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**Brink** · 07-21-2007

Quote: Originally Posted by John Hanley

When I search for instances of .mswmm files (from Windows Movie Maker) using
a normal search in Indexed Locations, no files are reported; however if I
check the "Include non-indexed, hidden, and system files", the .mswmm files
do show up in the search results. The same thing happens with .msdvd (from
Windows DVD Maker). It is as if these two types of media files are not
indexed. I am not conscious of having tried to exclude these types of files
from indexing. Why don't they show up when searching Indexed Locations?
Thanks.

Hi John,

You need to add these file types into the Index to be included in the search results. Here is a link for how to do it. Check the file types in step 10.

Indexing Options

Shawn

07-21-2007	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,993 posts	Re: Search Behavior not Understood Quote: Originally Posted by John Hanley When I search for instances of .mswmm files (from Windows Movie Maker) using a normal search in Indexed Locations, no files are reported; however if I check the "Include non-indexed, hidden, and system files", the .mswmm files do show up in the search results. The same thing happens with .msdvd (from Windows DVD Maker). It is as if these two types of media files are not indexed. I am not conscious of having tried to exclude these types of files from indexing. Why don't they show up when searching Indexed Locations? Thanks. Hi John, You need to add these file types into the Index to be included in the search results. Here is a link for how to do it. Check the file types in step 10. Indexing Options Shawn
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