Search functionality broken

[Jeremy]

I was wondering if anyone else has the same problem I am
having with the search function in XP pro. In win98 / NT
I can perform a search for a keyword in the file and the
search function will provide all results back. In XP pro
I only receive the first result which it finds. In the
example I am using, the folder which is being searched
has ~20 text log files in it, 5 of the files have the
keyword located in it, with formatting text around it. XP
pro indicates there is only 1 file in the folder with the
keyword, 98/NT indicates there are 5. Will the XP search
function only work on known file types? such as *.txt and
not on unknown files types such as *.txt.bak?
Thanks for the response.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I was wondering if anyone else has the same problem I am
having with the search function in XP pro. In win98 / NT
I can perform a search for a keyword in the file and the
search function will provide all results back. In XP pro
I only receive the first result which it finds. In the
example I am using, the folder which is being searched
has ~20 text log files in it, 5 of the files have the
keyword located in it, with formatting text around it.

What file extensions do they have?

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 use third party search software - eg from www.agentransack.com