Search stalls on completion

[Philip M]

Hello,

When I use the Search Feature (XP SP2) it correctly identifies and displays all the relevant files, but then freezes up so that I have to invoke Task Manager which reports "Not responding". I then have to terminate execution with "End Task". This means that I cannot actually click on the files to view them.

Is there any simple remedy for this?

Regards,

Philip M

[Midknyte]

If you installed any desktop indexing/search tools like Google Desktop, that could be causing the problems.

You could try a sfc /scannow to try and repair the files, but I would just get a better search tool.

Everything Search is way faster than the old Windows Search.
http://www.voidtools.com/

[Rodney M]

If you installed any desktop indexing/search tools like Google Desktop, that could be causing the problems.

You could try a sfc /scannow to try and repair the files, but I would just get a better search tool.

Everything Search is way faster than the old Windows Search.
http://www.voidtools.com/

I just downloaded and installed Everything Search and Faster is a understatement

Thanks for the info!