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Make sure instant search is enabled, see this page: <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/turn-instant-search-on-or-off-HA010237833.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA010198085" rel="ugc">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/turn-instant-search-on-or-off-HA010237833.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA010198085</a><br />
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If that does not help you, try rebuilding your search index by following the steps here: <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/reset-indexing-by-rebuilding-your-instant-search-catalog-HA010237832.aspx" rel="ugc">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/reset-indexing-by-rebuilding-your-instant-search-catalog-HA010237832.aspx</a>
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Make sure instant search is enabled, see this page: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/turn-instant-search-on-or-off-HA010237833.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA010198085 [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/turn-instant-search-on-or-off-HA010237833.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA010198085]

If that does not help you, try rebuilding your search index by following the steps here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/reset-indexing-by-rebuilding-your-instant-search-catalog-HA010237832.aspx [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/reset-indexing-by-rebuilding-your-instant-search-catalog-HA010237832.aspx]

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i am using outlook 2007 on a windows 7 platform and my search feature is not working when searching for email items. How can i perform indexing to fix this problem.
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i am using outlook 2007 on a windows 7 platform and my search feature is not working when searching for email items. How can i perform indexing to fix this problem.

My outlook search doesn’t work at all anymore. how do I fix that?

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