>
> I am owner of the files.
>
> "The Start Menu search doesn't search for exactly the same things as the
> full
> Search window."
>
> But on my other computer where all files are in the "my docs" folder my
> files pop up directly.
>
> Any more suggestions? Also, is there a way to change the priority of the
> serach results in the start menu search so that files are always listed
> before outlook messages?
>
>
>
>
>
> "Kurt Herman" wrote:
>
>> Index search will only return files that the current user "owns".
>> Wouldn't
>> be very secure if it did.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>> > "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> > message
>> > news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my
>> >>user
>> >> files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is
>> >> there
>> >> it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the
>> >> entire
>> >> index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times
>> >> without
>> >> any
>> >> improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>

I get all kinds of hits in the start menu search, emails and such, but not
the file I'm actually after. I would like the start menu search to display
files and folders only and not outlook items.

"Dave Wood [MS]" wrote:

> Right. The Start Menu search I think searches just "Documents" for the
> current user {c:\users\<username>} by default. The Search explorer searches
> all indexed location by default. So I think that would explain why something
> in Documents would appear in the start menu, but something on some other
> folder on another drive would not. Is that not the behavior you are seeing?
>
> "Beowulf Agat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3512C38A-0820-4D45-9AE8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for help and suggestions.
> >
> >> Make sure you take "ownership" of the files (security tab in properties
> >> for
> >> the drive or folder).
> >
> > I am owner of the files.
> >
> > "The Start Menu search doesn't search for exactly the same things as the
> > full
> > Search window."
> >
> > But on my other computer where all files are in the "my docs" folder my
> > files pop up directly.
> >
> > Any more suggestions? Also, is there a way to change the priority of the
> > serach results in the start menu search so that files are always listed
> > before outlook messages?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kurt Herman" wrote:
> >
> >> Index search will only return files that the current user "owns".
> >> Wouldn't
> >> be very secure if it did.
> >>
> >> Kurt
> >>
> >> > "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> > message
> >> > news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >>I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my
> >> >>user
> >> >> files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know is
> >> >> there
> >> >> it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the
> >> >> entire
> >> >> index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times
> >> >> without
> >> >> any
> >> >> improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>

This is all customizable by right-clicking on the start button, selecting
"personalize", and then "customize". There are options to turn off "Search
communications" {e-mail}, and then "Search entire index" or "Search this
user's files".

Dave

"Beowulf Agat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0CB987C6-B426-40CF-9274-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I get all kinds of hits in the start menu search, emails and such, but not
> the file I'm actually after. I would like the start menu search to display
> files and folders only and not outlook items.
>
> "Dave Wood [MS]" wrote:
>
>> Right. The Start Menu search I think searches just "Documents" for the
>> current user {c:\users\<username>} by default. The Search explorer
>> searches
>> all indexed location by default. So I think that would explain why
>> something
>> in Documents would appear in the start menu, but something on some other
>> folder on another drive would not. Is that not the behavior you are
>> seeing?
>>
>> "Beowulf Agat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:3512C38A-0820-4D45-9AE8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thanks for help and suggestions.
>> >
>> >> Make sure you take "ownership" of the files (security tab in
>> >> properties
>> >> for
>> >> the drive or folder).
>> >
>> > I am owner of the files.
>> >
>> > "The Start Menu search doesn't search for exactly the same things as
>> > the
>> > full
>> > Search window."
>> >
>> > But on my other computer where all files are in the "my docs" folder my
>> > files pop up directly.
>> >
>> > Any more suggestions? Also, is there a way to change the priority of
>> > the
>> > serach results in the start menu search so that files are always listed
>> > before outlook messages?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Kurt Herman" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Index search will only return files that the current user "owns".
>> >> Wouldn't
>> >> be very secure if it did.
>> >>
>> >> Kurt
>> >>
>> >> > "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> > message
>> >> > news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >>I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my
>> >> >>user
>> >> >> files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> there
>> >> >> it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the
>> >> >> entire
>> >> >> index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times
>> >> >> without
>> >> >> any
>> >> >> improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Hi Dave,
thanks for the tip. I checked "search entire index" and now it works as I
want it to.



"Dave Wood [MS]" wrote:

> This is all customizable by right-clicking on the start button, selecting
> "personalize", and then "customize". There are options to turn off "Search
> communications" {e-mail}, and then "Search entire index" or "Search this
> user's files".
>
> Dave
>
> "Beowulf Agat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0CB987C6-B426-40CF-9274-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I get all kinds of hits in the start menu search, emails and such, but not
> > the file I'm actually after. I would like the start menu search to display
> > files and folders only and not outlook items.
> >
> > "Dave Wood [MS]" wrote:
> >
> >> Right. The Start Menu search I think searches just "Documents" for the
> >> current user {c:\users\<username>} by default. The Search explorer
> >> searches
> >> all indexed location by default. So I think that would explain why
> >> something
> >> in Documents would appear in the start menu, but something on some other
> >> folder on another drive would not. Is that not the behavior you are
> >> seeing?
> >>
> >> "Beowulf Agat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:3512C38A-0820-4D45-9AE8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Thanks for help and suggestions.
> >> >
> >> >> Make sure you take "ownership" of the files (security tab in
> >> >> properties
> >> >> for
> >> >> the drive or folder).
> >> >
> >> > I am owner of the files.
> >> >
> >> > "The Start Menu search doesn't search for exactly the same things as
> >> > the
> >> > full
> >> > Search window."
> >> >
> >> > But on my other computer where all files are in the "my docs" folder my
> >> > files pop up directly.
> >> >
> >> > Any more suggestions? Also, is there a way to change the priority of
> >> > the
> >> > serach results in the start menu search so that files are always listed
> >> > before outlook messages?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Kurt Herman" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Index search will only return files that the current user "owns".
> >> >> Wouldn't
> >> >> be very secure if it did.
> >> >>
> >> >> Kurt
> >> >>
> >> >> > "Beowulf Agat" <Beowulf (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> > message
> >> >> > news:78BDA532-C21B-4F14-8D79-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >>I have Vista ultimate on a laptop with 2 hard drives. I keep all my
> >> >> >>user
> >> >> >> files on D:, which is indexed. When I search for a file that I know
> >> >> >> is
> >> >> >> there
> >> >> >> it doesn't show up in the search results. I have tried moving the
> >> >> >> entire
> >> >> >> index to D: and I have tried rebuilding the index several times
> >> >> >> without
> >> >> >> any
> >> >> >> improvement. Why won't the index search through D:?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>