Searching in WXP

[LAD]

I have a notebook with WXP.

I tried to search a word in a folder in c:.using the WXP search system.
This did not work.

I had to put that folder into the Windows to find the
folder name.
Does anyone know to set WXP to do the searching job properly as it should
do.

Probably a wininit or sysinit that is not properly set.

Many thanks

LAD

 

[Jay]

I have a notebook with WXP.

I tried to search a word in a folder in c:.using the WXP search system.
This did not work.

I had to put that folder into the Windows to find the
folder name.
Does anyone know to set WXP to do the searching job properly as it should
do.

Probably a wininit or sysinit that is not properly set.

Many thanks

LAD

Did you check the options under "advanced options"
search subfolders checked?
Search hidden files/folders checked?

Jay

 

[Alex Nichol]

I tried to search a word in a folder in c:.using the WXP search system.
This did not work.

I had to put that folder into the Windows to find the
folder name.
Does anyone know to set WXP to do the searching job properly as it should
do.

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

 

[LAD]

Many thanks for your info.

I have another notebook with WXP and have no problem at all in that search.

With W95, W98, W98se & WME I had never any problem.

Salutations

I tried to search a word in a folder in c:.using the WXP search system.
This did not work.

I had to put that folder into the Windows to find the
folder name.
Does anyone know to set WXP to do the searching job properly as it should
do.

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

 

[LAD]

Many thanks.

Of course, I had a look for those checks.

Salutations