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BiggusDoggus

391 posts

Ultimate Geek

#165853 22-Feb-2015 22:39

Hi

I have done a fresh install of Windows 7, and the Search Programs and Files in the Start menu is not working.

Example, typing "msconfig" brings up nothing at all - the window is completely blank.

Any ideas please?

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries

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BiggusDoggus

391 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1245956 24-Feb-2015 21:46

Fixed (found in another forum):

Navigate to this folder,
c:\Users\Your name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\1033\
And delete the file StructuredQuerySchema.bin

Worked a treat.

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries

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