Severe bug/problem with Instant Search and Outlook 2007

[Renus]

Hi to all,

I am not sure if I am posting this on the right place but here it goes
again on a new question.

I am also using Outlook 2007 and waited a long time for it to index all items.
I use Notes Item a lot and have been collecting information there for a long
time but now everytime I do a search it it´s contents brings back nothing. I
try select indexing options from there but it hangs for 3 to 4 minutes and
then it comes back but it says that no files need to be indexed.
I have a lot of important information on Notes but now I can´t find anything.
Using Windows Vista (Upgrade) + Outlook 2007 (from a 2003 version) - 2 GB of
RAM and a Readyboost pen drive of 4 GB to speed things up.
PST files are all over 4 GB.
From what I have read on almost every post, forum and support files here is
what I have tried and have not solved a SEVERE problem (I think):
- Rebuild Index;
- Fixmapi stuff;
- Repair Office 2007 (Final);
- Moving the PST to another PC and tried the same thing;
- Archive almost every e-mail to make my PST smaller although Outlook states
it can be bigger than 2GB;
- Do a All Items search;
- Done an advanced search in contents of Notes and Tasks;
- Tried searching in All Notes Item Search and hangs ofr 30 minutes;
- Compacting PST;
- Left it to Index 2 days in a row.

Well I can´t remember more things I have done from the searches I have taken.

I think that if I can´t rely on Instant Search for Outlook 2007 then for
Windows Vista I am starting to give it a doubt.

I really appreciate some help on this. And ask for someone to take this
message to microsoft please if necessary.

Thanks,

René

 

[Renus]

Sorry again.

Is it too scary?

Nobody noticed?

 

[Mike Croom]

I had a similar-sounding issue. Trie dsome similar steps.
Found that Instant Search outside Outlook 2007 worked fine - but not from
within Outlook.
What version of Exchange at backend? I found a page stating that Instant
Search on OL2007 with Exchange 2003 is not supported

 

[Renus]

Thanks for the tip. But don´t even have exchange.

At least someone answered.