Searching for file contents using Vista Search Facility

[chris menzies]

Hi

I am using Vista Business and pulling my hair out with this query...........

I would like to search for the contents of a file on a network drive; i.e.
search for all files that contain the text 'accounts'.

I am using the Search facility in Vista but this option is not available.
Accessing the 'Folder Options' I can see that this is available if I were
searching my 'Indexed Locations' but it will not allow me to add a Network
Drive to my list of 'Indexed Locations'.

Can anyone help?

This option was available on previous versions of Windows but not Vista. Is
it a hidden feature that I need to activate or have Microsoft removed this
facility from Vista all together?

Help!!

 

[Sascha Jazbec]

Well.. I would think for the Vista Search engine to work via a network that
all connected PCs would have to run the same indexer, so to say "to share
their indexes" ..

Windows Desktop Search 3.x for XP is the same engine as that built in Vista,
it's a free download from MS.

Also I have read that the upcoming Windows Vista Server ( Server 2008 ) has
network-search-capabilities alongside Vista-connected clients built in. You
can download the DVD of that OS and get a free Trial Product Key also from
MS ( see their Server Section on the site ).

But basically I would guess that WDS 3.x for XP should deliver the same
capabilities ( of course all the machines will need to have their hard
drives fully indexed before any search will deliver what you asked for.. )

Good Luck

Sascha / Germany

 

[Dave Cox]

=?Utf-8?B?Y2hyaXMgbWVuemllcw==?=

Hi

I am using Vista Business and pulling my hair out with this
query...........

I would like to search for the contents of a file on a network
drive; i.e. search for all files that contain the text 'accounts'.

I am using the Search facility in Vista but this option is not
available. Accessing the 'Folder Options' I can see that this is
available if I were searching my 'Indexed Locations' but it will
not allow me to add a Network Drive to my list of 'Indexed
Locations'.

Can anyone help?

This option was available on previous versions of Windows but not
Vista. Is it a hidden feature that I need to activate or have
Microsoft removed this facility from Vista all together?

Help!!

Use the advanced search function. Select SEARCH from the right column
of the start menu, in the top right corner of the search window you
will see ADVANCED SEARCH. From this Advanced search window you can
search any location on your local hard drive or across a network and
even in non-indexed folders.

Hope this helps