• Subject: Re: Search and Advanced search not finding all
  • Author: Diane Poremsky [MVP]
  • Date: 12 Nov 2008
  • References: 1 2 3 4 5
Close outlook, delete the *.ost and restart outlook.

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"Deb Borys" <DebBorys@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F84DB263-9535-46E4-857B-78E9962B0F36@microsoft.com...
> I did rebuild the index. If I understood our IT guy correclty, I can't
> turn
> off the cache mode as it is neeed for our Exchange setup. So maybe I'm
> stuck
> just using non-instant search? Is there any way to chekc the ost for
> errors?
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> No, but it may work as expected if you turn off cached mode. There is
>> something wrong - it could be the index or the ost. Did you rebuild the
>> index? (control panel, indexing options).
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>> "Deb Borys" <DebBorys@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E946E1F8-B26C-4773-9F8A-FCAD511E9186@microsoft.com...
>> > I found out that I am in cached mode--could that be what's causing the
>> > problem?
>> >
>> > "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Are you using cached mode?
>> >> Are you using windows Desktop Search? (You are if instant search is
>> >> enabled). If so, try rebuilding the index.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>> >>
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>> >> "Deb Borys" <DebBorys@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9B4E1E02-A096-4BD1-B300-B9E56A7BF305@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I'm using the latest version of XP and Outlook 2007 with Busienss
>> >> > Contact
>> >> > Management. I am in a work environment that uses Microsoft
>> >> > Exchange.
>> >> > When I
>> >> > try to search, either instant search or advanced search, it is not
>> >> > finding
>> >> > things even when I can see they exist. For instance, looking in my
>> >> > Delete
>> >> > folder, I can see hundreds of emails from last month, but when I do
>> >> > advanced
>> >> > search for everything received last month, it shows nothing. This
>> >> > is
>> >> > try
>> >> > even when I ask it to search all outlook items. Our company network
>> >> > adminsitrator doesn't know what's wrong and I'm not sure if others
>> >> > in
>> >> > the
>> >> > office are having the sam eproblem. they might not use search as
>> >> > extensively
>> >> > as I am.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
07 Nov 2008Search and Advanced search not finding all.Deb Borys
07 Nov 2008\ Re: Search and Advanced search not finding all.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
08 Nov 2008   |- Re: Search and Advanced search not finding all.Deb Borys
10 Nov 2008   \ Re: Search and Advanced search not finding all.Deb Borys
11 Nov 2008      \ Re: Search and Advanced search not finding all.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
11 Nov 2008         \ Re: Search and Advanced search not finding all.Deb Borys
12 Nov 2008            \ Re: Search and Advanced search not finding all.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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