One way to think of InkSeine is that it is nothing but a glorified pen-computing-on-steroids interface to Windows Desktop Search. We rely on Windows Search to deliver some of the most innovative and useful functionality that we have to offer in InkSeine. The Windows Search tream has been hard at work on the next version of desktop search for some time now. It has many improvements and offers significant performance upgrades.
I have two bits of news, both important to all you InkSeiners out there:
A report of this problem came across my inbox this week, in my favorite InkSeine bug report ever:
That obtuse Error in Query Engine message will appear whenever you do a Personal Search if you've installed the Windows Search 4.0 Preview.
And yes, I can confirm that this user was indeed insane to try a search on "duct tape." But there is little the InkSeine team can do about that problem.
There is also little we can do about the Windows Search 4.0 Preview problem. The way InkSeine retrieves results triggers a bug in the preview. The Windows Search team is aware of this bug, and plan to have it squashed when they release the product.
So, if you want to keep the inky goodness rolling, you'll need to uninstall the Windows Search 4.0 Preview. If you're on XP, reinstall Windows Desktop Search 3.01 to get back on your feet. I don't believe you have to reinstall anything on Vista, but I haven't been able to test that myself.
Finally, a big thanks to everyone who reported this problem and worked with us to help isolate the issue. We appreciate your contributions to the project.