Windows Desktop Search 3.01 Does Not Index Outlook 2003 .pst Files

I'm running XP Pro SP2 and Outlook 2003 SP2. I just migrated from WDS 2.06 (which worked fine) to WDS 3.0.1, and I'm having exactly the same problem as Brian Pellerin described in http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showpost.aspx postid=1509766&SiteID=1. My .pst files are in My Documents, they are mounted into Outlook and Outlook is running. But Microsoft Outlook is not listed as an included location in the Indexing Options Control Panel, and my .pst files are not being indexed.

Anyone have any tips on what to do to get this to work

Also, by default what folders will WDS 3.01 index My install selected far more than My Documents -- it selected multiple folders (including Contacts, Desktop, My Documents, Nokia, Phone Browser, and a few more) in each user directory under Documents and Settings except Default User. Is this normal

Thanks.

Steve

I just installed WDS.

It first appeared that that Outlook was not an available choice when I view the Windows Desktop Search Options.

Even thought Outlook was running, it did not show up as being indexed.

When I closed Outlook and then re-ran Outlook, it showed up as an indexed location under WDS Indexing Options.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, Eric.

By default what folders will WDS 3.01 index My install selected far more than My Documents -- it selected multiple folders (including Contacts, Desktop, My Documents, Nokia, Phone Browser, and a few more) in each user directory under Documents and Settings except Default User. Is this normal

Steve

I face the same problem, but I found a way around it.

For a strange reason the WDS does not index messages in a PST file that are in the root of the PST.

So I created a sub-folder in the PST and moved all data into this new subfolder.

The search is now working fine.

Rudi