Search for text strings in Win XP

[Big Dog]

In Windows 2000 I was able to search on a directory and
look inside files for specific words or phrases. Doing the
same thing in Win XP does not give me the same results
unless the file type is *.txt or some windows application
extension. The specific files I am lookng through are
simple txt file however they have different extensions.
Short of renaming all my files is there a reg hack or
variable to flip I can look at?

 

[DSdeLAMER]

try iforapid search and replace. free and excellent. I am using it for
years now and no problemo.(www.inforapid.com)
Have a nice day

 

[Alex Nichol]

In Windows 2000 I was able to search on a directory and
look inside files for specific words or phrases. Doing the
same thing in Win XP does not give me the same results
unless the file type is *.txt or some windows application
extension.

It only searches for text in a very limited number of types - they must
either have registry entries saying they are pure Text (.TXT and not
much else) or have known 'filters' to handle embedded format controls,
so that Search can avoid being confused by thinking those are characters
in 16 bit Unicode (eg .doc, .htm). You can add an additional type as
pure text provided you know that it *is* that, and that it does not
already have a 'PersistentHandler' in the registry. Make the following,
after - - start and before - - end into a file by cut/paste to NotePad.
Make sure there is a blank line at the end. Save as "Patch.reg" then
d-click on this file to enter it into the registry.
This is for .log - modify that for other extensions, with care.

- - start
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.log\PersistentHandler]
@="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"


- - end