Problem with Search in XP

[Joerg Landmann]

Hi,



I am trying to use the " file search" function in XP Prof. and found it not
working.

In my case I am searching for a bunch of files which have a certain string

included in the document. While I was hoping to get back the files,

Windows only returned "nothing". Whenever I added more than one

character in the "find in document" field, nothing was return.



It looks like "find in document" operates similar to "find in filename".



Any idea?



Joerg

 

[Kelly]

Troubleshooting Search - Text
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#searchtext

/top10faqs.htm

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am trying to use the " file search" function in XP Prof. and found it not
working.

In my case I am searching for a bunch of files which have a certain string

included in the document. While I was hoping to get back the files,

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

Or get a third party search tool - www.agentransack.com is widely
recommended