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Search no longer works on my laptop

veryangryman · 2011-05-31 08:20:04

Hi I am more than happy to redirect this but im not sure where.. All of a sudden, my computer finds nothing it searches for (even where the file is clearly there - example being the desktop) Ever see this before? What can be done? Thanks if you can help

31-05-2011 8:20am

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veryangryman

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Hi I am more than happy to redirect this but im not sure where..

All of a sudden, my computer finds nothing it searches for (even where the file is clearly there - example being the desktop)

Ever see this before? What can be done?

Thanks if you can help

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#2 31-05-2011 8:21am

stupidusername

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Just how angry are you about this?

But no I've no idea. Try searching for it. Online, that is.

:pac:

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#3 31-05-2011 8:23am

JohnMarston

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Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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#4 31-05-2011 8:25am

stupidusername

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Oooh actually, defragment maybe?

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#5 31-05-2011 8:25am

practice

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Don't know why this happened but a far better search than windows one is at and free

www.voidtools.com

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#6 31-05-2011 8:26am

danniemcq

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try pressing ALT and F4 together for alternate search

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#7 31-05-2011 8:31am

veryangryman

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stupidusername wrote: »

Just how angry are you about this?

:pac:

Very angry, man :cool:

Sometimes punctuation rocks. Usually it doesnt (like here)

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#8 31-05-2011 8:32am

Dyr

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practice wrote: »

Don't know why this happened but a far better search than windows one is at and free

www.voidtools.com

Yeah everything is pretty swish

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#9 31-05-2011 8:34am

Micky Dolenz

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As you are well aware, this is AH and not the correct forum for a question on computers.

Please use the search function or just see here.

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