MS Search Protocol Host has stopped working...

[Mills Architect]

-- for reference purposes, copied from other posting in
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management" by the same Subject --

Since this appears to be an Outlook issue, you should also post in the
outlook.general group. Several Instant Search issues are starting to
appear
there. Make sure you specify your settings for Instant Search and whether
these were clean installs of Office and Vista or upgrades. Also post what
you see in Outlook's Indexing Status... before you get the error message.

-- Note and problem description from
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management" by the same Subject --

Thanks for the advice and direction. The info I know right now...

PDF notes (tried to attache screen shots but file too big) of times and
settings...
1.) Page 1 - copy screen at 11:58 pm - Control Panel>Indexing
Options>Modify - selected locations (MS Office Outlook (outlook.pst, Bus
Contact Mgr) and Offline Files (default locations) - note that INDEXING IS
COMPLETE at 144,335 items; I do not have the .pst files specified in the
Modify button.
2.) Page 2 - copy screen at 12:16 am - open OL to get search options; using
default search settings from install.
3.) Page 3 - copy screen at 12:18 am - note that "MS Search Protocol Host
has stopped working..." error message appeared. [2] minutes after opening
OL. Barely [15] minutes after indexing showed being complete.
4.) Page 4 - copy screen at 12:22 am - note settings of OL com add-ins;
Windows Search e-mail indexer is checked (cannot turn off it seems).

Software install notes...
1.) Vista Ultimate x86, Upgrade version - installed using method that
installs not activated, then formats C: drive, then "upgrade" to Vista
Ultimate x86. This is as clean as I could figure. I have WinXP Pro, have
installed and upgraded from that also. Just trying to get as clean an
install as possible.
2.) MS Office 2007 Pro - Have downloaded from MS purchase on line. Doing
clean, full install, not upgrade.

By the way, I have installed a trial of OneNote2007 (OneNote) for a bit.
While OneNote is open, and Outlook2007 (OL) closed, the same Phenomenon ("MS
Search Protocol Host has stopped working...") occurs.
So I don't think it is exclusively OL. The Phenomenon does not occur when
OneNote and/or OL are closed. It does not occur when any other applications
(i.e. Office (not including OL or OneNote) or any others) are open.

I am not a programmer, however, I've dealt with "funny acting" programs in
the past (esp in beta testing). Anyway, the similarity between OL and
OneNote is that as long as they are open, the file size tends to be dynamic,
changing all the time. Is it that Search and Indexing want to have files
that are not continually changing in size, or character, or whatever? If
that's the case, surely there's a way to keep that phenom from happening.
Didn't happen in WinXP or Office2003 (that I'm aware of anyway). Maybe
this'll help. Again, I can't be the only one this happens to. :=(

Sorry to be so wordy. Posting this also to the outlook.general group. Thanks
for any and all help.

DMills

 

[Mills Architect]

Sorry. I somehow double copied from file_management. I really need help with
this situation.

Thanks, DMills

-- for reference purposes, copied from other posting in
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management" by the same Subject --

Since this appears to be an Outlook issue, you should also post in the
outlook.general group. Several Instant Search issues are starting to
appear
there. Make sure you specify your settings for Instant Search and whether
these were clean installs of Office and Vista or upgrades. Also post what
you see in Outlook's Indexing Status... before you get the error message.

-- Note and problem description from
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management" by the same Subject --

Thanks for the advice and direction. The info I know right now...

PDF notes (tried to attache screen shots but file too big) of times and
settings...
1.) Page 1 - copy screen at 11:58 pm - Control Panel>Indexing
Options>Modify - selected locations (MS Office Outlook (outlook.pst, Bus
Contact Mgr) and Offline Files (default locations) - note that INDEXING IS
COMPLETE at 144,335 items; I do not have the .pst files specified in the
Modify button.
2.) Page 2 - copy screen at 12:16 am - open OL to get search options;
using default search settings from install.
3.) Page 3 - copy screen at 12:18 am - note that "MS Search Protocol Host
has stopped working..." error message appeared. [2] minutes after opening
OL. Barely [15] minutes after indexing showed being complete.
4.) Page 4 - copy screen at 12:22 am - note settings of OL com add-ins;
Windows Search e-mail indexer is checked (cannot turn off it seems).

Software install notes...
1.) Vista Ultimate x86, Upgrade version - installed using method that
installs not activated, then formats C: drive, then "upgrade" to Vista
Ultimate x86. This is as clean as I could figure. I have WinXP Pro, have
installed and upgraded from that also. Just trying to get as clean an
install as possible.
2.) MS Office 2007 Pro - Have downloaded from MS purchase on line. Doing
clean, full install, not upgrade.

By the way, I have installed a trial of OneNote2007 (OneNote) for a bit.
While OneNote is open, and Outlook2007 (OL) closed, the same Phenomenon
("MS Search Protocol Host has stopped working...") occurs.
So I don't think it is exclusively OL. The Phenomenon does not occur when
OneNote and/or OL are closed. It does not occur when any other
applications (i.e. Office (not including OL or OneNote) or any others) are
open.

I am not a programmer, however, I've dealt with "funny acting" programs in
the past (esp in beta testing). Anyway, the similarity between OL and
OneNote is that as long as they are open, the file size tends to be
dynamic, changing all the time. Is it that Search and Indexing want to
have files that are not continually changing in size, or character, or
whatever? If that's the case, surely there's a way to keep that phenom
from happening. Didn't happen in WinXP or Office2003 (that I'm aware of
anyway). Maybe this'll help. Again, I can't be the only one this happens
to. :=(

Sorry to be so wordy. Posting this also to the outlook.general group.
Thanks for any and all help.

DMills