Why are Searches Capped?

Typically, iConsole searches have both an administrator-defined limit and a lower limit defined by the reviewer running the search:

By default, iConsole searches are limited to a maximum of 1,000 results. This prevents very large searches from consuming excessive memory and adversely affecting iConsole performance for all logged-on users.
Administrators can reset this limit by editing the MaximumResultSetSize registry value. For details, see the Platform Deployment Guide; search for 'iConsole: search results, configuring'.
In addition, each iConsole search has a Maximum Results limit, which defaults to 100 and is defined in the Search Properties page.
This default limit means, for example, that a search can only retrieve a maximum of 100 results. This maximum limit prevents a search from taking too long. However, you can raise the Maximum Results when you customize a search.
If you set the Maximum Results higher than the administrator-defined limit (see above) and you are permitted to run unlimited searches, a hyperlink is appended to the results count in the results page, enabling you to retrieve the full results.