file search by file name

[Guest]

Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result
I often get no useful results.

What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a
part or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the
files and folders whose names match that from a particular starting
device or folder.

This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
seems so hard to do in Vista.

Is there any way to get the "old search" back?

Bob

 

[On Request]

Perhaps one of these search techniques will be helpful:

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/advanced-search-techniques.aspx

Possibly a search with filename:yourfile would get the job done for you.

 

[Nonny]

Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result
I often get no useful results.

What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a
part or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the
files and folders whose names match that from a particular starting
device or folder.

This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
seems so hard to do in Vista.

Is there any way to get the "old search" back?

You will like this one:

Google Agent Ransack.

Download, install, enjoy.

 

[Keith Miller \(MVP\)]

In the search box, type:

name:<filename>

 

[Adam Albright]

In the search box, type:

name:<filename>

Good luck is indeed what he'll need. You advice means Vista will only
look in indexed locations and skip system and hidden files.