SPOTLIGHT HAS SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING

How do I get it back on its feet?

I just got this resolved.
Go to www.macfixit.com and scroll down a little bit and you will see an article about any problems with updating to 10.4.4.
You will have to redownload the combo updated for 10.4.4 and reinstall it.
I did this and Spotlight is working fine now

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