Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Name: Urbanman
Date: October 21, 2000 at 06:01:56 Pacific
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Comment: When I try to use the "Search For Files or Folders" option on the Start menu to search for files on my hard drives nothing happens. I've tried using PF3, the "enter" key and clicking on the "Search Now" push button. But nothing happens. I've reinstalled Windows ME, twice, including reformatting my hard drive inbetwen re-installs - but still the search does nothing!! Any ideas please...?
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Response Number 1
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Name: S.M. Summerlight
Date: October 21, 2000 at 07:06:56 Pacific
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Reply: (edit)I had the same problem. Repeated installations (note "repeated" -- yes, this buggy piece of garbage crashes a lot) never solved the problem. This was not an upgrade but a preinstalled ME on a new computer. Go figure.
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Response Number 2
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Name: newgrl
Date: October 21, 2000 at 11:46:47 Pacific
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Reply: (edit)have either of you tried to open "Help and Support"? Do you get any error messages if you try?
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Response Number 3
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Name: wiz
Date: October 21, 2000 at 12:47:15 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)try to open explorer then go to view and then
point to explorer bar tnen to search
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Response Number 4
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Name: Randy
Date: December 1, 2000 at 14:39:14 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I did a register restore from a couple of days earlier and that worked but, I had to reinstall things that were installed after the restore date
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Response Number 5
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Name: Sergio Serrano
Date: December 19, 2000 at 02:08:49 Pacific
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Reply: (edit)I had the same problem but I'm using Windows 2000. In relation with this problem I have another that is when I try to open url with IE in a new window and nothing happends.
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Response Number 6
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Name: JustMe2B
Date: December 19, 2000 at 11:09:04 Pacific
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Reply: (edit)At least I'm not alone. I'm running WinME and as of about a week ago the "files and folder" search function also stopped working. Have not been able to fix it either. Very much a pain! Hope someone has a fix!!!!! All the other search options work.
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Response Number 7
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Name: JustMe2B
Date: December 19, 2000 at 11:18:13 Pacific
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Reply: (edit)Found the fix: Install tweakUI from Microsoft, once installed open it and go to the "DESKTOP" tab, scroll down to "Show Search Results". Place an check mark in this box. Somehow there are some progs out there that screw with this setting.
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Response Number 8
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Name: Sam
Date: January 25, 2001 at 14:22:26 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)JustMe2B, you are a lifesaver..
Was having the same damn problem, called Dell, and those high paid geezers couldn't figure it out...
They gave me 2 options: re-format, or re-install WindowsME. Thank god I didn't listen to them and looked up this board. TweakUI fixed it for me, hope it helps you too.. PS: can't believe how many people had that problem...yet another strike for WinME
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Response Number 9
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Name: whit
Date: February 4, 2001 at 14:47:48 Pacific
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
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Reply: (edit)Response Number 3
Name: wiz
Date: October 21, 2000 at 12:47:15
Subject: Search For Files or Folders does not work
thanks guys this one worked for me.
whit
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Reply: 3
try to open explorer then go to view and then
point to explorer bar tnen to search
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