Worst search feature ever. Period.

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/Greg Martin/ said:
1. I have a file called Listdemo.java. It is located in a folder
called "list".
2. If I open the file using notepad.exe, I can see it contains the
word "Image".
3. If I right click on the folder "list" and select "Search...", I can
type in "Image" in the textbox beneath the sentence: "A word or phrase
in the file".
4. If I select "More Advanced Options", and review the dropdown list
of "Type of File", sure enough, "Java Source File" is present and the
icon is just smashing.
5. When I click the "Search" button, I see this **amazing** gradient
enabled segmented progress bar which truly makes my Operating System
investment worthwhile. Unfortunately, instead of being a "Gradient"
program, this is a "Searching" program, and I receive the message
"Search is complete. There are no results to display"

Now before you provide a response to me on how to fix this, understand
I accept absolutely no responsibility for what is going wrong. That
this text cannot be found is because Windows XP is garbage, pure and
simple. I could have this search work as expected in Windows 95. And
I'm sure there is some simple registry hack, or disk formatting, or
small program I could write in unmanaged C++ code to allow for the OS
to open a text file and locate the word "Image", but f it. The only
response I want to hear at this point is from someone at Microsoft who
says, "Yes, we did screw up with XP, its search feature does indeed
suck terribly. We're working on a prcess to ensure that with upgrades
we don't accidentally remove fundamental functionality from the system
and put gradients in their place.".

The search function in XP has been discussed extensively. More info at
the links below.
Better still, download and install Agent Ranscack from
http://www.agentransack.com

XP search will be a worry of the past.
 
1. I have a file called Listdemo.java. It is located in a folder
called "list".
2. If I open the file using notepad.exe, I can see it contains the
word "Image".
3. If I right click on the folder "list" and select "Search...", I can
type in "Image" in the textbox beneath the sentence: "A word or phrase
in the file".
4. If I select "More Advanced Options", and review the dropdown list
of "Type of File", sure enough, "Java Source File" is present and the
icon is just smashing.
5. When I click the "Search" button, I see this **amazing** gradient
enabled segmented progress bar which truly makes my Operating System
investment worthwhile. Unfortunately, instead of being a "Gradient"
program, this is a "Searching" program, and I receive the message
"Search is complete. There are no results to display"

Now before you provide a response to me on how to fix this, understand
I accept absolutely no responsibility for what is going wrong. That
this text cannot be found is because Windows XP is garbage, pure and
simple. I could have this search work as expected in Windows 95. And
I'm sure there is some simple registry hack, or disk formatting, or
small program I could write in unmanaged C++ code to allow for the OS
to open a text file and locate the word "Image", but f it. The only
response I want to hear at this point is from someone at Microsoft who
says, "Yes, we did screw up with XP, its search feature does indeed
suck terribly. We're working on a prcess to ensure that with upgrades
we don't accidentally remove fundamental functionality from the system
and put gradients in their place.".
 
Greg Martin wrote:

Now before you provide a response to me on how to fix this, understand
I accept absolutely no responsibility for what is going wrong. That
this text cannot be found is because Windows XP is garbage, pure and
simple. I could have this search work as expected in Windows 95. And
I'm sure there is some simple registry hack, or disk formatting, or
small program I could write in unmanaged C++ code to allow for the OS
to open a text file and locate the word "Image", but f it. The only
response I want to hear at this point is from someone at Microsoft who
says, "Yes, we did screw up with XP, its search feature does indeed
suck terribly. We're working on a prcess to ensure that with upgrades
we don't accidentally remove fundamental functionality from the system
and put gradients in their place.".

Chill out - it's just a minor computer issue.
 
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