Unable to Find Searchable PDF Documents in Windows 7 and 8 64-bit
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Unable to Find Searchable PDF Documents in Windows 7 and 8 64-bit

What you will see
You cannot find any searchable PDF
*
documents when searching in
Windows 7
and
8 64-bit
systems. These documents are generated using an Optical Character Recognition app (e.g., AccuRead OCR).
*
Portable Document Format
Recommended solution
To resolve this issue, install the missing
iFilter
(
PDF iFilter 64 11.0.01
) in Windows 64-bit systems.
NOTE:
This will correct the issue only with new documents. To be able to search previously indexed documents, make sure to
rebuild the index
by performing the following:
Step
Action
1
Click
Start
, and then select
Control Panel
.
2
Change
View By
to
Small Icons
, and then select
Indexing Options
.
3
Click
Advanced
.
4
On the
Indexing Settings
tab, click
Rebuild
, and then
OK
.
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NOTE:
The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Lexmark. Lexmark makes
no
warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
Explanation
The PDF iFilter for Windows 64-bit is
not available
. This is a limitation of the Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 64-bit search engine. Enable indexing in Windows by installing the Adobe PDF iFilter described in the preceding section.
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LEGACY ID:
SO7688