Windows 7 x64 Pro not indexing PDF content?

In an attemp to get rid of all the paper clutter that I receive each day, I started scanning and ORCing all my important documents last year. I was using Windows Desktop Search on Vista to index my "Administrative" folder in which I keep all these scanned documents, to be able to quickly retreive them when needed.

I upgraded to Windows 7 RTM recently (I got the x64 Pro version, via the MSDN-AA channel of my university). Since then, it seems that the content of the PDFs is not indexed anymore.

For example, I have the warranty for my GTX260 graphic card. In the PDF, using Acrobat Reader, I can search for the string "GTX260" and it finds the relevant lines. However, if I perform the same search in the folder containing the PDF, nothing is found.

I checked in the indexing options, the folder is supposed to be indexed.

Wookai

Posted 2009-09-24T15:18:17.357

Reputation: 586

When the PDF iFilter 9 for 64-bit platforms is installed on Windows 7 (version 9 does not officially support Windows 7) that the filter searches text in only some PDF files. Adobe... a new filter please! – None – 2010-07-19T16:25:02.333

Answers

The problem is that there is no x64 IFilter for Adobe PDF documents installed. You may want to get the official Adobe x64 IFilter.

The Foxit IFilter is also an option but depending on the scenario you may need to purchase it.

Brian Reiter

Posted 2009-09-24T15:18:17.357

Reputation: 706

1Thanks for the link to the official filter ! It's the one I used. – Wookai – 2009-11-07T17:59:08.543

There's no IFilter for PDF included with Windows. I might be wrong, but I don't think there's one included with Acrobat Reader either. You could try the FoxIt IFilter. It's free. Just installing FoxIt Reader will do the trick, I think.

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

Damian Powell

Posted 2009-09-24T15:18:17.357

Reputation: 408