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I have several standalone applications in my "My Documents" folder such as "procexp.exe", "putty.exe", etc. I noticed that Windows Search does not index them even though "exe" is a file type that should be indexed (file properties filter) according to the advanced options of Windows Search. What can I do to solve my problem?

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The "exe" files show up when I consult the full "Search results" after entering my query and clicking "See more results" in the Start menu. How can I make them show up in the start menu search result listing?

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asked Sep 23 at 17:10

JcMaco
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I'm looking for the exact same thing - I have SysInternals tools in a folder and I don't want to create a shortcut for every single one, nor put them on the path. The index is clearly working right because doing a search in Explorer finds them. But they just don't show up in the Start Menu search. This used to work in the RC, so is this perhaps an issue with Windows 7 RTM? – Scott Bilas Dec 21 at 0:24

Wil · Answer 1 · 2009-09-23 17:29:21Z

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It should do and whilst I have other problems with indexing on my machine, it does return .exe results.

Try going in to options and rebuilding your database.

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Wil
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harrymc · Answer 2 · 2009-09-23 19:35:53Z

If you'll consider using a better search engine, the Everything search engine might be suitable.
The only requirement is that your disk must be formatted in ntfs. It's quite nice to have your answers display in real time per each character while you're still typing the file name.

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