Windows Search

[Guest]

Apologies for the seemingly trivial nature of this question.

Whenever i use the windows search facility, the files are always duplicated
(in pairs) in the search results. The files are definately NOT duplicated on
my computer, but the search results always shows two of each. This is very
frustrating when trying to find certain files.

Anyone have a clue why this might be?

 

[da_test]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:55:02 -0800, "Luke Firmin" <Luke

Apologies for the seemingly trivial nature of this question.

Whenever i use the windows search facility, the files are always duplicated
(in pairs) in the search results. The files are definately NOT duplicated on
my computer, but the search results always shows two of each. This is very
frustrating when trying to find certain files.

Anyone have a clue why this might be?

Do you have the same file name in more that one folder?

Dave

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Apologies for the seemingly trivial nature of this question.

Whenever i use the windows search facility, the files are always
duplicated (in pairs) in the search results. The files are
definately NOT duplicated on my computer, but the search results
always shows two of each. This is very frustrating when trying to
find certain files.

Anyone have a clue why this might be?

Hi

I have given up on WinXP's builtin search long time ago.

One of the first things I do when I am to use a WinXP computer over
some time is to install the free Agent Ransack and use it for searches.

Download it from here:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx

Agent Ransack can save the search result to a file (or clipboard), as text,
comma separated text or tab separated text.

When searching for text inside files, Agent Ransack is also able to do a
preview of the lines the text was found in (just do a single click on the
found file).
Also, you can use regular expression on both the file name part and the find
text in files part.