#Outlook instant search not working using windows 7 install#
ServerManagerCmd -i FS-Search-ServiceOr install it using the Server Manager console using the following procedure: To install the Windows Search service on Windows Server 2008, use the following command: But if you live in a high-volume email environment and have a fairly large mailbox to show for it, Search is an invaluable tool!įigure 3: Disabling the prompt to enable Instant Search in Outlook 2007 Of course, you can disable the prompt to enable Instant Search in Outlook by going to Tools | Options | Other tab | Advanced Options, and unchecking Show prompts to enable Instant Search. Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP do not. Windows Vista includes Windows Desktop Search ( WDS) out-of-the-box. In Cached Mode, it uses Windows Search service to index messages in the cached copy of your mailbox. In Online mode, Outlook 2007 uses Exchange Search for searching the mailbox - the mailbox is not cached locally.
Outlook also displays a clickable notification under the Instant Search box.įigure 2: Microsoft Outlook 2007 notification to enable Instant SearchĬlicking on the notification brings up the same dialog box shown in Figure 1. If you have Microsoft Outlook 2007 installed on Windows Server 2008 (perhaps because you're also using a lab server as your workstation, or require Outlook for testing), when you start Outlook it complains about Windows Search service not being installed and that Outlook cannot provide fast search results when using the Instant Search feature.įigure 1: Microsoft Outlook 2007 prompt indicating Windows Search service is not installed
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