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Posted by Franz Schenk on August 3, 2006, 9:58 am
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WDS didn't work on my system since ever, always "0 results" regardless the
search string. Had then suspected a MDAC Error and the Microsoft Component
Checker
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8f0a8df6-4a21-4b43-bf53-14332ef092c9&DisplayLang=en)
told me that "MDAC 2.7 SP1 on Windows XP SP1" is installed on my system, but
I have Windows XP SP2.
Have then reinstalled Windows XP SP2. To my surprise, I hadn't to reapply
all the security patches again that are released after XP SP2. And after the
reboot WDS started to work immediately! The MS component checker also told
me now that "MDAC 2.8 SP1 on Windows XP SP2" is installed.
Franz
> Here's what gets me about this. You have two systems that can run the
> same OS and the same application and one works the other doesn't. In this
> scenario, I have a hard time pointing my finger at the app+OS
> combination... I'm more inclined to believe it has something to do with
> the laptop. Meaning a driver, anti-virus or other environment specific
> device or software that's stopping this from working properly.
>
> Standard troubleshooting would dictate updating to latest SP for the OS
> and the latest version of WDS 2.6.5 (3.0 is beta, don't go there while
> testing!).
>
> The other thing to consider is getting the MUI for Windows and WDS.
> Install the Windows Spanish MUI, install latest version of WDS, then
> install the WDS MUI. Due to localization issues it is possible that WDS
> calls objects by the english name and the app uses the international
> (localized) name, they don't mesh and no items are returned in search. If
> your OS and WDS are both set to the same language through MUI or
> installing the spanish version of both (and same language version of
> Outlook) you may see better results.
>
> Let me know how things progress, I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jeff
>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> Thanks for your help. Yes, I have used the English and Spanish version
>> in
>> my Compaq Presario to see if it was a language-related problem, but both
>> versions work perfectly under Windows XP in English. Now, when I tried
>> under
>> the Windows Xp (Spanish) on my laptop the WDS function on MSN Search
>> Toolbar
>> or in Windows Live Toolbar doesn't find anything in either the Spanish or
>> English versions of the utility. (Indexing would not help either). To add
>> that not even the Anti-phising filter addin for MSN Seach Toolbar doesn't
>> work either (the icon is missing in the toolbar, no matter the options in
>> MSN). So, perhaps the WDS needs some refirements on a Windows XP in
>> Spanish
>> enviroment; since under my Compaq everything works fine. Again, thanks
>> for
>> your interest and help.
>>
>> "Jeff R." wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> You have the english version of WDS on a Spanish version of windows??
>>>
>>> > Hi!
>>> >
>>> > I have tried many versions -from MSN Search Toolbar with Windows
>>> > Desktop
>>> > Search and even the latest Windows Live Toolbar- and to my surprise
>>> > neither
>>> > of them find anything when I make a desktop search. I have installed,
>>> > re-installed and re-indexed many times with no success. I am using a
>>> > Dell
>>> > Inspiron 8200, Windows Xp SP2 in spanish with 768 MB, a P4 processor
>>> > and a
>>> > 30
>>> > GB disk, so I don't think is a matter of performance. Strangely, I use
>>> > the
>>> > English version of MSN Search Toolbar with WDS in a 500 Mhz Compaq
>>> > Presario
>>> > and it finds everything without any problem. I don't think it is
>>> > something
>>> > about the language, since I have used both (English and Spanish)
>>> > versions
>>> > in
>>> > my Inspiron and nothing works.
>>> > This is really an annoying problem that I thought it will be repair
>>> > by
>>> > now, but for some reason WDS always fails to find any file. In fact,
>>> > after
>>> > indexing and query for a search it gives me "Windows Desktop Search
>>> > couldn't
>>> > find the file..." Now, any suggestion will be grateful. Thanks for
>>> > your
>>> > time.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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