Outlook 2007 search doesn't work right

[Drew Boillot]

Hello, I have a problem with my Outlook 2007. WHen ever i search for
anything, I dont get very meny hits, even tho they meet what i'm searching
for. I get some, but my older emails never come up on the results, i've
narrowed it down to around the time i upgraded/installed office 2007. can
anyone tell me how to fix this, or how to manually reindex the folders?

TIA
Drew

 

[Dr Teeth]

Hello, I have a problem with my Outlook 2007. WHen ever i search for
anything, I dont get very meny hits, even tho they meet what i'm searching
for. I get some, but my older emails never come up on the results, i've
narrowed it down to around the time i upgraded/installed office 2007. can
anyone tell me how to fix this, or how to manually reindex the folders?

You may have to get Outlook to search your archive folders.

Cheers,

Guy

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

 

[Drew Boillot]

I do not archive anything.

You may have to get Outlook to search your archive folders.

Cheers,

Guy

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

 

[Diamontina Cocktail]

Check your indexing status. If it says it is complete, then get it to
rebuild. That will take a long time but it should pick everything up then.
The only other thing is that when you search, at some time in the past you
may have enforced a limit as to how long back you go for searching. Check
the advanced search options.

 

[Drew Boillot]

How exactly do you force it to reindex?

Check your indexing status. If it says it is complete, then get it to
rebuild. That will take a long time but it should pick everything up then.
The only other thing is that when you search, at some time in the past you
may have enforced a limit as to how long back you go for searching. Check
the advanced search options.

 

[Diamontina Cocktail]

Go to Control Panel and Indexing Options. In there is the click button to
make it rebuild.