Windows search doesn't work - indexing stopped

I have Vista business edition, upgraded from XP.

It was all fine for a while, but I noticed that searches didn't return
results for items in the last few weeks.

I went to 'indexing options' in the control panel and tried a 'rebuild' and
later a 'reset to defaults' which apparently does a better job of resetting
the indexing.

Bu even after leaving the PC standing idle for a couple of hours, it still
says "0 items indexed" and "indexing speed is reduced due to user activity"
even though I'm not doing anything. There is no virus scan or anything
currently active either that might delay indexing.

Task manager shows searchindexer.exe sitting there doing nothing - I assume
that's something related.

I could try a system restore I suppose, but I have no idea when to go back
to.

Thanks for any ideas,

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 21:55:11 +0000, tinchote
<tinchote.35m64e@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>Hi, I had the same problem, and I found how to solve it a few minutes
>ago.
>
>The issue is with the power settings. One of the options (Power
>options/Change plan settings/ Advanced settings) is "Search and
>indexing-Power saving mode". Mine was in "power saver", and I had the
>same problem as you had. I moved it to "high performance" and the index
>began to build immediately. I would assume that "balanced" would also
>work.

It sure makes alot of sense for this feature.
That's the reason most folks just love Vista to death, like the
plague.

You don't see the value for this option on a laptop, on battery power? What
exactly is your point?

"Kos" <tba.com> wrote in message
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> It sure makes alot of sense for this feature.
> That's the reason most folks just love Vista to death, like the
> plague.