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> > Win Xp Sp2 and windows Search ...
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> OK,
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> Ran into one machine where Windows Search hung. There was also a problem with defrag. I ran chkdsk to clean up the disk then defrag worked. After defragging, Windows Search also started running.
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> Ran into another machine where there was a trojan that caused all sorts of grief. Scanned with AVG Free, killed the trojan and Windows Search was again functional.
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> Don't know if this will help at all, but those are my two experiences with a hanging Windows Search.
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> Ken
> You shall know the truth - and the truth shall set you free. (John 8:33)

Trojans ... they are a real killer ... Had a tough times abt 4 months back when my wife opend attachments from unkown... they slowed my system, eat my bandwidth. Now i am smarter . Each day at startup check what files are given excess to internet in ZOne alarm .
Cannot do much if the torjan trys to excess with something like

ox = createobject("internetexplorer.application")  

through IE with connects through to 80 although computer port is different . Still have been running NAviscope(infact another 1 through browsegate proxy if i need to connect through remote socks sometimes need annonimity) a proxy which logs down the details. funny thing , it helped me a lot to read the "post" request to change to "get" request.

Had almost given up using IE but to foxite have been using Ie as it dosent show properly in Opera.


The problem with the Search is that it doent locate files even if i see them .. Dont know why . sometimes it does sometimes it doesent. On a NTFS partition. SO rule out Fat tables coruption. Never bothered abt. I know where i store if i need them.

Suhashegde