Comments on: FAQ: How to completely reset WDS / Windows Search http://brandonlive.com/2007/04/20/faq-how-to-completely-reset-wds-windows-search/ Seattle Geek with lots to say. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:54:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Allen http://brandonlive.com/2007/04/20/faq-how-to-completely-reset-wds-windows-search/comment-page-1/#comment-58018 Allen Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:16:56 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/04/20/faq-how-to-completely-reset-wds-windows-search/#comment-58018 I have this problem happen on 2 systems now, where if I try to rename a file, it just sends explorer into a locked loop - by killing explorer, and starting it again, the rename takes place. Now, I tracked this back to Indexing service, and made the changes as advised here, to reset the indexing service. It fixed it one one pc, but not the other. - When I do this on the second PC, the windows search service now refuses to start. any ideas? I have this problem happen on 2 systems now, where if I try to rename a file, it just sends explorer into a locked loop – by killing explorer, and starting it again, the rename takes place.

Now, I tracked this back to Indexing service, and made the changes as advised here, to reset the indexing service. It fixed it one one pc, but not the other. –

When I do this on the second PC, the windows search service now refuses to start. any ideas?

]]> By: Phil Czapla [cha-pla] http://brandonlive.com/2007/04/20/faq-how-to-completely-reset-wds-windows-search/comment-page-1/#comment-55720 Phil Czapla [cha-pla] Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:30:46 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/04/20/faq-how-to-completely-reset-wds-windows-search/#comment-55720 Brandon, regarding adding metadata to files and folders that can be found via WDS per this article: http://ceitl.zanestate.edu/blog/archives/2006/02/tagging-files-in-windows-xp-and-why-youll-ditch-google-desktop/ Does anyone have a program to add a right context menu item to a file or folder to make the metadata entry easier??? Thanks, Phil Brandon, regarding adding metadata to files and folders that can be found via WDS per this article:
http://ceitl.zanestate.edu/blog/archives/2006/02/tagging-files-in-windows-xp-and-why-youll-ditch-google-desktop/

Does anyone have a program to add a right context menu item to a file or folder to make the metadata entry easier???

Thanks,

Phil

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