Just Dld and installed Phex 2.8.8, and it is a big imporvement on .6. Thanks, Gregor! Only that I can't see the filenames or any other information of succesfully concluded searches.

I'm at a loss. Can you help? Here's the last section of the Phex error.log file:
(apologies for the length..)

060705 00:13:19,0375 Error/Sharing:: java.io.IOException: Parsing Phex XML failed. - Exception: java.io.IOException: Parsing Phex XML failed.
at phex.xml.sax.PhexXmlSaxParser.parsePhexXml(Unknown Source)
at phex.xml.sax.XMLBuilder.readDPhexFromStream(Unknow n Source)
at phex.xml.sax.XMLBuilder.loadDPhexFromFile(Unknown Source)
at phex.share.SharedFilesService.loadSharedLibrary(Un known Source)
at phex.share.FileRescanRunner.buildSharedFilesCache( Unknown Source)
at phex.share.FileRescanRunner.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:613)

060705 00:14:28,0330 Error/USER_INTERFACE:: java.lang.NullPointerException - Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
at phex.gui.common.LabeledIcon.getIconWidth(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabelImpl (SwingUtilities.java:890)
at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabel(Swi ngUtilities.java:817)
at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthGraphicsUtils.layoutTe xt(SynthGraphicsUtils.java:93)
at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthGraphicsUtils.getPrefe rredSize(SynthGraphicsUtils.java:228)
at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthLabelUI.getPreferredSi ze(SynthLabelUI.java:134)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(JComponent .java:1615)
at javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeCellRenderer.getPrefer redSize(DefaultTreeCellRenderer.java:454)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTreeUI$NodeDimensionsH andler.getNodeDimensions(BasicTreeUI.java:2702)
at javax.swing.tree.AbstractLayoutCache.getNodeDimens ions(AbstractLayoutCache.java:475)
at javax.swing.tree.VariableHeightLayoutCache$TreeSta teNode.updatePreferredSize(VariableHeightLayoutCac he.java:1342)
at javax.swing.tree.VariableHeightLayoutCache.rebuild (VariableHeightLayoutCache.java:720)
at javax.swing.tree.VariableHeightLayoutCache.treeStr uctureChanged(VariableHeightLayoutCache.java:626)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTreeUI$Handler.treeStr uctureChanged(BasicTreeUI.java:3717)
at phex.gui.common.treetable.AbstractTreeTableModel.f ireTreeStructureChanged(Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.models.SearchTreeTableModel.setDisplayedS earch(Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.tabs.search.SearchResultsPanel.setDisplay edSearch(Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.tabs.search.SearchTab.setDisplayedSearch( Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.tabs.search.SearchListPanel$SelectionHand ler.valueChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.fireValueCha nged(DefaultListSelectionModel.java:187)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.fireValueCha nged(DefaultListSelectionModel.java:157)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.setValueIsAd justing(DefaultListSelectionModel.java:619)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$Handler.setVal ueIsAdjusting(BasicTableUI.java:905)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$Handler.mouseR eleased(BasicTableUI.java:1022)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEven tMulticaster.java:232)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEven tMulticaster.java:231)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.jav a:5554)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponen t.java:3126)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:531 9)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:201 0)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.jav a:4021)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:2068)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:38 69)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Container.java:4256)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(C ontainer.java:3936)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Conta iner.java:3866)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:2054)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1774 )
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:38 69)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java: 463)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(EventDispatchThread.java:190)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:184)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:176)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre ad.java:110)

060705 00:14:31,0351 Error/USER_INTERFACE:: java.lang.NullPointerException - Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
at phex.gui.common.LabeledIcon.getIconWidth(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabelImpl (SwingUtilities.java:890)
at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabel(Swi ngUtilities.java:817)
at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthGraphicsUtils.layoutTe xt(SynthGraphicsUtils.java:93)
at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthGraphicsUtils.getPrefe rredSize(SynthGraphicsUtils.java:228)
at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthLabelUI.getPreferredSi ze(SynthLabelUI.java:134)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(JComponent .java:1615)
at javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeCellRenderer.getPrefer redSize(DefaultTreeCellRenderer.java:454)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTreeUI$NodeDimensionsH andler.getNodeDimensions(BasicTreeUI.java:2702)
at javax.swing.tree.AbstractLayoutCache.getNodeDimens ions(AbstractLayoutCache.java:475)
at javax.swing.tree.VariableHeightLayoutCache$TreeSta teNode.updatePreferredSize(VariableHeightLayoutCac he.java:1342)
at javax.swing.tree.VariableHeightLayoutCache.rebuild (VariableHeightLayoutCache.java:720)
at javax.swing.tree.VariableHeightLayoutCache.treeStr uctureChanged(VariableHeightLayoutCache.java:626)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTreeUI$Handler.treeStr uctureChanged(BasicTreeUI.java:3717)
at phex.gui.common.treetable.AbstractTreeTableModel.f ireTreeStructureChanged(Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.models.SearchTreeTableModel.setDisplayedS earch(Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.tabs.search.SearchResultsPanel.setDisplay edSearch(Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.tabs.search.SearchTab.setDisplayedSearch( Unknown Source)
at phex.gui.tabs.search.SearchListPanel$SelectionHand ler.valueChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.fireValueCha nged(DefaultListSelectionModel.java:187)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.fireValueCha nged(DefaultListSelectionModel.java:157)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.setValueIsAd justing(DefaultListSelectionModel.java:619)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$Handler.setVal ueIsAdjusting(BasicTableUI.java:905)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$Handler.mouseR eleased(BasicTableUI.java:1022)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEven tMulticaster.java:232)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEven tMulticaster.java:231)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.jav a:5554)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponen t.java:3126)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:531 9)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:201 0)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.jav a:4021)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:2068)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:38 69)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Container.java:4256)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(C ontainer.java:3936)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Conta iner.java:3866)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:2054)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1774 )
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:38 69)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java: 463)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(EventDispatchThread.java:190)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:184)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:176)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre ad.java:110)