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10-31-2007
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| | Searches under Vista In cases of last resort, the older Windows versions allowed one to search for words or phrases within files. It was slow, but sometimes helpful (or necessary). Try as I may, I cannot get a word search to work on Vista. Is that just the way it is?? I have tried using Tags, but that didnt work either. Thanks in advance |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista From Rock MVP: From an Explorer window, tap Alt | Tools | Folder Options | Search. There are three selectable option for searching file names only or content or both. Resources: You cannot find files when you search a Windows Vista based computer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932989 Help searching text within XLS files: Help searching text within XLS files -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "HLS" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Ra6Wi.9487$Bk.5410@xxxxxx Quote: > In cases of last resort, the older Windows versions allowed one to search > for words or phrases within files. It was slow, but sometimes helpful (or > necessary). > > Try as I may, I cannot get a word search to work on Vista. Is that just > the way it is?? > > I have tried using Tags, but that didnt work either. > > Thanks in advance |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista In other words, something that worked fine in Windows XP is now a load of ********. "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OfcbMQAHIHA.6068@xxxxxx Quote: > From Rock MVP: > From an Explorer window, tap Alt | Tools | Folder Options | Search. There > are three selectable option for searching file names only or content or > both. > > Resources: > You cannot find files when you search a Windows Vista based computer: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932989 > > Help searching text within XLS files: > Help searching text within XLS files > -- > Andre > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com > My Vista Quickstart Guide: > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry > "HLS" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:Ra6Wi.9487$Bk.5410@xxxxxx Quote: >> In cases of last resort, the older Windows versions allowed one to search >> for words or phrases within files. It was slow, but sometimes helpful >> (or necessary). >> >> Try as I may, I cannot get a word search to work on Vista. Is that just >> the way it is?? >> >> I have tried using Tags, but that didnt work either. >> >> Thanks in advance > |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista What do you mean? -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "Rojo Habe" <nosp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C9066C40-3E43-4C4E-BC44-D5F8262B5BD1@xxxxxx Quote: > In other words, something that worked fine in Windows XP is now a load of > ********. > > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OfcbMQAHIHA.6068@xxxxxx Quote: >> From Rock MVP: >> From an Explorer window, tap Alt | Tools | Folder Options | Search. There >> are three selectable option for searching file names only or content or >> both. >> >> Resources: >> You cannot find files when you search a Windows Vista based computer: >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932989 >> >> Help searching text within XLS files: >> Help searching text within XLS files >> -- >> Andre >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com >> My Vista Quickstart Guide: >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry >> "HLS" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:Ra6Wi.9487$Bk.5410@xxxxxx Quote: >>> In cases of last resort, the older Windows versions allowed one to >>> search for words or phrases within files. It was slow, but sometimes >>> helpful (or necessary). >>> >>> Try as I may, I cannot get a word search to work on Vista. Is that just >>> the way it is?? >>> >>> I have tried using Tags, but that didnt work either. >>> >>> Thanks in advance >> |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23K2j3fAHIHA.5276@xxxxxx Quote: > What do you mean? correctly. |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...topsearch.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windows/des.../advanced.mspx http://www.ifilter.org/ "HLS" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ycaWi.61583$Um6.58584@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23K2j3fAHIHA.5276@xxxxxx Quote: >> What do you mean? > This does not seem to work either...maybe I havent said the magic words > correctly. |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista Thanks Dave.. If I interpret this correctly, the old word search is gone.. "Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ek$t0pCHIHA.5208@xxxxxx |
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11-01-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista "Rojo Habe" <nosp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C9066C40-3E43-4C4E-BC44-D5F8262B5BD1@xxxxxx Quote: > In other words, something that worked fine in Windows XP is now a load of > ********. |
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11-01-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista On Oct 31, 11:22 pm, "HLS" <nos...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > Thanks Dave.. If I interpret this correctly, the old word search is gone.. anymore. The old 'word search' isn't gone, it's on your start button. --- Scott http://www.ifilter.org |
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11-02-2007
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| | Re: Searches under Vista "Scott Stonehouse" <ifilter.org@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1193964402.559117.123220@xxxxxx Quote: > On Oct 31, 11:22 pm, "HLS" <nos...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> Thanks Dave.. If I interpret this correctly, the old word search is >> gone.. > It's built into Vista, you don't need to install the desktop search > anymore. The old 'word search' isn't gone, it's on your start button. embedded in a file. I have tested it with search phrases which I know exist in target files. It just doesnt find them. Maybe Im just doing something wrong. |
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