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    Win 7 Search results

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 26, 2009.

  1. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    All of the screen shots I have seen for search results in the Start menu show multiple categories of results with a few items in each category.
    Like this for example:

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    Mine does not seem to function that way. In a sample search, I am getting Microsoft Outlook items populating the entire display. If I want to see other categories I need to click on the button for more results and then organize them there. See the attached image for what I am getting.

    Anyone else experiencing this and/or know of a fix.

    Gary
     

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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    This gets more curious. If I start to type REGEDIT into the start menu search. Initially I do get categories.

    When I get to REG, I see the results shown in SearchCapture0.JPG below.

    When I get to REGE, suddenly it is all Outlook items, see SeachCapture1.jpg below.

    When I get to REGEDI, I am down to two Outlook items, see SearchCapture2.jpg below.

    But when I get to REGEDIT, suddenly the Programs group reappears, see SearchCapture3.jpg below.

    Something strange is afoot.

    Gary
     

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  3. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ive noticed the thing with regedit, msconfig and such since vista
     
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    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    Try rebuilding your index Gary. See if that helps.
     
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  5. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    When I installed Win 7 on Saturday I did just that.

    Gary
     
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