Fixing Outlook 2010's notorious 'Disabled Search Indexer' Add-in problem
I am answering my own question here. Although the Add-in is still marked as disabled I think the problem of not being able to search has been fixed.
I followed the following Procedure:
- Position cursor in search bar
- In the ribbon click Search Tools / Search Options
- Click the 'Indexing Options' button
- Remove the Outlook inboxe(es) from the list of Included Locations
- Close the Indexing Options window and reopen it
- Add the Outlook inbox(es) back to the list of Included Locations
The index for Outlook will now be rebuilt.
I don't think this procedure is the same as the 'Rebuild Index' button as that rebuilds all indexes.
I had the similar problem.
My solution.
Mark / Highlight the checkbox Indexing service in "Programs and Features" "Turn Windows features on or off"
Repair Office. How? Programs and features, right click on Microsoft Office 2010 and choose "change". A window will pop up and choose for "repair".
After this, restart PC and indexing will start working. It can take a while, but you can already see, that you can search your emails and that you get all results you want.