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Getting no search results with Outlook 2007

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RineyBree

Flightless Bird
I am using Windows 7 and Outlook 2007.

Whenever I search for a text string in Outlook, the search results bring
back nothing. Even if I can see an email that contains that string of text
sitting in my inbox.

Outlook has all of my folders indexed and it should be finding these emails,
but it always returns no matches.

Has anyone else experienced this and is there any way to fix it?
 
H

Herb Tyson [MVP]

Flightless Bird
See if this helps:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA101980851033.aspx

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word Bible
Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

"RineyBree" <RineyBree@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05407415-95BF-42FF-AD2F-E28DC0B206FE@microsoft.com...
> I am using Windows 7 and Outlook 2007.
>
> Whenever I search for a text string in Outlook, the search results bring
> back nothing. Even if I can see an email that contains that string of text
> sitting in my inbox.
>
> Outlook has all of my folders indexed and it should be finding these
> emails,
> but it always returns no matches.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this and is there any way to fix it?
 
R

RineyBree

Flightless Bird
Thanks for the reply.

I have actually tried everything mentioned on that page, but I'm still
getting no search results.

-Bree

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

> See if this helps:
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA101980851033.aspx
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word Bible
> Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>
> "RineyBree" <RineyBree@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:05407415-95BF-42FF-AD2F-E28DC0B206FE@microsoft.com...
> > I am using Windows 7 and Outlook 2007.
> >
> > Whenever I search for a text string in Outlook, the search results bring
> > back nothing. Even if I can see an email that contains that string of text
> > sitting in my inbox.
> >
> > Outlook has all of my folders indexed and it should be finding these
> > emails,
> > but it always returns no matches.
> >
> > Has anyone else experienced this and is there any way to fix it?

>
 
G

Gerry

Flightless Bird
Have you taken a third-party alternative in consideration? There are some
useful and furthermore faster search tools out there... I'd recommend trying
add-ins like Copernic or Lookeen. The last on is the search alternative of
choice for me...

Gerry

"RineyBree" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I have actually tried everything mentioned on that page, but I'm still
> getting no search results.
>
> -Bree
>
> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > See if this helps:
> >
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA101980851033.aspx
> >
> > --
> > Herb Tyson MS MVP
> > Author of the Word Bible
> > Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com
> > Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
> >
> > "RineyBree" <RineyBree@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:05407415-95BF-42FF-AD2F-E28DC0B206FE@microsoft.com...
> > > I am using Windows 7 and Outlook 2007.
> > >
> > > Whenever I search for a text string in Outlook, the search results bring
> > > back nothing. Even if I can see an email that contains that string of text
> > > sitting in my inbox.
> > >
> > > Outlook has all of my folders indexed and it should be finding these
> > > emails,
> > > but it always returns no matches.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else experienced this and is there any way to fix it?

> >
 
R

RineyBree

Flightless Bird
Gerry, you just saved my life. I hadn't even thought of using a 3rd-party
app to handle searches in Outlook.

I have installed the trial of Lookeen and it is indeed great - it finds
everything and it's fast. I just wish it wasn't so expensive...

Thanks so much!

-Bree

"Gerry" wrote:

> Have you taken a third-party alternative in consideration? There are some
> useful and furthermore faster search tools out there... I'd recommend trying
> add-ins like Copernic or Lookeen. The last on is the search alternative of
> choice for me...
>
> Gerry
>
> "RineyBree" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > I have actually tried everything mentioned on that page, but I'm still
> > getting no search results.
> >
> > -Bree
> >
> > "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > See if this helps:
> > >
> > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA101980851033.aspx
> > >
> > > --
> > > Herb Tyson MS MVP
> > > Author of the Word Bible
> > > Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com
> > > Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
> > >
> > > "RineyBree" <RineyBree@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:05407415-95BF-42FF-AD2F-E28DC0B206FE@microsoft.com...
> > > > I am using Windows 7 and Outlook 2007.
> > > >
> > > > Whenever I search for a text string in Outlook, the search results bring
> > > > back nothing. Even if I can see an email that contains that string of text
> > > > sitting in my inbox.
> > > >
> > > > Outlook has all of my folders indexed and it should be finding these
> > > > emails,
> > > > but it always returns no matches.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone else experienced this and is there any way to fix it?
> > >
 
G

Gerry

Flightless Bird
Hi Bree!
Happy I could help you... It's true that I might seem to be a bit expensive.
However, if it proved to be useful to you any software is worth it's money...
We all paid for Office once and it's besides some minor problems a good piece
of software :)

Have fun searching...
Gerry
 
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