Files not showing up in Windows 7 Search

Hi everyone. I'm having trouble with Windows Search on my Windows 7 Home Premium.
Through the start menu search box, I can find some but not all files. Programs almost always show up, but it's very hit or miss on files for music, documents, photos, or email messages (Windows Live Mail). It seems like it's more likely to show up if
I have recently modified the file. Also, in Windows Explorer while browsing files I can see the files in the window but if I type the name into the search box in the corner, it says that file doesn't exist in the folder, which makes no sense because it is
obviously right there.
So far, I've run the Searching And Indexing Troubleshooter and rebuilt my search indexes multiple times. It says I have 874 items indexed. Is that number particularily high or low? I don't really know, as it may be the source of my problems. Both of
these solutions haven't yielded any results. Any help would be great!

Hi,
Based on my research, 
I suggest you perform the following steps.
1. Rebuild Windows Search to index via the following article:
 force Windows
Search to index
2. Type “services.msc” in Search box and press Enter. Double click Windows Search service and click Stop. Then, please restart the service and assure
the Startup Type is Automatic.
3. Perform a
Clean Boot to check the result.
For more information, please also refer to the link below:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Improve-Windows-searches-using-the-index-frequently-asked-questions
If certain file still cannot be located in Windows Search, please let me know the detail file type, such as MP3 files or other files.
Thanks,
Novak
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