java.lang.NoSuchMethodError
at com.sidefx.search.SearchEngine.setIndexDir(Unknown Source)
at com.sidefx.search.SearchEngine.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.sidefx.search.SearchConsole.main(Unknown Source)
Exception in thread “main”

As I go to type into the search field.

8.0.410 xpsp2

Which version of Java are you running? You can find that out by running Control Panel > Java > About. I'm running Java 1.5.0 and search works fine.

I'm 1.5.0 also. Hmm, maybe it's just an issue with my system. Anyone experiencing this?

Did you install it in a non default location? That might explain the difference.