Windows Search will not search within specific folders, plus...

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magenta55

Hi all,

Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition):

1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does not
appear in the "Look In" box.

2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to search
within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no path is shown
(the "Look In" box is blank).

3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool, but it is
recognized in Explorer with no issue.


The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start Menu or
in Windows Explorer.

These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause.

Any help appreciated !!! :-)
 
magenta55 said:
Hi all,

Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition):

1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does
not appear in the "Look In" box.

2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to
search within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no
path is shown (the "Look In" box is blank).

3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool,
but it is recognized in Explorer with no issue.


The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start
Menu or in Windows Explorer.

These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause.

Any help appreciated !!! :-)
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Don't use Search.

Use Agent Ransack.
 
My bad on the Subject line - I wasn't aware of the separate Search program.
My problem is with the standard Search feature in Win XP.
 
The Search function is working now, after I tried reinstalling srchasst.inf
per the instruction on this page: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm,
about 1/4 down the page under "Search - Doesn't Work"

..... but I'm not positive that it's the solution since Search started
working before I got to the file on the Win CD, so maybe the reinstall
acquired or extracted srchasst.inf from elsewhere in the Windows folder.
Nothing else was changed, so for now I'm assuming the srchasst.inf procedure
solved it.
 
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