The old 5-series code is rather picky about what it decided to process correctly. There are very few of us that are still around from those days... I don't recall ever seeing this problem, unfortunately.
Let's start with a little basic troubleshooting... first, let's assume that the search index files are completely corrupted. Delete'em - they have names similar to "forumindex.cgi", and will be in your NonCGI directory *AND* in a directory called "pindex" inside your Members directory. Just delete them.
Then go reindex in the control panel once again.
Then, before testing the search, *DELETE* the searchlogs directory (and its contents) from the NonCGI directory, if it exists. If it doesn't exist, create it, and set permissions on it to 777.
If this doesn't work, your best path would be to upgrade. 5.44a is over three years old... The 6 series has far better stability and security, not to mention features...
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Charles Capps
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