XP search companion issue

[CCPJR]

When I use search companion to search my hard drive for a word or phrase in
a specific file or folder that I know is in that file or folder it does not
find it. I go to "all files and folders" and I type in the word I am looking
for in the "a word or phrase in the folder" box and under advanced options
have chosen search subfolders. It will find the word in the name of a file
but not in the file. I have all critical XP updates installed. Would the
type of file I am searching in have anything to do with it or is something
else wrong?

 

[Taurarian]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q309173
Using the "A Word or Phrase in the File" Search Criterion May Not Work

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q309447
Content Search Does Not Search All File Types for the Specified String

Searching for files:-
Asterisk/star (*) Use the asterisk/star as a substitute for zero or more
characters. If you are looking for a file that you know starts with "gloss" but
you cannot remember the rest of the file name, type the following: gloss*
This locates all files of any file type that begin with "gloss" including
Glossary.txt, Glossary.doc, and Glossy.doc. To narrow the search to a specific
type of file, type: gloss*.doc

This locates all files that begin with "gloss" but have the file name extension
..doc, such as Glossary.doc and Glossy.doc.

Question mark (?) Use the question mark as a substitute for a single character
in a name. For example, if you type gloss?.doc, you will locate the file
Glossy.doc or Gloss1.doc but not Glossary.doc.
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