How to rebuild the email index in Outlook 2007

[Jeff]

I uninstall and reinstall Outlook 2007. Now the index seems not complete and i cannot use the Instant Search. Many emails are missing from the result output. Looks to me that the index is not complete or corrupted.

PS. i am running Outlook 2007 on Vista so it is not possible to install WDS v3 beta.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Control Panel | Indexing Options | Advanced.

Vista Beta 2 includes WDS. You don't need to install anything extra.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers


I uninstall and reinstall Outlook 2007. Now the index seems not complete and i cannot use the Instant Search. Many emails are missing from the result output. Looks to me that the index is not complete or corrupted.

PS. i am running Outlook 2007 on Vista so it is not possible to install WDS v3 beta.

 

[Guest]

If I double click on Indexing Options I am given an inert screen. It says
that it is waiting for status update, but shows no sign of life even if I
click on “How does indexing affect searches?†The only thing it will respond
to is the “Close†button. I gather that without this option available, I have
no chance of solving the Instant Search problem. Again, it worked for a the
first few days and then went dead. Is there any point to downloading Office
2007 again? What are the hazards?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You can try running the Office Diagnostics program, which will repair a number of problems with your installation.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers