Yes. Note that this is basically doing the same thing as opening the
Indexing Options Control Panel -> Advanced -> File Types and using the "Add
New Extension" button to add the file extensions you want indexed. I think
this will make basically the same changes in the registry as you are doing
yourself.
<mjones@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am reposting something here which I posted into another thread
> dealing with the same issue.
>
> FYI - You don't need to "index" anything in order for the content
> searching capabilities of Vista to be better than any previous
> versions of Windows. It is full adequte for engineers and
> scientists. The problem is that no one has taken the time to really
> mess around and try and resolve the problem for these types of users.
> I have done so this morning and finally figured it all out. But...
> scientists should have figured it out before I did lol.
>
> Here is my original post in the other thread from this morning:
>
>
> Hello
>
> This post may make everyone happy. I had this issue with XP before
> when trying to search through the contents of thousands of EDI files
> on a mapped network drive. The Microsoft KB article fixed the
> problem. So... I just set up my new workstation this past week with
> Windows Vista Ultimate and guess what? I have the same issue. When
> XP first came out I got the hotfix from my MAPS support before
> service
> pack 1. I called them yesterday to see if there was a fix for Vista,
> nope. They told me to try the XP fix and low and behold... IT WORKS.
> Here are the steps you need to take:
>
>
> First go and open up this MS KB because you'll need it:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309173/EN-US/
>
>
> 1. In the search settings on Vista you NEED to turn on the setting
> to
> "...always search file names and contents..." or whatever is says (I
> am not going back there to look at the exact syntax) lol. Otherwise
> it will only search the contents of indexed files.
>
>
> 2. You need to open up at least 1 of each of the "unknown" file types
> with notepad and tell Vista to ALWAYS use notepad for this type of
> file so that it will register the file type. I am searching through
> files named *.TDF, *.ORD. *.BAK, etc.
>
>
> 3. BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY before doing any modifications...
>
>
> 4. You need to create the DWORD registry setting (or set it to 1 if
> it
> is there) in the method 2 part of the KB article.
>
>
> 5. You then need to create the registry keys for "PersistentHandler"
> for each of the newly registered file types AS SHOWN at the bottom of
> method 1 in the KB article. Make sure you copy and paste the value
> that is shown for the text filter into the default - don't go trying
> to type it out each time.
>
>
> 6. REBOOT or log off and back on. If you don't do this IT WON'T
> WORK!
>
>
> I hope that everyone will benefit from this post but I obvioulsy
> offer
> NO WARRANTY and/or support if you destroy your registry lol...
>
>
> Anyways, it works perfectly for me as I am now able to search through
> thousands of files on a mapped netowrk drive and I am happy so you
> should be as well once you get it all straightened out. Don't blame
> Microsoft either - they are just doing what is best for the majority
> of users by making the search fast and effective - most users are not
> looking for text within a 1/2 million files that are wacky
> unregistered extensions.
>
>
> Have fun!
> Marc
>