Search for Files and Folders in Win XP

[Nathan]

Hi:
I am having trouble in finding files containing a
specific key word.

From Windows explorer, I am trying to find all the files
in a drive where

Search for files and folders named : *.p
Containing Text : update
Look In : C:\

This gets me all the files whose file name contains
work 'update' and not looking for its contests (It doesn't
matter whether file contains the key word or not).

I am using Windows XP - Preofessional (Version 5.1).

I am missing something, I am using windows for more than 6
years and facing this problem first time.

Any help on this will be really great.

Thank you.

- Nathan

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_filefilter.htm mght
be applicable

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 04:08:52 -0700, "Nathan"

|Hi:
| I am having trouble in finding files containing a
|specific key word.
|
| From Windows explorer, I am trying to find all the files
|in a drive where
|
| Search for files and folders named : *.p
| Containing Text : update
| Look In : C:\
|
|This gets me all the files whose file name contains
|work 'update' and not looking for its contests (It doesn't
|matter whether file contains the key word or not).
|
|I am using Windows XP - Preofessional (Version 5.1).
|
|I am missing something, I am using windows for more than 6
|years and facing this problem first time.
|
|Any help on this will be really great.
|
|Thank you.
|
|- Nathan


Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS. Personal attacks, nitpicking & criticism
of anything but content will NOT be responded to. Those
posters should spend their time taking the test @
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdtrt1.htm

 

[Jake]

-----Original Message-----
Hi:
I am having trouble in finding files containing a
specific key word.

From Windows explorer, I am trying to find all the files
in a drive where

Search for files and folders named : *.p
Containing Text : update
Look In : C:\

This gets me all the files whose file name contains
work 'update' and not looking for its contests (It doesn't
matter whether file contains the key word or not).

I am using Windows XP - Preofessional (Version 5.1).

I am missing something, I am using windows for more than 6
years and facing this problem first time.

Any help on this will be really great.

Thank you.

- Nathan
.
Searching for a *.p is redundant for file extensions are

at least 3 digits. Try *.p?? and you'll find hundreds.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Search for files and folders named : *.p
Containing Text : update
Look In : C:\

This gets me all the files whose file name contains
work 'update' and not looking for its contests (It doesn't
matter whether file contains the key word or not).

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