Deleted files are shown when performing a search in Windows Vista
When you perform a search in Windows Vista, files that were deleted earlier may show up in Search results. This is because the Indexing Service needs some time to update its records. The time frame may vary from one system to the other. In case search still continues to show deleted files, or if it does not show files that exist in the system, the indexing service may be out of date, and you may have to rebuild the search index to fix the problem.
Rebuilding the Search Index in Windows Vista
Rebuilding the index can take a long time to complete, depending upon the number of files and available resources in the system. Follow these steps to rebuild the Search Index in Windows Vista:
1. Click Start, type Indexing Options. Press ENTER
2. In the Indexing Options window, click Advanced
3. When the User Account Control prompt appears, click Continue
4. To rebuild the Search index, click the Rebuild button
5. Click OK when you see the following message:
6. Click OK
Alternately, you can access the Indexing Options via Control Panel, or by running the following from Start, Search box:
SEE ALSO
Add a new file type to the search index in Windows Vista
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