My documents showing diff. contents when searched and when opened

[Guest]

When I search MS word files, my documents show a lot more files (which I can
even open) but when I open it by double click, fewer files are seen. what is
the reason. thanks for help.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

When I search MS word files, my documents show a lot more files
(which I can even open) but when I open it by double click, fewer
files are seen. what is the reason. thanks for help.

I do not understand your question.
Can you be more specific about what you are doing and what you see?

 

[Guest]

Start--Search--for files and folders---all files and folder--more advanced
options---MS word documents---show many more files as compared to if I just
double click on my documents folder on my desktop.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

When I search MS word files, my documents show a lot more files
(which I can even open) but when I open it by double click, fewer
files are seen. what is the reason. thanks for help.

I do not understand your question.
Can you be more specific about what you are doing and what you see?

Start--Search--for files and folders---all files and folder--more
advanced options---MS word documents---show many more files as
compared to if I just double click on my documents folder on my
desktop.

So - in your SEARCH, are you specifying it look ONLY in the single folder
(and perhaps sub-folders) that you are looking in when you open "My
Documents"?

%userprofile%\my documents\
(Which is normally C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\my documents\
on a Windows XP Computer..)

Normally a search will go through whatever you tell it to. If you tell it
to look in subfolders or you specify the entire C drive - that is not the
same as just specifying the root of the C:\Documents and Settings\<your
username>\my documents\ directory only...