
Originally Posted by
Mert55
Please forgive my ignorance Imperfect1. Thanks for the tip to view the contents from within Search. Is it possible to preview non-MS Word files? When I clicked on various WordPerfect files that were listed, I did not get a preview but simply a "Preview Not Available" message. I have read your suggested links but did not see an answer to my question. Thank you for your time.
No problem Mert

, Advanced Search is complicated, (as are many/most of Vista's functions).
I don't think you can preview non-MS Word files. I haven't used Word Perfect for many years, so I can't speak to that, but I tried previewing PDF files, as well as TIF files, eFax files, and some music downloads, and there were no previews for any of them - only the MS Word docs. What you probably would have to do, is convert some of your Word Perfect docs to Word docs, in order to be able to preview them. (I know -- too many files and way too much trouble!)
One thing I might suggest, is that I've noticed that Vista (and XP) have numerous different settings that allow Word to be run similarly to WP. You could search them out and see if any of these settings help to improve your Vista experience. You might not get the Preview function, but you'll probably find some others that will be useful.