Older files unsearchable in Finder

Hello, I've looked around and can't find a preexisting topic that addresses my question, sorry if a discussion already exists on this.
I got a new MacBook in December 08 and used the Migration Assistant to copy over everything from my previous MacBook. Everything came through fine, all my old files are on the new machine, etc.
Except now when I do a search the only files which appear in Finder and Spotlight are the files I've created on the new Mac. I REALLY need to be able to search by keyword through my old files. What can I do to fix this?
Let me know if I'm being unclear.
Thanks,
Lauren

Hi,
you might need to reindex your drive. Try adding your Macintosh HD to the Privacy Tab of System Preferences/Spotlight. After a few seconds remove it from the list. Another few seconds later Spotlight should start reindexing your drive, which can be seen in the upper right Spotlight menu. See if your old files are searchable once it's done. If that doesn't help, we might need to look into privileges...
Björn

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