search assistant, indexing, directories & catalogues

[Paul]

Hi everyone,
I've been reading up lately about the search assistant, indexing, directories & catalogues etc and
now I am more lost than ever! I'm generally pretty good at finding my way around a computer but this
time I'm going to ask for help...
heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!

I want to locate the file "GIANTAntiSpywareMain.exe" (C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware) as a
test and I can't... Grrrr! I have managed to locate "giantsquid_sm[1].jpg" that I have in a
Temporary Internet Files folder, but no exe file. I am using the search string: "@filename giant*"
in the search field: "A word or phrase in the file", I am running WinXP HOME.

I suppose what I am asking is how do I OPTIMALLY setup my indexing service to index EVERY file,
their file names, their extensions, their text etc etc etc on my HDD. I want to be able to search
for absolutely anything.

ANY help is very much appreciated.
Thanks in anticipation.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Create this registry file and run it to change the default search behavior. Search will usually only look for text inside of files
with a registered filetype association

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