I am running Windows 8.1 on a Dell Inspiron 660.
Until 2 days ago, I was able to use the Instant Search function in both Outlook e-mail and People (Contacts). Now search does not work in either one. So far Dell has had me uninstall and reinstall MS Office H&B. Did so, that didn't help. Now they want me to restore the system to factory defaults, which is a huge time commitment for me.
In the troubleshooter it says "Windows Search is not running." But there's no way I can find to activate it.
The error message I get when trying to search in People/Contacts is: "Instant Search has encountered a problem while trying to display search results..."
In looking in Search Options, my current e-mail account is not listed.
I really don't want to do the restore. Any other ideas out there?
Thanks!
Until 2 days ago, I was able to use the Instant Search function in both Outlook e-mail and People (Contacts). Now search does not work in either one. So far Dell has had me uninstall and reinstall MS Office H&B. Did so, that didn't help. Now they want me to restore the system to factory defaults, which is a huge time commitment for me.
In the troubleshooter it says "Windows Search is not running." But there's no way I can find to activate it.
The error message I get when trying to search in People/Contacts is: "Instant Search has encountered a problem while trying to display search results..."
In looking in Search Options, my current e-mail account is not listed.
I really don't want to do the restore. Any other ideas out there?
Thanks!