Windows Service SearchIndexer.exe Crashes on Indexing

Question

Relevant Specs:

• Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
• Outlook 2010 Version 14.0.7116.5000 (32-bit)

Original Symptom: In outlook, I attempted to search for an email but nothing ever returned and the indicator kept going like it was searching.

Attempted Resolutions: I investigated the search options and with some research noticed the Windows Service "Windows Search" (SearchIndexer.exe) was not running.

I attempted to start it but I receive this error message: "Windows could not start the Windows Search service on Local Computer. Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly."

The Event Viewer gives this error entry:

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/3/2014 11:02:05 AM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      ***REMOVED FOR POST***
Description:
Faulting application name: SearchIndexer.exe, version: 7.0.7601.17610, time stamp: 0x4dc0d019
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.1.7601.18229, time stamp: 0x51fb1677
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000000940d
Faulting process id: 0x6a0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7f3cc83757c6
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 06424160-eb30-11e3-9555-843a4b07b336
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-06-03T15:02:05.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>602923</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>***REMOVED FOR POST***</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>SearchIndexer.exe</Data>
    <Data>7.0.7601.17610</Data>
    <Data>4dc0d019</Data>
    <Data>KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
    <Data>6.1.7601.18229</Data>
    <Data>51fb1677</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>000000000000940d</Data>
    <Data>6a0</Data>
    <Data>01cf7f3cc83757c6</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
    <Data>06424160-eb30-11e3-9555-843a4b07b336</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

The regular windows search (from start menu) works fine, and if I reboot the machine the service starts up OK but as soon as it kicks off when I let the machine idle for long enough it crashes (same Event Viewer entry).

We also tried the Microsoft Utility to no avail. Has anyone seen this issue before?

Answer 1

This solve for my case: problem: windows search service start and crash windows 11 very slow, and lag on different place of explorer shell

resolution: delete C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb and restart service. now w11 is responsive, no more lag, service is up.

enjoy