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Old 09-28-2007   #3 (permalink)
Dave


 
 

Re: Vista Search Horribly Broken?!?!

".837" is not a normal file extension, and thus won't be indexed, unless you
add it to the Indexing options.

What happens if you try searching for "ext:.837"? I renamed a file to have
a .837 extension, and search found it immediately.


"Ninjak on FW" <shawnn@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I have Vista Business, latest patch.
>
> In Vista Search I specify location: Local Hard Drives (C, searching
> for file "*.837". Search finds one SHORTCUT in my Recent items folder.
> That's not right...
>
> I bring up the command prompt and from C: I do "dir/w/s *.837". Guess
> what, my files are right there in C:\Users\Me.
>
> WTF Microsoft?!?! Do I have to go back to command line search to find
> files now?
>
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