Vista Search does not find start menu entries

Hi,

Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
name in the search box.

For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
Mail.

Other Example:
Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".

The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
computer it's working fine too.

I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.

Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?

Thanks,
Franz

Strangely enough I have only just been noticing this myself over the last
couple weeks and its a pain. I also rebuilt the index and it made it a bit
better temporarily, but then same thing happened again.

I get the exact same things you mention. Additionally even typing things
like "windows live photo gallery" gives me nothing but images as my results.


Josh





"Franz" <> wrote in message
news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-...
> Hi,
>
> Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
> name in the search box.
>
> For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
> Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
> If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
> Mail.
>
> Other Example:
> Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
> by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>
> The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
> computer it's working fine too.
>
> I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
> indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>
> Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>
> Thanks,
> Franz

Right Click START BUTTON - Properties - Start Menu Tab - Start Menu
Customize - look at all the Search Settings.

"Josh" <> wrote in message news:F31BC7A5-2C9D-4B75-9898-...
> Strangely enough I have only just been noticing this myself over the last
> couple weeks and its a pain. I also rebuilt the index and it made it a bit
> better temporarily, but then same thing happened again.
>
> I get the exact same things you mention. Additionally even typing things
> like "windows live photo gallery" gives me nothing but images as my results.
>
>
> Josh
>
>
>
>
>
> "Franz" <> wrote in message
> news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
>> name in the search box.
>>
>> For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
>> Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
>> If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
>> Mail.
>>
>> Other Example:
>> Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
>> by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>>
>> The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
>> computer it's working fine too.
>>
>> I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
>> indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>>
>> Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Franz
>

The search settings are configured to search the whole index.

On 22 Sep., 14:22, "Spirit" <no...@notthere.net> wrote:
> Right Click START BUTTON - Properties - Start Menu Tab - Start Menu
> Customize - look at all the Search Settings.
>
> "Josh" <hethatsomecallstu...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:F31BC7A5-2C9D-4B75-9898-...
> > Strangely enough I have only just been noticing this myself over the last
> > couple weeks and its a pain. I also rebuilt the index and it made it a bit
> > better temporarily, but then same thing happened again.
>
> > I get the exact same things you mention. Additionally even typing things
> > like "windows live photo gallery" gives me nothing but images as my results.
>
> > Josh
>
> > "Franz" <graf.fr...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-...
> >> Hi,
>
> >> Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
> >> name in the search box.
>
> >> For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
> >> Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
> >> If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
> >> Mail.
>
> >> Other Example:
> >> Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
> >> by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>
> >> The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
> >> computer it's working fine too.
>
> >> I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
> >> indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>
> >> Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Franz

Set to Search All Files - Set to Search this User's Programs

"Franz" <> wrote in message news:b08d146d-072c-4c85-b197-...
> The search settings are configured to search the whole index.
>
> On 22 Sep., 14:22, "Spirit" <no...@notthere.net> wrote:
>> Right Click START BUTTON - Properties - Start Menu Tab - Start Menu
>> Customize - look at all the Search Settings.
>>
>> "Josh" <hethatsomecallstu...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:F31BC7A5-2C9D-4B75-9898-...
>> > Strangely enough I have only just been noticing this myself over the last
>> > couple weeks and its a pain. I also rebuilt the index and it made it a bit
>> > better temporarily, but then same thing happened again.
>>
>> > I get the exact same things you mention. Additionally even typing things
>> > like "windows live photo gallery" gives me nothing but images as my results.
>>
>> > Josh
>>
>> > "Franz" <graf.fr...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-....
>> >> Hi,
>>
>> >> Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
>> >> name in the search box.
>>
>> >> For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
>> >> Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
>> >> If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
>> >> Mail.
>>
>> >> Other Example:
>> >> Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
>> >> by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>>
>> >> The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
>> >> computer it's working fine too.
>>
>> >> I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
>> >> indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>>
>> >> Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Franz
>

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:20:57 -0700 (PDT), Franz <>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
>name in the search box.
>
>For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
>Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
>If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
>Mail.
>
>Other Example:
>Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
>by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>
>The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
>computer it's working fine too.
>
>I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
>indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>
>Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>
>Thanks,
>Franz

Just for fun I entered everything in search that's on my Start Menu
and Search found it, often before I finished typing it in. Why your
install no longer does, I have no idea other to say it's Windows and
we all know Windows does whatever it wants often without rhyme or
reason.

Unfortunately there are at least 7 other places (at a rough count) to
configure Search within Vista, in addition to the Start menu settings you
mentioned (although that's a good Start if you can excuse the pun).

Here's 2 of those to get you started ....

Open any folder > Organize > Folder and Search options > Search
(eg Partial matches, Natural language searching ... )

Control Panel > Indexing options
(eg Has indexing finished? + diacritic settings etc)

--
Jon


"Franz" <> wrote in message
news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-...
> Hi,
>
> Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
> name in the search box.
>
> For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
> Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
> If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
> Mail.
>
> Other Example:
> Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
> by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>
> The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
> computer it's working fine too.
>
> I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
> indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>
> Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>
> Thanks,
> Franz

Yeah I know that. But why would something like "calen" get only the Windows
Calendar, "calendar" get nothing and Live Calendar not show up at all?



"Spirit" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Right Click START BUTTON - Properties - Start Menu Tab - Start Menu
> Customize - look at all the Search Settings.
>
> "Josh" <> wrote in message
> news:F31BC7A5-2C9D-4B75-9898-...
>> Strangely enough I have only just been noticing this myself over the last
>> couple weeks and its a pain. I also rebuilt the index and it made it a
>> bit
>> better temporarily, but then same thing happened again.
>>
>> I get the exact same things you mention. Additionally even typing things
>> like "windows live photo gallery" gives me nothing but images as my
>> results.
>>
>>
>> Josh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Franz" <> wrote in message
>> news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
>>> name in the search box.
>>>
>>> For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
>>> Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
>>> If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
>>> Mail.
>>>
>>> Other Example:
>>> Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
>>> by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>>>
>>> The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
>>> computer it's working fine too.
>>>
>>> I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
>>> indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>>>
>>> Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Franz
>>

Well, thanks for answering my thread. I solved it by turning off
Natural language searching.

@Josh: does it help you too?


On 22 Sep., 17:16, "Josh" <hethatsomecallstu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah I know that. But why would something like "calen" get only the Windows
> Calendar, "calendar" get nothing and Live Calendar not show up at all?
>
> "Spirit" <no...@notthere.net> wrote in message
>
> news:...
>
> > Right Click START BUTTON - Properties - Start Menu Tab - Start Menu
> > Customize - look at all the Search Settings.
>
> > "Josh" <hethatsomecallstu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:F31BC7A5-2C9D-4B75-9898-...
> >> Strangely enough I have only just been noticing this myself over the last
> >> couple weeks and its a pain. I also rebuilt the index and it made it a
> >> bit
> >> better temporarily, but then same thing happened again.
>
> >> I get the exact same things you mention. Additionally even typing things
> >> like "windows live photo gallery" gives me nothing but images as my
> >> results.
>
> >> Josh
>
> >> "Franz" <graf.fr...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:84ab1957-3b12-4df0-b7d1-...
> >>> Hi,
>
> >>> Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
> >>> name in the search box.
>
> >>> For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
> >>> Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
> >>> If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
> >>> Mail.
>
> >>> Other Example:
> >>> Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
> >>> by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>
> >>> The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
> >>> computer it's working fine too.
>
> >>> I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
> >>> indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>
> >>> Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Franz

"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:20:57 -0700 (PDT), Franz <>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Vista Search does not find Start Menu entries by typing parts of the
>>name in the search box.
>>
>>For example, if I type "Mail", Vista does not find Windows Mail or
>>Windows Live Mail (both are installed).
>>If I Type "Windows", then Windows Mail is found, but not Windows Live
>>Mail.
>>
>>Other Example:
>>Foto Gallery (I use the German Version "Windows-Fotogalerie") is found
>>by typing "fotog", but not by typing "foto".
>>
>>The strange thing is, that it did work before. On my other Vista
>>computer it's working fine too.
>>
>>I checked the indexing settings to be sure that the start menu is
>>indexed. I already did rebuilding the index.
>>
>>Does anyone experience the same or does anyone has a hint for me?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Franz
>
> Just for fun I entered everything in search that's on my Start Menu
> and Search found it, often before I finished typing it in. Why your
> install no longer does, I have no idea other to say it's Windows and
> we all know Windows does whatever it wants often without rhyme or
> reason.

No - only you know that you can't figure out how your copy of Windows works.
Windows works for most. There is rhyme and reason, but in your world there
isn't. Better clean off your machine and do a proper install. You keep
whining all the time.