Problem with 'search' facility

When I select 'search' in a windows explorer, or internet explorer window and
then select 'All files and folders' I get an error box saying that
windows/internet explorer needs to close. Other options like 'documents' or
'pictures' are fine!

Windows is happy to search 'all files and folders' if I ignore the error box.

Any ideas? If it is a conflict with another program, how do I figure out
what the culprit is?

Thanks,

Chris

It sounds like Explorer is encountering a corrupted file in the search. If,
for example, a filename becomes corrupted and it hasn't been removed from the
index, Explorer will complain after reaching it. You can either just
continue using the search and ignoring the error or try using CHKDSK to check
your harddrive. To use CHKDSK, open up command prompt and type "chkdsk
[drive]:". Type it without the quotes and replace [drive] with the drive
letter of the volume you are trying to scan. If it reports any errors, try
using the chkdsk fix ("chkdsk [drive]: /f").

"CCG" wrote:

 > When I select 'search' in a windows explorer, or internet explorer window and
 > then select 'All files and folders' I get an error box saying that
 > windows/internet explorer needs to close. Other options like 'documents' or
 > 'pictures' are fine!
 >
 > Windows is happy to search 'all files and folders' if I ignore the error box.
 >
 > Any ideas? If it is a conflict with another program, how do I figure out
 > what the culprit is?
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Chris<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->