Windows search has morphed from something simple and extremely easy to use, to something that is more than I want it to be. This AM I had to reboot once, and re-start my search service in order to search for files. I appreciate that there are some rocket scientists that really need to do complex searches, but for my own part, I have lost nearly 1/4th of a days work because my overly complex search functionality is failing. Is there any way to roll back to the simple search of yester-year or am I stuck with this @#$%{! search?

Try to perform what is mentioned in this article so that you reset Windows Search: http://brandonlive.com/2007/04/20/faq-how-to-completely-reset-wds-windows-search/ I think this should solve your problem. Best regards.

If you are using Vista/2008 or later, you are likely stuck. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa965362(VS.85).aspx What OS are you using and what is prompting you to reboot? -- Mike Burr