Windows Search Not Displaying Results

Hey guys having a problem here which I think may be due to Avast anti-virus.

I am having a problem wherein Windows Search isnt picking up files on my computer. This is a huge problem for me as I have a lot of files on my computer scattered in many different folders.

The problem first started to occur a few days ago after I installed Avast.

I tried to re-register some dlls as recommended on other forums when searching but all but one registered.

I installed Avast and still the results wouldnt come up but then I also indexed and the results did come up as they should. That was a day ago, fast forward to now and its the same issue. I reinstalled Avast yesterday and im thinking it may be the issue but why?

Is there anything I can change in the Avast settings that would stop this from happening?

I just bought Avast and it really would suck if I would have to abandon it and another AV because of this.

Any suggestions given would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Have you tried fixing it with the Microsoft fixit for this kind of problem. Fix Windows Search when it crashes or is not showing results

 

Forgot to mention that I did that too...like three times.

I also ran the troubleshooting for search and indexing to no avail.

 

I would contact Avast for help on this. I tried the free version on my Vaio after upgrading to Windows 7 and the taskbar would vanish and only a restart would bring it back. I got rid of the Avast at that point.

 

Any other suggestions anyone?

I uninstalled avast and installed AVG. The search was a bit more stable BUT no the problem has started again.

I cannot stand having to index the search every other day.

Can anyone assist me please.