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From: Jim on 19 Apr 2010 15:29
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940226

- Did you install Windows Desktop Search on a Windows XP-based computer or
install Outlook on a Windows Vista-based computer?
Windows Desktop Search (WDS) will index all data in .ost files and in .pst
files. However, the indexing of Outlook data occurs only when Outlook is
running. Therefore, you may have to leave Outlook running overnight to
determine whether the performance issues were related to the building of
your search indexes.

- The built-in back-off mechanisms in the indexing component of Windows
Desktop Search pause the indexing of Outlook data when the system is under
heavy use. The easiest way to let the indexing finish is to leave Outlook
running overnight.

.....so it seems I might not be waiting long enough for the indexes to build,
this KB suggests leaving Outlook open overnight !

Don't think I've left Outlook open overnight yet..

Jim.





"Jim" <jim(a)dontwantspam.com> wrote in message
news:hqi9kp$1pga$1(a)energise.enta.net...
> Some more useful info, I understood this one a bit better :-)
>
> http://www.exchangeninjas.com/ExchangeSearchFAQ
>
> Jim.
>
>
>
> "Jim" <jim(a)dontwantspam.com> wrote in message
> news:hqi7g7$1m78$1(a)energise.enta.net...
>> OK, so I don't have to get to grips with that rather unwieldy looking
>> Windows Desktop Search interface... :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ace Fekay [MVP - Directory Services]" <aceman(a)mvps.RemoveThisPart.org>
>> wrote in message news:bdoos55f3lil0o40olgjjcc6nalo6ss68r(a)4ax.com...
>>> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:54:22 +0100, "Jim" <jim(a)dontwantspam.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Which policy items do you suggest that I enable on the local XP 'Search'
>>>>policy ?
>>>>
>>>>On the local XP test PC I'm looking at the one under:
>>>>
>>>>Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative
>>>>Templates\Windows Components\Search
>>>>
>>>>By the looks of things it looks like I ought to enable:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Enable indexing uncached Exchange folders - Enabled
>>>>
>>>>Enable indexing of online delagate folders - Enabled
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Does anything else need to be set ?
>>>>
>>>>After I've set this then how long ought I to wait before I would expect
>>>>this
>>>>to make any difference ? hours ?
>>>>
>>>>And also, where ought I to be searching for the Windows Search indexed
>>>>results ?
>>>>
>>>>Should I be doing a normal 'Find Now' search in Outlook ? or does this
>>>>still
>>>>not work ?
>>>>
>>>>Or should I be typing things in the 'Search Desktop' tool on the taskbar
>>>>?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> They are the two settings the articled suggested. It was also
>>> suggested to use a GPO, not the local policy on the machine.
>>>
>>> Give it a shot and see how it works out. To refresh any policy
>>> changes, you can run:
>>>
>>> gpupdate /force
>>>
>>> The results should be available when you click on Find Now in Outlook.
>>>
>>> Ace
>>
From: Ace Fekay [MVP - Directory Services] on 20 Apr 2010 02:26
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:29:49 +0100, "Jim" <jim(a)dontwantspam.com>
wrote:

>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940226
>
>- Did you install Windows Desktop Search on a Windows XP-based computer or
>install Outlook on a Windows Vista-based computer?
>Windows Desktop Search (WDS) will index all data in .ost files and in .pst
>files. However, the indexing of Outlook data occurs only when Outlook is
>running. Therefore, you may have to leave Outlook running overnight to
>determine whether the performance issues were related to the building of
>your search indexes.
>
>- The built-in back-off mechanisms in the indexing component of Windows
>Desktop Search pause the indexing of Outlook data when the system is under
>heavy use. The easiest way to let the indexing finish is to leave Outlook
>running overnight.
>
>....so it seems I might not be waiting long enough for the indexes to build,
>this KB suggests leaving Outlook open overnight !
>
>Don't think I've left Outlook open overnight yet..
>
>Jim.

I see you've been doing a little digging. Cool! I'm glad you found
some more info on it. The first ExchangeNinja link is a good one. I
actually had that in my notes but didn't think about it for this,
since I used that link in the past for something else. Glad you found
it, as well as the KB article. And it would make sense to leave it on
overnight. But with the size of that mailbox, you may need a couple of
nights. :-)


Ace
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