Indexing service doesn't work.

Your index requires virtually no maintenance. However, if the index has problems finding files that you know should be located in an indexed location, you might need to rebuild the index. This can take a long time to complete, so avoid performing this step unless you have given the index enough time (several hours) to correct any problems first. To rebuild the index:
1. Open Indexing and Search Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Indexing Options.
2. Click Advanced, click the Index Settings tab, and then click Rebuild. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

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Select Troubleshoot a problem from the taskbar and type in search field: Windows search. Then select Search and Indexing and use the wizard to fix the problem.The search service was not started. Worked for me

When You add a new drive to all versions of Windows since ME, the Indexing Service software counts every file on the drive and adds the smaller ones into the registry. This will seem like a freeze with a large drive even with a multiple core processor, since the Indexing service only uses one of the cores.
Indexing cannot be turned off in Vista without effort. It takes more than a couple of clicks. It requires serious registry hacking to remove or disable in seven.
Try this, start the computer without the external drive connected. Then add the external drive AFTER you are logged in and have internet access.

Wait and watch the drive light(s), especially on the external drive. When they stop flickering you should be good to go.

1) Insert your flash drive
2) From the Start Button, type "services.msc" in the "Search programs and files" box
If prompted for Admin Access, answer yes
3) Scroll down to the "Windows Search" service, select it, and click Stop.
4) From the Start Button, type "regedit"
If prompted for Admin Access, answer yes
5) Browse to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search]
6) Verify that the values DataDirectory and DefaultDataDirectory are set to %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Search\Data\
7) Remove the flash drive
8) Reboot (or restart the Windows Search service)

Does Windows Search only work on Windows XP, or does it also work on Vista?If you are using Windows XP, you can uninstall Windows Search 4.0 by going to the add remove software icon in the control panel.
In Windows 7, to remove Internet Explorer History from the indexed locations list, click the Start Button, and then type: control /name Microsoft.IndexingOptions then hit enter. in the Indexing Options, you can see the items listed. Click Modify, and on the Indexed Locations window that pops up, uncheck the box next to Internet Explorer History.
If you are on Windows Vista and find that neither of these suggestions work, sorry about that. I don't have a vista machine to try it on because I can't stand vista.

If you have just installed windows 7 search function will take time to index the files in your computer (this will be done when you are not using the computer).
If you have installed windows 7 long back and then the search function is not working check the following.
1. Click on start 2. In the search box type services.msc and hit enter 3. in the list of services running, double click on Indexing Service and check the status. 4. If the status is stopped then start it. 5. Also check if the startup type is changed to automatic.

hello Jenny bootte I do not know if this will work but

1. goto the start menu
2. type in the search bar "device manager"
3. the window will open
4. go to the top the window to the "actions" menu
5. from that menu select "scan for hardware changes"

the reason this might work is because it sounds like your driver to your audio was uninstall,or improperly installed.
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ok.....

• click the start button.
• type "services.msc" in the run bar.
• Allow it through UAC.
• now search for an entry called "print spooler
• double click it
• in the startup type type select "automatic".
• restart system
• this should fix ur problem.