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• 5.1 Windows search fails to find files

  I keep the images in folders by year like 2008.  Looking for a 2008 find nothing.  This folder is located on the backup drives: F: and G:, H:, but Windows Search does not find it.  Nor it is images in the folder.  That is what it is?  How can I force a re-indexing?

  Thanks, Imran.  I discovered a right click on the magnifying glass icon.  I re-indexed and it worked.  I appreciate your help.

• Windows search fails to find the files in the Documents folder

  Original title: Windows 7 search finds no files, even though all the settings have been verified and the search index has been rebuilt

  I recently bought a new Dell laptop Studio 1558 with Windows 7 Home Premium and moved through several hundred documents from my old PC to the new folder 'My Documents'.

  As many others have found, Windows Search has been completely useless. She seems to have no problem finding files in the music folder or image, but anything in the document library is invisible to the it - even if I get in a subfolder small for a file name I see just in front of me, Windows Search will announce that "no element not corresponding to your search.

  I took a number of steps so far to fix the problem, which none have worked:

  1. I checked which locations are indexed for search and ensured that the document library is among them (as well as all of my C drive).

  2. I checked that appropriate file extensions (.doc .docx .pdf, etc.) are all selected from the "File Types" list in indexing options (although I noticed that 'Description of filter' for .pdf bed "Registered IFilert is not found" - not this problem with Word documents).

  3. I have deleted and rebuilt the search index.

  4. I ran the troubleshooting Windows 7 Search tool, which reports that it cannot find any problems.

  5. I have read that some problems with Windows 7 search can be solved by changing a registry key (http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-fix-windows-7-search-problems/) but when I navigate to the folder in my registry, only following three keys are here (not the one mentioned in the difficulty):

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\ {0B2BAAEB-0042-4DCA-AA4D-3EE8648D03E5}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\ {36011842-DCCC-40FE-AA3D-6177EA401788}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\ {59BD6DD1-5CEC-4D7E-9AD2-ECC64154418D}

  A couple of things, I said - if I create a new word document and save it, Windows Search seems to immediately get back on it and is able to find. I also noticed that at first when I opened one of the word documents that have been transferred over the old PC and then closed it again, Windows Search picked up on it and could find it. So I went to try to open and close then all of my documents (an arduous task...), but the subject to halfway through Windows Search has ceased to be able to find them.

  All Word documents using Microsoft Word 2007 in .doc or .docx format, although the problem also applies to Excel, PDF and image files, so I don't think that the problem is with the word itself.

  I have tried everything I can think so far, including all the solutions, I could see suggested in previous discussions. I really need the search function working to effectively use my laptop so that any help would be welcome!

  Thank you, Jack

  Santosh thanks, I checked the permissions for the appropriate files and SYSTEM was present, which doesn't seem to be the problem. However, I found a solution that might work for other people are having the same problem.

  I noticed that if I changed the location of the files, Windows search suddenly seems to become aware that they existed and then indexed and followed them correctly - even if they were subsequently moved back to the original location. I just created a temporary folder outside my library of documents and then each subfolder in the folder my documents him and then come back, one by one. It was a bit laborious but the problem solved - I know not why it worked, but all the old files are now indexed and appear correctly when you use Windows Search, and it seems not to have any problems, follow-up of the newly created files.

  Cheers, Jack

• Windows Search via Windows Update install fails on Windows XP

  Hello, I am running Windows XP, and Windows Update offers me "Windows Search 4.0" as a component optional.  (Maybe Microsoft would consider to delete 'Windows' in the names of several components...)  When I try to install this, it fails, with no useful error message.  (All error code 0 x 643.)  Joining many have also failed.  The Fixit program couldn't get what it is.  Where should I go from here?  (I hope you can read this: I'm typing in a form field size of mailbox unresizeable here...)

  the computer is owned by my employer

  It is a specific consumer support forum.

  Please contact your service COMPUTER or SysAdmin to get help, Ed.

• Windows search Windows failed to start the service on the Local computer

  OK, so it's a big, dirty and convoluted issue, so please bear with me. Any help is greatly appreciated! I start tearing my hair out on this one...

  I'm on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
  UAC is set to the lowest level 2

  The other day I have problems with the search box in the start bar. It is more was to find excel or other office applications and also he wouldn't orders base as cmd or Notepad. Whenever I run a command it returns an error like this (not exact because I have the exact error message):

  Windows cannot find ': search query = cmd'
  
  I searched a little and tried to rebuild the index in Control Panel > Indexing Options. It does not work so I uninstalled Windows Search and reinstalled. What I found now, is that the indexing service would not start and if I tried manually start from services.msc I would get the following error:

  Windows search Windows failed to start the service on the Local computer
  Error 161: the specified path is not valid

  The event log showed me this Application error:

  Cannot initialize the Gatherer service.

  Details:

  The Temp folder is on a drive that is full or inaccessible. Free space on the drive or verify that you have permission write to the Temp folder. (HRESULT: 0 X 80070660) (0 x 80070660)
  

  Help!

  Thanks Samhrutha.
  Your proposed solution of editing the registry is the only solution I found to this day and still work.
  The only drawback that I want to emphasize is that this fix causes completely reset to its default settings of windows search.  Customizations to search what have been done by the user (e.g., windows search indexing user customizations options) will be lost.

  I am running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit and occasionally experienced the same error message ( windows cannot find ': search query = XXX ", where XXX corresponds to my search query) try to search through windows when start menu search box.

  Only recently, however, discovered one other cause possible/fix to this problem.
  Specifically, I discovered that the error of windows search resulting from the ADDITION of a NETWORK LOCATION on the local computer (for example, via the menu option "Add a network location" that appears when you click the file menu in a window of windows Explorer displays the contents of the local computer (corresponding to the "COMPUTER" icon). The CENTER of my computer SYNC settings have been defined to disable the synchronization of network or file 'offline' and I suspect that this setting is also part the cause of the error of research.

  To resolve this problem, simply tell windows search not to include the 'network' location in the search index.  To do this, one needs to access the settings of the windows search INDEX LOCATIONS (via Indexing Options-> change), then uncheck the box next to the network location (which on my computer starts as follows: oneindex: / / {s-1-5-21...)

  After unchecking this box, click on the OK button and then CLOSE the button to exit the Options of Index window.  After that the error message should hopefully not return.  If so, try restarting the computer and research to test again.

  Hope this helps!

  :)

  ~ rx

• Indexing is running do not, the Windows Search service have also failed to run

  Having a few issues with Win 7 Enterprise edition & serach Outlook 2007 work on a couple of office machines.

  I did a little research on Google and found solutions that have worked for many did not work for me.  Here is a list of few I've done and the mistakes that I'm still trying.

  The main problem is in Outlook.  If I try a search, I get the error "search results may be incomplete because items are still indeced. Click here for more details. "Search specific 124349 remaining items in the items box mailbox Spo 124977 remaining in any of the boxes to open letters. Using the drop-down menu in the search box and selecting search options, to the title of indexing, mailbox - OPS, if I check this box, I get another error, a problem when trying to change the data files to be indexed. some of these changes may not have been recorded.

  -Go to indexing in the Panel Options, the button change is grayed out.  Enter in the advanced, reconstruction (all other options are greyed out) reconstruction seems to have no effect.

  -C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data - strange events in this folder. Many solutions to state that there should be 2 files here, Application & Temp.  Initially, after the 2 files in this folder appear.  After about 5 seconds, they both disappear.  If I try and create the folders (I took possession of the ProgramData folder with lots of Perms) it fails showing the item was not found, unable to find this point, this is no longer in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data

  -Services - Windows Search service is not running.  I tried to restart and get this error: Windows could not start the service Windows search on the computer locally, Error 1067: the process terminated unexpectedly.

  -Programs and features - I deleted the component windows Windows Search, restarted, re added, rebooted and still no success

  -Regedit - SetupCompletedSuccessfully key has been set at 0, removed, readded working again now.

  Does anyone have any other suggestions rather than a reconstruction.

  Hello

   

  You might want to take a look at the below article for help.

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/quenth/archive/2007/07/09/Outlook-search-results-may-be-incomplete-because-items-are-still-being-indexed.aspx

   

  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• Windows Search service does not have to create the search index created, 0x80040d66, failed to add the Application to collect internal error

  769 events

  The most recent Instance was on:

  Error of 2010-06-14 22:47:36 search service search 1006

  Log name: Application
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-search
  Publication date: 2010-06-14 22:47:36
  Event ID: 1006
  Task category: Search Service
  Level: error
  Keywords: Classic

  Trial has been on:

  2010-05-11 Error 1006 research service 01:46:40

  Previous info from event viewer.

  Services:

  Windows Search

  Start the service

  Error message:

  Windows could not start the Windows search on the Local computer. For
  more information, check the system event log. If it's a
  non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor and refer to
  service special-2147218141 error code.

  Windows Journal system (in the event viewer) for the Date and this has occurred first:

  Error on 2010-05-11 01:46:40 Service Control Manager Eventlog Provider 7024 no

  The Windows Search service stopped with the special service 2147749155 (0x80040D23) error.

  Log name: System
  Source: Service Control Manager
  Date: 2010-05-11 01:46:40
  Event ID: 7024
  Task category: no
  Level: error
  Keywords: Classic

  We are all ONE!

  I tried some of the solutions that offered you, but I think what was my problem was caused by the presence of the index on an external hard drive and when the computer has been restarted the drive letter of the USB drive was not the same.  If I remember well, it was a problem that I wasn't yet able to rebuild the index.

  I now have the index on my hard C at the level of the root drive.  I was about to point to the other half of a 16 GB flash drive which is also USB, but Windows Vista Home Premium does not only because it appears that are considered removable flash drives, but external USB drives are not presented in this category.

  Currently I have about 74 000 items indexed.

  We are all ONE!

• Windows Vista - search failed to initialize?

  Hi all. I went to my computer the other day and when I typed in the search bar, it is said 'Search cannot initialize' and basically refuses to get anything. I tried a few solutions, but these come short to half way through the tutorial because of a few things.

  One person said 'research', which of course cannot be searched via the start menu because that's the problem! Laughing out loud. I can't find anything.
  Another step that I saw in a different tutorial says to restart the index or something involving to go into Control Panel, then system and maintenance, but when I go into the system and maintenance, there is nothing to find. It says "There are no items to display." So, basically, system and maintenance is empty.
  Then recently, I found this: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_search?wa=wsignin1.0
  Who is supposed to be an automatic problem specially for my problem solver (I thought it wouldn't work, but thought why not give it a try?)
  He ran last night and he seemed to take quite some time, so I let him do his thing of the day after. I go back to the computer, and he claims that all problems have been resolved. It fixed problems related to coding, windows search not start, restart windows search, windows search does not search, etc.. Large. Very well. So, I'll test this claim out and find that it has not fixed all the. I get the same exact error message when trying to search for anything.
  So, please, help me on this. Is there a way to solve this annoying problem? Having no research on your system, it's like having no google on the internet. It's just debilitating. And it takes forever to find everything manually. I also tried restoring system to go to an earlier point in time, BING, another problem. There is only a single restore point - which was an update of windows. I restored to that but it solves nothing, and when I return to the system restore, it is right back in the restore points, so I guess that windows automatically updates right after the update is cancelled. With the point of not more than a restoration to return, (which will not solve the problem), I fear of system restore is out of the question as well.
  ANY HELP? Thank you

  Hey I solved the problem by rebuilding the index.

  To remove and recreate the search index:

  1. ReachControl Panel
  2. SelectIndexing Options
  3. Click on Advanced (this will open the Advanced Options dialog box)
  4. Select it Rebuild button.

  Don't forget that I had to click on "Classic Mode" before to do because the modern version would not display all items. Some may not have this extra step, but I had to. I am writing just so that anyone else having this problem can see how to fix it! Thanks for your help, if!
  -Bobby

• It's what I get everytime I try to search using the box on the start menu search failed to initialize.

  It's what I have whenever I try to use the box of departure/Chantal search failed to initialize.  The research won't do anything except say failure to initialize.  I tried to "msconfig", but nothing happens.  Is there another way to get around this?
  Mary G.

  Try this fix:

  Reset to the default Windows search
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/fixit4me/archive/2009/04/24/reset-Windows-search-to-defaults.aspx

• Windows Update fails to check for updates on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

  Windows update fails with error code "c80003fa" or full "0xc80003fa". The search for answers from Microsoft and google provided a few resources, but nothing about the 64 bit version of Windows 7.

  The 'Automatic update' service is also absent from the services.msc

  This I think if applies also to Windows Live Messenger not me open a session because of an error "8e5e03fa."

  I can provide WindowsUpdate.log on request.

  Thank you

  ... I have not an antiviral program installed. Nor I have ever not to mention that the default windows Defender. Who now can not upload...

  Windows Defender is NOT an antivirus application.

  You see the effects of the hijackware infection give.

  Backup of personal data (which none should be considered 100% reliable at this point) then do a format and clean install of Windows.  Please note that a repair installation (upgrade AKA on-site) won't fix this!

  Once installed the clean, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer" in order to take care of everything on the next page before connecting the machine to the internet or a network otherwise and before using a USB key that is not brand new, or has not been freshly formatted:

  5 steps to help protect your new computer before going online
       http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/XPPC.mspx

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Windows update fails - the file specifies some updates not installed - 9 updates failed, code 80073712 and code 78(f).

  Windows update fails - the file specifies some updates not installed - 9 updates failed, code 80073712 and code 78(f).
  The update runs, and then told me that updates failed to install update automatik research, I had more failed updates that havew installed correctly.

  Hi Ben Dean,

  Use the (SFC.exe) System File Checker tool to determine which file is causing the problem and then replace the file.

  To run the System File Checker, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start and type cmd in the box start the search.

  2. in the area of results, right-click cmd.exe, and then click Run as administrator. You will be asked to type the password for an administrator account. If you are the administrator or type the administrator password, click on continue. Then click on continue.

  3. at the command prompt, type Sfc/scannow, and then press ENTER.

  For more information, see the following Microsoft article:

  This article describes how to use the tool (SFC.exe) System File Checker to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7.

  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  I hope this helps!

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Shalini Surana - Microsoft technical support.
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forumand let us know what you think.

• Windows Update fails, try to install paths

  Windows update fails when trying to install kb976884,
  KB974234 and kb974810 in Outlook 2007. The error code is 80070641. ¿Could someone help me please?
  Thanks in advance and best regards,

  Try searching for these updates in this link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/results.aspx?freetext=kb976884&displaylang=en&stype=s_basic

  Download these update by searching in the link above
  Save it to the desktop and try to install them that should help you ;)

• Update failed for Windows Vista failed KB975517

  I get the same message update failed

  Hello

  In Control Panel - Windows Updates - right click top and HIDE.

  Then download and install it here:

  Update security for Windows Vista (KB975517)
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=29842c0c-8930-4B5F-83c6-1a718974b63f&displaylang=en

  Then run this:

  How to reset the Windows Update components? -a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Description of the system for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, update tool and
  for Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947821

  ----------------------------------------------

  If necessary you can incident free get reports however the above should take care of it for you.

  Windows updates - free Incident report

  Go here and click on-> Windows Update fails while searching, downloading or installation of updates
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/wusupport#tab3

  The security updates, you can get free support Incident report
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/resources/support.aspx

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Windows Update fails with the error 'WindowsUpdate_0000057E '.

  I have windows vista, but my microsoft office is 2002.

  For the latest updates of the week 2 windows keep failing.
  1 security Update for Microsoft Excel 2002 (KB959988)
  2. Update for Office XP (KB933388)

  Whenever the update fails, I get the error "WindowsUpdate_0000057E".

  I'm not good with computers and need help on how to fix this...
  

  

  When you try to download an ActiveX control, install an update to Windows or to a Windows component, install a service pack for Windows or to a Windows component, or install a Microsoft or third-party software, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

  • You may receive the following error message when you try to install a program or update:
    Digital signature not found
    The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been changed since then, it has been tested.
    The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature. There is therefore no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows.
    Package name
    If you want to search for Microsoft digitally software signed, refer to the Windows Update Web site at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to see if one is available.
    Do you want to continue the installation?

    If you click Details, you receive the following message is displayed:

    Microsoft Windows
    The signature on the software package you want to install is not valid. The package is not signed correctly.

    After you click OK in the first error message dialog box, you may receive a message that States that the installation was successful, or you may receive the following error message:

    Name of the Update Package
    The cryptographic operation failed due to a local security option setting.
  • When you try to install an update or to install a service pack, you may receive an error message that is similar to one of the following:
    • Name of the Update Package
  
  The Setup program could not verify the integrity of the file Update.inf. Make sure the cryptographic service is running on this computer.
• Failed to install catalog files.
• The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. (Tell me why this testing is important).

  This software will not be installed. Contact your system administrator.

• The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with this version of Windows. (Tell me why this testing is important).
• When you try to install a service pack Windows XP, you may receive an error message similar to the following:
  Service Pack 1 Setup could not verify the integrity of the file. Make sure the cryptographic service is running on this computer
• When you try to install Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8, you may receive an error message similar to the following:
  «"" "INF. cause installation failure: the timestamp signature and/or certificate could not be verified or is incorrect.»»»"
• The %WINDIR%\System32\CatRoot2\Edb.log may reach 20 megabytes (MB) even though the file is typically less than 1 MB.
• When you try to install a package from the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site, you may receive a message that is similar to the following:
  The software has not passed Windows logo testing and will not be installed.
• When you examine the file % systemroot%\Windowsupdate.log, you should see an entry for one of the following errors:
  • 0 x 80096001
  • 0 x 80096005
  • 0 x 80096010
  • 0x800B0001
  • 0x800B0003
  • 0x800B0004
  • 0x800B0109
  • 0x8007F0DA
  • 0x8007f01e
• When you use Microsoft windows update on a Windows XP-based computer, the update process may fail and you may receive an error message "0x8007f007". This can happen regardless of what type of update you select.

The Svcpack.log file may contain entries that are similar to the following:

937.406: GetCatVersion: failed to retrieve version information from C:\WINDOWS\system32 \CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\Tmp.0.scw.cat with error 0 x 57 937.437: GetCatVersion: failed to retrieve the version information of C:\WINDOWS\Tmp.0.scw.cat with error 0 x 80092004 940.344: InstallSingleCatalogFile: failure failed for Tmp.0.scw.cat; error = 0xfffffbfe. 940.344: DoInstallation failed failed: STR_CATALOG_INSTALL_FAILED 955.125: UnRegisterSpuninstForRecovery, failed to delete SpRecoverCmdLine, 0 error value x 2 955.125: DoInstallation: has no cancellation of registration of spuninst.exe for recovery. 962.656: cancel registration of uninstall-> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack, 0 962.656: impossible to install catalog files. 1448.406: message displayed to the user: cannot install catalog files. 1448.406: user Input: OK 1448.406: Update.exe extended error code = 0xf01e 1448.406: Update.exe return code was masked to 0 x 643 for MSI custom action compliance.
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CAUSE

This problem may occur if one or more of the following conditions are met: Log...
This problem may occur if one or more of the following conditions are met:
• Log file or database corruption exists in the folder % Systemroot%\System32\Catroot2.
• Cryptographic services is set to disabled.
• Other Windows files are corrupted or missing.
• The timestamp signature or the certificate cannot be verified, or is incorrect.
• The hidden attribute is set to the folder %windir%, or one of its subfolders.
• No unsigned installation behavior group policy setting (Windows 2000 only) is set to do not allow installation or warn, but allow installationor the policy of binary value is not set to 0 in the following registry key:
  The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Non-Driver signing
• The group policy enable trusted publisher lockdown setting is turned on, and you do not have the appropriate certificate in your trusted publishers certificate store. This group policy setting is under User Configuration, under Windows settings, Internet Explorer Maintenance, under Security, under Authenticode settings in the Group Policy MMC snap-in.
• You install Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and the update of security 823559 (MS03-023) is installed. For more information about this issue, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  828031 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828031/) error "the software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing...". "message when you try to install Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
• The software distribution folder is corrupted.
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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use the following methods. Once you perform the operations...
To resolve this problem, use the following methods. After completing the steps in each method, check to see if the issue is resolved before you go to the next method. If the problem is resolved by any method, you do not have to use other methods.

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Method 1: Rename the Edb.log file rename the Edb.log file, and then try again to install the program. To rename the Edb.log file, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click run, type cmd in the Open box, and then OK.

   Note On a Windows Vista-based computer, click Start, type cmd in the box to search for text and right click on cmd.exe, and then click run as administrator.

2. At the command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER:
   Ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2\Edb.log *.tst

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Method 2: Set the Services of cryptography on AutoSet to automatic Cryptographic Services and then try again to install the program. To set the cryptographic on AutoServices, follow these steps:

1. Start the Administrative Tools utility in control Panel.
2. Double-click Services.
3. Click Cryptographic Services, and then click Properties.
4. Click Automatic for Startup type, and then click Start.

Note Windows 2000 does not list Cryptographic Services in the SERVICES Administration utility.

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Method 3: Rename the folder Catroot2 rename the Catroot2 (Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 only) folder and then try to install the program again.

Note Skip this method if the operating system is Windows 2000.

To rename the Catroot2 folder, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type the following commands and press ENTER after each line:
   net stop cryptsvc
   Ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2
   net start cryptsvc
   output
3. Remove all tmp*.cat to the following folder:
   % systemroot%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}

   If any of the files that begin with tmp exist in this folder, do not remove any other files. Files .cat in this folder are necessary for installing hotfixes and service packs.

Important Do not rename the folder C:\windows\system32\catroot. The Catroot2 folder is automatically recreated by Windows, but the C:\windows\system32\catroot folder is not recreated if is renamed the folder C:\windows\system32\catroot.

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Method 4: Reregister DLL files that are associated with Cryptographic Services for files .dll registry that are associated with Cryptographic Services, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click run, type cmd in the Open box, and then OK.

   Note On a Windows Vista-based computer, click Start, type cmd in the Search box and right-click on cmd.exe, and then click run as administrator.

2. At the command prompt, type the following commands and press ENTER after each command:
   regsvr32 /u softpub.dll
   regsvr32 /u wintrust.dll
   regsvr32 /u initpki.dll
   regsvr32 /u dssenh.dll
   regsvr32 /u rsaenh.dll
   regsvr32 /u gpkcsp.dll
   regsvr32 /u sccbase.dll
   regsvr32 /u slbcsp.dll
   regsvr32 /u mssip32.dll
   regsvr32 /u cryptdlg.dll
   output

   Note If you are prompted, click OK .

   Note Microsoft Windows 2000 does not include the Sccbase.dll file. If you are running a version of Windows 2000, omit the Sccbase.dll file.

3. Restart your computer.
4. Click Start, click run, type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK.
5. At the command prompt, type the following commands and press ENTER after each command:
   regsvr32 softpub.dll
   regsvr32 wintrust.dll
   regsvr32 initpki.dll
   regsvr32 dssenh.dll
   regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
   regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll
   regsvr32 sccbase.dll
   regsvr32 slbcsp.dll
   regsvr32 mssip32.dll
   regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll
   output

   Note If you are prompted, click OK .

   Note Microsoft Windows 2000 does not include the Sccbase.dll file. If you are running a version of Windows 2000, omit the Sccbase.dll file.

6. Restart the computer.
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Method 5: Remove the hidden %windir%\System32 and its subfolders attribute

1. Click Start, click run, type cmd in the Open box, and then OK.

   Note On a Windows Vista-based computer, click Start, type cmd in the Search box and right-click on cmd.exe, and then click run as administrator.

2. At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each line:
   attrib s h % windir %
   attrib s h %windir%\system32
   attrib s h %windir%\system32\catroot2

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Method 6: Set a strategy without driver signature silently succeed if you are running a version of Windows 2000, set the silent success no unsigned installation behavior group policy setting. This group policy setting located under Computer Configuration, under Windows settings, under security settings, under local policies, under Security Options in the Group Policy MMC snap-in. If you are running Windows XP or a later version of Windows, this group policy setting is no longer supported. In this case, follow these steps to resolve this problem:

1. Click Start, click run, type regedit, and then click OK.

   Note On a Windows Vista-based computer, click Start, type regedit in the Search box and click on regedit.exe, and then click run as administrator.

2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
   The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Non-Driver signing
3. Right-click on the Policy binary value, and then click change.
4. The value data will appear in the following format:
   0000 02

   Press DELETE to remove the current value (02 in this example), and then type 0 (the current value will now appear as 00).

5. Click OK, and then quit the registry editor.
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Method 7: Temporarily turn off Trusted Publishers Lockdown and install the certificates to your trusted publishers certificate store you can continue to use the group policy enable trusted publisher lockdown setting, but you must first add the certificates in your trusted publishers certificate store. To do this, disable the group policy enable trusted publisher lockdown setting, install the certificates in your certificate and then trusted publishers store on the setting of group policy enable trusted publisher lockdown again. To install the certificate suitable for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer updates, follow these steps:

1. Download the product of Microsoft update you want to install from the Microsoft Download Center, the Windows Update Catalog or the Microsoft Update Catalog. For more information about how to download updates from Microsoft Download Center, click the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/) how to obtain technical support files from Online Services Microsoft

   For more information about how to download updates from the Windows Update Catalog, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

323166 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166/) how to download updates that include drivers and hotfixes from the Windows Update Catalog
• Extract the package to update product in a temporary folder. The command line that you use to do this depends on the update that you are trying to install. View the Microsoft Knowledge Base article associated with the update to determine the command line switches appropriate that you will use to extract the package. For example, to extract the 824146 security for Windows XP update to the C:\824146 folder, run Windowsxp-kb824146 - x 86 - enu - x: c: \824146. To extract the 828750 security for Windows XP update to the C:\828750 folder, run q828750.exe/c t:c:\828750.
• Right click on the file KBNumber.cat to the package to update product to the temporary folder you created in step 2, and then click Properties.

  Note The KBNumber.cat file may be in a subfolder. For example, the file may be in the C:\824146\sp1\update folder or in the C:\824146\sp2\update folder.

• On the Digital Signatures tab, click the digital signature and then click Details.
• Click view certificate, and then click install Certificate.
• Click Next to start the Certificate Import Wizard.
• Click place all certificates in the following store, and then click Browse.
• Click approved publishers, and then click OK.
• Click Next, click Finish, and then click OK.
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Method 8: Check the status of all certificates in the certification path and import missing certificates or damaged from another computer to verify certificates in the path of certificate for a Windows or Internet Explorer product update, follow these steps: step 1: Verify Microsoft certificates

1. In Internet Explorer, click on Toolsand then click Internet Options.
2. On the content tab, click certificates.
3. Certificate authorities roots of trust tab, double-click Microsoft Root Authority. If this certificate is missing, go to step 2.
4. On the general tab, make sure that the dates valid from are 10/01/1997 to 12/31/2020.
5. Under the Certificate path tab, verify that this certificate is OK appears under certificate status.
6. Click OKand then double-click the NO LIABILITY ACCEPTED certificate.
7. On the general tab, make sure that the dates valid from are 11/05/1997 to 01/07/2004.
8. On the Certificate path tab, check whether the certificate has expired or is not yet valid or this certificate is OK appears under certificate status.

   Note Although this certificate is expired, the certificate will continue to work. The operating system may not work properly if the certificate is missing or revoked. For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   293781 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293781/) Trusted certificate root that are required by Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
9. Click OKand then double-click the GTE CyberTrust Root certificate. You can have more than one of these certificates with the same name. Check the certificate that has an expiration date of 02/23/2006.
10. On the general tab, make sure that the dates valid from are "23/02/1996-02/23/2006."
11. Under the Certificate path tab, verify that this certificate is OK appears under certificate status.

    Note Although this certificate is expired, the certificate will continue to work. The operating system may not work properly if the certificate is missing or revoked. For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

293781 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293781/) Trusted certificate root that are required by Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
• Click OK, and then double-click Thawte Timestamping CA.
• On the general tab, make sure that the dates valid from are "31/12/1996 to 12/31/2020."
• Under the Certificate path tab, verify that this certificate is OK appears under certificate status.

Step 2: Import the missing certificates or damaged if one or more of these certificates are missing or corrupted, export the missing certificates or damaged on another computer, and then install the certificates on your computer. To export certificates to another computer, follow these steps:

1. In Internet Explorer, click on Toolsand then click Internet Options.
2. On the content tab, click certificates.
3. Certificate authorities roots of trust tab, click the certificate you want to export.
4. Click export, and then follow the instructions to export the certificate as a DER encoded Binary x.509 (.) REB) file.
5. Once the certificate file has been exported, copy it to the computer where you want to import.
6. On the computer where you want to import the certificate, double-click the certificate.
7. Click install Certificate, and then click Next.
8. Click Finish, and then click OK.
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Method 9: Clear the temporary file and restart the hotfix installation or the installation of the service pack Note Skip this method if the operating system is Windows 2000.

To clear the temporary file and restart the hotfix installation or the service pack installation, follow these steps:

1. Remove all tmp*.cat of the following folders:

   systemroot\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}

   systemroot\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}

2. Delete all the kb*.cat files in the following folders:
   % systemroot%\System32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}
   % systemroot%\System32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}
3. Remove all the oem *. * files in the % systemroot %\inf folder.
4. At the command prompt, type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.
   net stop cryptsvc
   Ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2
   net start cryptsvc
   output
5. Restart the installation of the patch failed or the installation of the service pack.
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Method 10: Empty the software distribution folder

1. Click Start, click run, type services.msc and click OK.

Note On a Windows Vista-based computer, click Start, type services.msc in the Search box, click services.mscand then click run as administrator.

• In the Services (Local) pane, click automatic updates, and then click stop.
• Reduce the Services (local) window.
• Select all the contents of the Windows distribution folder, and then delete them.

  Note By default, the Windows distribution folder is located in the folder drive: \Windows\SoftwareDistribution. In this place, the drive is a placeholder for the drive where Windows is installed.

• Make sure that the Windows distribution folder is empty and enlarge the Services (local) window.
• In the Services (Local) pane, click automatic updates, and then click Start.
• Restart the computer, and then run Windows Update again.
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Method 11: Perform an upgrade on site for more information about how to perform an upgrade on the spot, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

315341 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341/) how to perform an upgrade on the spot (reinstallation) of Windows XP
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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about a resolution that is intended for Windows 2000 only.
For more information about a resolution that is intended for Windows 2000 only, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
281458 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281458/) error message when you install a service pack Windows 2000 or product update
This problem has been reported to occur with the following updates:
328310 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328310/) MS02-071: a failure in management of Windows WM_TIMER messages may allow elevation of privileges
810565 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810565/) of the hyperlinks open in Internet Explorer instead of in default browser or Help and Support Center
327979 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327979/) game stops responding (hangs) or when the introductory video is played
322011 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322011/) you cannot preview a fax in the Fax Console
811630 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811630/) HTML Help update to limit functionality when it is invoked with the window.showHelp method)
810577 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810577/) MS03-005: a buffer uncontrolled in the Windows Redirector may allow elevation of privileges
329441 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329441/) you cannot create a network connection after you restore Windows XP
329170 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329170/) MS02-070: a flaw in SMB signing may permit group policy to change
810833 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810833/) MS03-001: buffer uncontrolled in the Locator service may allow code to run
For more information about configuring automatic updates in Windows XP, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
306525 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525/) how to configure and use automatic updates in Windows XP

Best regards, Sohail Patel "MCSE 2003 | ITILv3 | "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a first step."

• A message to reinstall: MapI32.dll (Windows Search.exe) how to re - install.

  Original title: Reinstall: MapI32.dll (Windows Search.exe)

  After the installation of the update of Windows 8 for Windows XP, I get an error dialog box that indicates that I have to reinstall MapI32.dll (Windows Search.exe). How do I reinstall and why this happens?

  Thank you.

  E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  I can assure you with certainty at 100% none of Microsoft has 'expert' ideas Support Engineer will not replace a missing mapi32.dll file.

  These ideas are just more of their wild goose hunting to waste your time and get the points by posting useless ideas, not tested until they have links to the KB articles which will not work.

  First, nor fashion all safe or clean boot replaces a missing file.

  Second of all, the System File Checker don't know or don't care that file - and for the millionth time, I repeat is not what SFC/scannow, this isn't how it works and it's not what it is for.

  Everything that this alleged "expert" needs to do is re-create the problem (which takes about 10 seconds) and to apply their own prosecution goose to see that none of these ideas will help.

  Perhaps one day, these 'experts' will learn how XP works.

  If I were Microsoft, I'd be embarrassed and ashamed of these representatives (then I would lay off).

  If you mean that you see a message like this:

  WindowsSearch.exe - Unable to locate component
  This application has failed to start because the MAPI32.dll file not found.  Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

  If the file is missing, it may have been quarantined (effectively removed) by your antimalware/antivirus application not specified on your unspecified brand system and model with unspecified XP version and unspecified Service Pack, but you can replace it.

  I downloaded a copy of XP Pro SP3 file you need on my SkyDrive (everyone has a SkyDrive for file sharing).

  You can download it and when you do, place a copy of the file in these folders (assuming that Windows is installed on your C drive):

  c:\Windows\System32

  Here is the link to my SkyDrive and you can get the file you need here:

  https://SkyDrive.live.com/?CID=6a7e789cab1d6f39&ID=6A7E789CAB1D6F39! 311

  When you see the files available for download, you can not see the file extension (.exe, .dll, .cpl, .sys, .zip, etc.), but when download you them they will have the right extension.

  When you download the file (especially if you use Internet Explorer), when you get a chance to save the file, your browser is unable to save the file with an extension (by example, .exe, .dll, .cpl, .sys, .zip, etc) then you will need to manually add the extension appropriate to the file when you download the file before you save it.

  You can download the file without the extension, and then rename the file to add the appropriate extension.  You do not want to use a file named mapi32 when the name of the file should really be called mapi32.dll (if the downloaded file has no extension, you will need to change the name of the file to add the appropriate extension to make it work.

  You then put the files downloaded to the appropriate on your system folder.

  That may not solve all your problems, but at least you will be spending this part and we can then fix the rest.