Searches under Vista

[HLS]

In cases of last resort, the older Windows versions allowed one to search
for words or phrases within files. It was slow, but sometimes helpful (or
necessary).

Try as I may, I cannot get a word search to work on Vista. Is that just the
way it is??

I have tried using Tags, but that didnt work either.

Thanks in advance

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

From Rock MVP:
From an Explorer window, tap Alt | Tools | Folder Options | Search. There
are three selectable option for searching file names only or content or
both.

Resources:
You cannot find files when you search a Windows Vista based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932989

Help searching text within XLS files:
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-file-management/102440-help-searching-text-within-xls-files.html

 

[Rojo Habe]

In other words, something that worked fine in Windows XP is now a load of
bollocks.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

What do you mean?

 

[HLS]

What do you mean?

This does not seem to work either...maybe I havent said the magic words
correctly.

 

[Dave]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/choose/windowsdesktopsearch.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/addresources/advanced.mspx
http://www.ifilter.org/

 

[HLS]

Thanks Dave.. If I interpret this correctly, the old word search is gone..

 

[HLS]

In other words, something that worked fine in Windows XP is now a load of
bollocks.

Yep, in capital letters

 

[Scott Stonehouse]

Thanks Dave.. If I interpret this correctly, the old word search is gone..

It's built into Vista, you don't need to install the desktop search
anymore. The old 'word search' isn't gone, it's on your start button.

 

[HLS]

It's built into Vista, you don't need to install the desktop search
anymore. The old 'word search' isn't gone, it's on your start button.

Well, I find the search routine but it doesnt seem to find words or phrases
embedded in a file. I have tested it with search phrases which I know
exist in target files. It just doesnt find them.

Maybe Im just doing something wrong.

 

[HLS]

It's built into Vista, you don't need to install the desktop search
anymore. The old 'word search' isn't gone, it's on your start button.

Well, hang me for lying... I went back into the search window and performed
the same search that had failed in the past. This time it worked perfectly,
and
picked up four files with the target phrase. The last time, it found only
one.

I apparently just did something wrong.

 

[txgeek]

type the wildcard character * before your phrase,else V searches only
for filenames BEGINNING with the phrase.

Yes, POS.

 

[Mark R. Cusumano]

Strange, I don't need to prefix with an * . If I do a search on LOVE I get:

This Love
I'll Do Anything for Love
Love Potion #9

etc

 

[Dave]

That works because of the word break (space) in the file name..
The word break makes it look like Love is the first word.
It should also find
This-Love
This.love

 

[Mark R. Cusumano]

You are correct. I tried OV and did not get LOVE (I did get OVER of course
as you pointed out I should). The wildcarding of *OV does give me LOVE.
You learn something new everyday! Thanks for the useful information You
have no idea how much I learn about Vista reading this newsgroup.