Search in Outlook 2007 is broken

[Guest]

I was trying to search for an old archived email, but no matter what search
parameters I used I could not find it using Search or Advanced Find.

Example:
I want to find all mail containing 'PSPWare' but search finds none.
I search for 'PSP' and search finds a couple of entries, but none relevant.
I look manually through the archive folder and eventually find what I want.
The email does indeed contain the word 'PSPWare' several times within the
body but no matter how I search for it, Outlook never finds it.

Is it broken or is there something I have missed?

 

[Guest]

I have exactly the same issue. The advanced search function in office 07
fails completely even though I know there are emails that contain the string
im searching for.

I wanted to use the desktop search as an alternative but that only works if
the archvied PST folder is open in outlook - despite having indexed it.

Why does this not work? its one of the first things 3 year olds are taught
when they are learning to program.

 

[Guest]

I have the same issue. I have tried several things. with no success. Any help
would be appreciated.

 

[Guest]

I think i am seeing the same thing, specifically - searching any outlook.PST
file (created using Outlook 2003 or earlier) using Outlook 2007
12.0.4518.1014 - it cannot find anything (even items that i know exist). I
suspect its related to windows desktop search tool that autoinstalled
recently, because it worked before and does not now. I am researching.

 

[Guest]

If you get an answer let me know. I am the administrator for this PC and have
several people using this PC and discovered by acident that if I have the
User account Control turned off it works. I can't leave it like that because
of all users. It is a work around.