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| Guest | Finding different file types in Vista I am trying to find all jpg and txt files in a series of folders on a particular drive. Therefore I would pick the drive to ensure it scoured all folders to be sure. If I type in Search jpg...it finds (all) jpg's....and if I type in txt, it finds (all) txt files What syntax do I use to ask it to search for both sets at the same time...so it will list both sets rather than one type at once? In XP - I would have typed *.jpg;*.txt (searching drive F - I have alsotried jpgANDtxt too... But none of the various methods seem to work in Vista for me.....anyone? Is there a particular site that details all the search functions and gives lots of examples? I really find Vista Search difficult to use...and it very rarely find the exact files I require. So I put that down to my incompetance...for now. Any help would be appreciated. Regards FG |
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| Guest | Re: Finding different file types in Vista In message <er8M3DGKIHA.5224@xxxxxx> "Flash Gordon" <flash_gordon@xxxxxx-spam.iinet.net.au> wrote:
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| Guest | Re: Finding different file types in Vista Try, name:jpg OR name:txt in the search box note spacing around OR without the name: it would return files that also contained the strings jpg or txt (AND requires that the file be/contain BOTH jpg and txt at the same time) Michael Vista Home Premium "Flash Gordon" <flash_gordon@xxxxxx-spam.iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:er8M3DGKIHA.5224@xxxxxx
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| Guest | Re: Finding different file types in Vista This may be of a little help... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/des.../advanced.mspx -- http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview "Flash Gordon" <flash_gordon@xxxxxx-spam.iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:er8M3DGKIHA.5224@xxxxxx
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| Guest | Re: Finding different file types in Vista Great & many thanks to all who replied. Cheers FG "Michael Walraven" <mexxwalraven@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2CF35B6E-AC8D-4685-859B-733A1DF48FD0@xxxxxx
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| Guest | Re: Finding different file types in Vista Cheers for that..... FG "Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uBb9r0GKIHA.2176@xxxxxx
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