"Retroman" <invalid@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ngcne41vcmpskums0o1g2v041eedtajrq5@xxxxxx
Quote:
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:58:04 -0700, "Bob Altman" <rda@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
>>How can I convince the Vista search function to simply look for all files
>>whose names match a wildcard?
>>
>>Search Companion (Windows XP and earlier) allows me to search for files
>>whose names tightly match a set of wildcard criteria. For example, if I
>>enter
>>
>> *.exe; *.obj; *.msi
>>
>>into the "All or part of the file name" box then Search Companion finds
>>those files and none others. However, if I do the equivalent under Vista
>>(or Windows Search 4 on XP) and enter
>>
>> *.exe OR *.obj OR *.msi
>>
>>then it finds many files whose names contain "exe" (for example
>>"MyFile.exe.config") and files whose contents contain "exe", "obj", or
>>"msi".
>
> Bob,
>
> The search syntax is different in WDS 4. To return only files with those
> extensions,
> try this:
>
> ext:exe OR ext
bj OR ext:msi
>
> The syntax is shown in the Vista help screen "Tips for finding
> files". Additional details are found in the WDS 4 query guide:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx
>
> Doug M. in NJ
Thanks Doug, that's exactly what I was looking for!