indexing failure

[badgolferman]

I have a folder on an external drive that has all text files. This
folder has been designated a library in order to have it be indexed by
the Win7 Search function. After selecting the library and attempting
to search for keywords within this library, no results are returned
when I know full well there are files that include these keywords.

How do I get this folder reindexed? It already shows in the Explorer
Navigation Pane and in the Control Panel Indexing Options applet.

 

[thanatoid]

I have a folder on an external drive that has all text
files. This folder has been designated a library in order
to have it be indexed by the Win7 Search function. After
selecting the library and attempting to search for keywords
within this library, no results are returned when I know
full well there are files that include these keywords.

Excuse me while I laugh at MS' incredible talent at making
something simple ridiculously complicated, buggy, and
presumably, bloated as hell.

How do I get this folder reindexed? It already shows in
the Explorer Navigation Pane and in the Control Panel
Indexing Options applet.

Get a real file manager (Total Commander, Free Commander, etc.)
and use its search function. Or get one of many "just search"
programs available.