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Windows Search - results not displayed (correctly)

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Analphabet, Dec 2, 2007.

  1. Analphabet

    Analphabet Guest

    After fixing the Error-2147218141-problem by creating gathrprm.txt and
    schema.txt search results are displayed only as "empty" columns (no filename,
    icon for "unknown document type").

    Any idea what went wrong?
    (Vista Ultimate 32bit German)
     
  2. Mr. Arnold

    Mr. Arnold Guest

    "Analphabet" <Analphabet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:229AED7F-AD3A-4947-9926-6B8A7C2EF94F@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > After fixing the Error-2147218141-problem by creating gathrprm.txt and
    > schema.txt search results are displayed only as "empty" columns (no
    > filename,
    > icon for "unknown document type").
    >
    > Any idea what went wrong?
    > (Vista Ultimate 32bit German)
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    That error code could have applied to anything. What was the error message,
    and where is this fix you're talking about?
     
  3. Analphabet

    Analphabet Guest

  4. Mr. Arnold

    Mr. Arnold Guest

    "Analphabet" <Analphabet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:944ABAA6-632E-49A6-B68F-0D9063E9AE32@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > The error message was:
    > "Windows could not start the Windows Search on Local Computer. For more
    > information, review the System Event Log. If this is a non-Microsoft
    > service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error
    > code
    > -2147218141."
    >
    > I was referring to one of several threads like this one:
    >
    >
    >
    > Now, desktop search is running and indexing files, but search results are
    > not desplayed correctly.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Is it that the results are not showing some kind of icon type next to a
    file or the search is not finding the file you're looking for?
     
  5. Analphabet

    Analphabet Guest

    It seems that the search is finding files. If I enter different keywords,
    Windoes Search finds a different number of ellements. Reducing the search to
    "e-mail" or "documents" reduces the number of elements.

    The problem is: every single result is displayed as a "white" icon (like a
    file that is not associated with any application). I can't see any filename,
    filesize or any other file attribute. Doubleclicking on one of the results
    does not have any effect.

    Maybe I've got a problem with msscolmn.txt. It's size is still 0 bytes.
    (located in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Config). in the registry
    (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows search) I found out, that
    'DefaultColumnFile' pointed to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Config instead
    of ...Search\DATA\Config. I changed this without any results.

    Just to make sure I made no mistakes, my current file strucure:
    C:\Program\Data\Microsoft\Search\Data\
    .... Application
    .... Config (containing msscolmn.txt, gathrpm.txt and schema.txt)
    .... Temp

    The directory "application" contains a single subdirectory "Windows" with
    sub-sub-directrories "Config", "GatherLogs", Projects" and several files
    (windows.edb, MSS00nnn.log etc).

    THX for your feedback so far!


    "Mr. Arnold" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "Analphabet" <Analphabet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:944ABAA6-632E-49A6-B68F-0D9063E9AE32@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >
    > > The error message was:
    > > "Windows could not start the Windows Search on Local Computer. For more
    > > information, review the System Event Log. If this is a non-Microsoft
    > > service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error
    > > code
    > > -2147218141."
    > >
    > > I was referring to one of several threads like this one:
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Now, desktop search is running and indexing files, but search results are
    > > not desplayed correctly.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Is it that the results are not showing some kind of icon type next to a
    > file or the search is not finding the file you're looking for?
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  6. Mr. Arnold

    Mr. Arnold Guest

    "Analphabet" <Analphabet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:CBC92E85-0C49-4BAD-9779-79B2B206F2A0@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > It seems that the search is finding files. If I enter different keywords,
    > Windoes Search finds a different number of ellements. Reducing the search
    > to
    > "e-mail" or "documents" reduces the number of elements.
    >
    > The problem is: every single result is displayed as a "white" icon (like a
    > file that is not associated with any application). I can't see any
    > filename,
    > filesize or any other file attribute. Doubleclicking on one of the results
    > does not have any effect.
    >
    > Maybe I've got a problem with msscolmn.txt. It's size is still 0 bytes.
    > (located in C:programDataMicrosoftSearchDataConfig). in the registry
    > (HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows search) I found out, that
    > 'DefaultColumnFile' pointed to C:programDataMicrosoftSearchConfig
    > instead
    > of ...SearchDATAConfig. I changed this without any results.
    >
    > Just to make sure I made no mistakes, my current file strucure:
    > C:programDataMicrosoftSearchData
    > ... Application
    > ... Config (containing msscolmn.txt, gathrpm.txt and schema.txt)
    > ... Temp
    >
    > The directory "application" contains a single subdirectory "Windows" with
    > sub-sub-directrories "Config", "GatherLogs", Projects" and several files
    > (windows.edb, MSS00nnn.log etc).
    >
    > THX for your feedback so far!
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Well, about the only thing about this that I can say is if it's not broke
    then don't fix. It does its major function of finding what you want. So, it
    doesn't have the icons that should be there. To be honest, I would just
    move on.
     
  7. Analphabet

    Analphabet Guest

    Well, it definitely IS broke!
    What is the value of a list with 250 emty entries, showing not a single
    filename and beeing not able to open any file? To be honest, too: knowing
    that there must be 250 files anywhere on my comupter containing a certain
    keyword and beeing not able to open them, is not what I expect a search
    engine to do. It is as useful as if I asked you, if you know what the time is
    and you're answering, "yes".



    "Mr. Arnold" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "Analphabet" <Analphabet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:CBC92E85-0C49-4BAD-9779-79B2B206F2A0@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > It seems that the search is finding files. If I enter different keywords,
    > > Windoes Search finds a different number of ellements. Reducing the search
    > > to
    > > "e-mail" or "documents" reduces the number of elements.
    > >
    > > The problem is: every single result is displayed as a "white" icon (like a
    > > file that is not associated with any application). I can't see any
    > > filename,
    > > filesize or any other file attribute. Doubleclicking on one of the results
    > > does not have any effect.
    > >
    > > Maybe I've got a problem with msscolmn.txt. It's size is still 0 bytes.
    > > (located in C:programDataMicrosoftSearchDataConfig). in the registry
    > > (HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows search) I found out, that
    > > 'DefaultColumnFile' pointed to C:programDataMicrosoftSearchConfig
    > > instead
    > > of ...SearchDATAConfig. I changed this without any results.
    > >
    > > Just to make sure I made no mistakes, my current file strucure:
    > > C:programDataMicrosoftSearchData
    > > ... Application
    > > ... Config (containing msscolmn.txt, gathrpm.txt and schema.txt)
    > > ... Temp
    > >
    > > The directory "application" contains a single subdirectory "Windows" with
    > > sub-sub-directrories "Config", "GatherLogs", Projects" and several files
    > > (windows.edb, MSS00nnn.log etc).
    > >
    > > THX for your feedback so far!
    > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Well, about the only thing about this that I can say is if it's not broke
    > then don't fix. It does its major function of finding what you want. So, it
    > doesn't have the icons that should be there. To be honest, I would just
    > move on.
    >
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  8. Mr. Arnold

    Mr. Arnold Guest

    "Analphabet" <Analphabet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:BED282DC-F2F0-4AAC-913B-812EADBDC57B@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Well, it definitely IS broke!
    > What is the value of a list with 250 emty entries, showing not a single
    > filename and beeing not able to open any file? To be honest, too: knowing
    > that there must be 250 files anywhere on my comupter containing a certain
    > keyword and beeing not able to open them, is not what I expect a search
    > engine to do. It is as useful as if I asked you, if you know what the time
    > is
    > and you're answering, "yes".
    >
    >
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Well, if you have a retail version on the Vista DVD, then you can restore
    back to a previous point of the O/S before this started happening to see if
    that corrects the problem

    You also also do an upgrade over the top of the existing O/S with the
    install DVD that will lay the O?S back down, but it will leave your existing
    applications as is and wont hurt them, to see if that will correct the
    problem
     
  9. Analphabet

    Analphabet Guest

    I installed Vista (retail) completely new begin of October (2nd complete new
    installation. Desktop search did not work from the beginning (I verified this
    by looking through the event logs: Desktop Search error entries appear from
    the first day of installation). Now I found time to work on this problem
    (missing 'config'-directory, ...). So there is no previous point where I
    could restore to.

    Perhaps it would help me, If I knew how a correct installed Desktop search
    looks like. Is it correct, that the size of gathrprm.txt, schema.txt and
    msscolmn.txt is 0 byte?

    THX!

    "Mr. Arnold" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "Analphabet" <Analphabet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:BED282DC-F2F0-4AAC-913B-812EADBDC57B@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Well, it definitely IS broke!
    > > What is the value of a list with 250 emty entries, showing not a single
    > > filename and beeing not able to open any file? To be honest, too: knowing
    > > that there must be 250 files anywhere on my comupter containing a certain
    > > keyword and beeing not able to open them, is not what I expect a search
    > > engine to do. It is as useful as if I asked you, if you know what the time
    > > is
    > > and you're answering, "yes".
    > >
    > >
    > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Well, if you have a retail version on the Vista DVD, then you can restore
    > back to a previous point of the O/S before this started happening to see if
    > that corrects the problem
    >
    > You also also do an upgrade over the top of the existing O/S with the
    > install DVD that will lay the O?S back down, but it will leave your existing
    > applications as is and wont hurt them, to see if that will correct the
    > problem
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  10. ankish77

    ankish77 Guest

    I have exactly same problem using Vista Home Premium 32 bit.

    "every single result is displayed as a "white" icon (like a
    file that is not associated with any application). I can't see any
    filename,
    filesize or any other file attribute. Doubleclicking on one of the
    results
    does not have any effect."

    Could not find the solution. Please let me know if there is a solution
    of this probem.


    --
    ankish77
     

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