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Old 12-28-2007   #6 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search

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"jim evans" <jimsTAKEOUTnews2@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:11:44 -0600, brink
> <brink.329wb3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote:
>
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>>
>>jim evans;554774 Wrote:
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>>> I'm new to Vista. My account shows as an Administrator account.
>>>
>>> When I search for various files and folders they do not show up in
>>> Search, but they are definitely there. I have set the Folder Options
>>> to show all hidden files, system files, etc.
>>>
>>> What do I do to force the Search function to show ALL files and
>>> folders?
>>>
>>> jim
>>
>>Hi Jim,
>>
>>The index will only show results for what you have added to the
>>"Indexed Locations". This tutorial will show you how to change add or
>>remove files from this.
>>
>>Indexing Options
>>
>>
>>If you want to always see all files when you do a search, then a
>>non-indexed search will be what you want. You can disable Search Index
>>toa allow Vista to default to using only non-indexed searches. This
>>tutorial will show you how.
>>
>>Index - Enable or Disable
>
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> jim

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