how to install Windows Search?

[serg33]

I want to work with MS outlook 2007 inside Wine.

So, I successfully installed and configured MS outlook inside Wine, however I am not able to use messages search, it needs Windows Search package to be installed.

I downloaded WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-enu.exe v.4.0 and tried to install it inside wine ENV, however it fails with error: Path not found.

$ env WINEPREFIX="/home/alx/.wine-office2" WINEARCH="win32" wine Distr/Microsoft\ Office\ 2007\ SP2/WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-enu.exe

fixme:clusapi:GetNodeClusterState ((null),0x33eb74) stub!
fixme:advapi:DecryptFileA ("c:\b8139c2beef3d1c042\", 00000000): stub
fixme:clusapi:GetNodeClusterState ((null),0x33ebf4) stub!
fixme:advapi:DecryptFileA ("h:\45f5e4d64f831fe478931cea03f4\", 00000000): stub
fixme:setupapi:pSetupGetGlobalFlags stub
fixme:advapi:RegisterEventSourceA ((null),""): stub
fixme:advapi:RegisterEventSourceW (L"",L""): stub
fixme:advapi:ReportEventA (0xcafe4242,0x0001,0x0000,0xc00e1115,(nil),0x0003,0x00000000,0x33f210,(nil)): stub
fixme:advapi:ReportEventW (0xcafe4242,0x0001,0x0000,0xc00e1115,(nil),0x0003,0x00000000,0x13bc00,(nil)): stub
err:eventlog:ReportEventW L"Windows"
err:eventlog:ReportEventW L""
err:eventlog:ReportEventW L"Path not found.\r\n"
fixme:advapi:DeregisterEventSource (0xcafe4242) stub


I tried to download and install older version 3.0: WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-XP-x86-enu.exe

but it also fails, but with another error: GetCatVersion: Failed to retrieve version information

$ env WINEPREFIX="/home/alx/.wine-office2" WINEARCH="win32" wine Distr/Microsoft\ Office\ 2007\ SP2/WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-XP-x86-enu.exe

...
4.771: WDS ********** CopyingComplete called.
4.771: Num Ticks for Copying files : 218
4.863: Num Ticks for Reg update and deleting 0 size files : 92
4.863: Starting process: C:\windows\System32\cmd.exe /c "C:\windows\System32\lodctr.exe C:\windows\System32\idxcntrs.ini"
4.921: Return Code = 0
4.921: Starting process: C:\windows\System32\cmd.exe /c "C:\windows\System32\lodctr.exe C:\windows\System32\gthrctr.ini"
4.976: Return Code = 0
4.976: Starting process: C:\windows\System32\cmd.exe /c "C:\windows\System32\lodctr.exe C:\windows\System32\gsrvctr.ini"
5.033: Return Code = 0
5.036: GetCatVersion: Failed to retrieve version information from C:\windows\system32\CatRoot{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\KB917013.cat with error 0x80092004
5.038: GetCatVersion: Failed to retrieve version information from C:\windows\KB917013.cat with error 0x80092004
5.065: UpdateSpUpdSvcInf: Source [ProcessesToRunAfterReboot] section is empty; nothing to do.



my specs:
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x86_64
Wine: 1.7.34
Wine tricks: riched20 (native)
Wine OS: Win XP



if anybody was able to install windows search inside wine, please provide what wine ENV parameters and winetricks you used.

[dimesio]

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#run_from_terminal

[serg33]

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#run_from_terminal

tried many times, it doesn't produce any new messages.

All needed info is in installation log: windows/KB917013.log that i provided in initiall message

[simon.bazley]

I've got the same issue, although I've found using Play On Linux made installing outlook (Office 2010) easier, so I'm using it under that. When I try to install Windows Search from within my POL/Outlook environment, it complains the same.

Any help on this would be gratefully received.

Regards,

Simon

[sunito]

Hello Simon,

I don't know if this will help you, because...
...after a lot of trying, I have -- at last -- a success story!
However, it is not a complete solution to the original problem.

I have done a fresh install of Office 2010 in PlayOnLinux 4.2.9,
with default settings, so it uses wine 1.7.52

Then, instead of installing the latest Windows Search (WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-deu.exe)
I have installed the old Version 3 of Windows Desktop Search, i.e. WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-XP-x86-deu.exe

Even though this installation did also stop prematurely (after about two thirds on the progress bar (trying to start the search service)),
I am now able to use a limited form of search in the outlook contacts.
(I have to presse "return" for every search action, but this is much better than
having no search functionality at all.)

Regards
Sven