My search function doesnt work ie it never returns any results. I have tested the search on known keywords at known locations but it still returns nothing.

I thought it was firefox so I tested it on IE. IE worked but I noticed that I wasnt logged in in the IE version. I then returned to firefox and unlogged myself. The search now works.

So basically, I cant seem to use the search function when I’m logged in!!!! Anyone else have this? Any solutions to this?

Cheers

3DS Max 6 to 2009, Maya 2010
Windows XP Pro x64 SP2
NVIDIA Quadro 1700, Quad Core 2.67GHz, 4Gb RAM
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If it fails to find something I know is there, I normally resort to google.

site:area.autodesk.com/forum <search terms>

That searches all of them, restricting it to specific area such as Max will cut down on the number of results,

Max 4.2 through 2013.
XP-64 (SP2)
NVidia 9800GTX-512 (Driver 266.58).
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, 8Gb Ram, DX9.0c.

Replace the search box with a banner that says use google maybe?

I have also had no luck with the search box, how long has it been broken? Isn’t this a paid service?

3DSMax 2012 with subscription advantage pack / Windows 7 Enterprise

It isn’t broken, it’s just not as good as it could be. And no, this is not a “paid for” service - it is simply a forum (plus some other stuff) which happens to be provided by Autodesk.

Max 4.2 through 2013.
XP-64 (SP2)
NVidia 9800GTX-512 (Driver 266.58).
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, 8Gb Ram, DX9.0c.