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12-27-2007
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| Guest | Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search 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 |
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12-27-2007
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| Guest | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search Are you sure those locations of the system are being indexed? It has to be indexed to show up in the 'Search results'. Check your Indexing Options in Control Panel. -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "jim evans" <jimsTAKEOUTnews2@xxxxxx> wrote in message news  u18n3tog1t8vms1k0i4nb7kkr928015ir@xxxxxxQuote: > 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 |
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12-27-2007
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| Administrator | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search  Quote: Originally Posted by jim evans  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 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 Hope this helps, Shawn |
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12-27-2007
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| Guest | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:11:44 -0600, brink <brink.329wb3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote: Quote: > >jim evans;554774 Wrote: Quote: >> 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 jim |
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12-27-2007
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| Administrator | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search Quote: Originally Posted by jim evans On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:11:44 -0600, brink <brink.329wb3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote: Quote: > >jim evans;554774 Wrote: > >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 jim |
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12-28-2007
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| Guest | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search No problem  -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "jim evans" <jimsTAKEOUTnews2@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:74v8n3h5dv9rjj1aeh7igqpcrpphqbh41f@xxxxxx Quote: > On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:11:44 -0600, brink > <brink.329wb3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote: > Quote: >> >>jim evans;554774 Wrote: Quote: >>> 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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12-30-2007
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| Guest | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:09:39 -0500, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Are you sure those locations of the system are being indexed? It has to be >indexed to show up in the 'Search results'. Check your Indexing Options in >Control Panel. Search without using the Index. It will be a little slower (by a few seconds), but considerably more thorough. Additionally, make sure Folder options are set to display hidden and system folders/files. ALL executable files are considered to be system files by Vista, and are hidden by default. Donald L.McDaniel Please reply to original thread and newsgroup. ================================================ |
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12-31-2007
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| Guest | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search The search in Windows Vista is fundamentally flawed and simply cannot find many files regardless of your settings. My guess is I cannot find 20-25% of the old files on my machine because Windows simply won't search them. If you have any files with a "wrong" extension Vista just ignores them. I have wasted hours in 2007 with manual file-by-file searches since Vista's search cannot find files I know exist. The Windows Vista Advance search techniques page was intended to explain how to use the new search, but it is now documentation about the failures of search in Vista: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/wi...echniques.aspx So far only silence from Microsoft about any fix or workaround, and just another reason to go back to Windows XP. Search in Windows 2000 was better. "Donald L McDaniel" <orthocrossATcomcastDOTnet> wrote in message news:einen3h51acaoht9ianmjgiqe25v1olab7@xxxxxx Quote: > On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:09:39 -0500, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" > <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Are you sure those locations of the system are being indexed? It has to be >>indexed to show up in the 'Search results'. Check your Indexing Options in >>Control Panel. > Not necesarily: > > Search without using the Index. It will be a little slower (by a few > seconds), but considerably more thorough. > > Additionally, make sure Folder options are set to display hidden and > system folders/files. ALL executable files are considered to be > system files by Vista, and are hidden by default. > > Donald L.McDaniel > Please reply to original thread and newsgroup. > ================================================ |
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12-31-2007
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| Administrator | Re: Many Files and Folders Hidden From Search Quote: Originally Posted by Celegans The search in Windows Vista is fundamentally flawed and simply cannot find many files regardless of your settings. My guess is I cannot find 20-25% of the old files on my machine because Windows simply won't search them. If you have any files with a "wrong" extension Vista just ignores them. I have wasted hours in 2007 with manual file-by-file searches since Vista's search cannot find files I know exist. The Windows Vista Advance search techniques page was intended to explain how to use the new search, but it is now documentation about the failures of search in Vista: Windows Vista Team Blog : Advanced search techniques So far only silence from Microsoft about any fix or workaround, and just another reason to go back to Windows XP. Search in Windows 2000 was better. You can disable the Search Index and let Vista default to using only the non-indexed searched. You will accurate search results then. This will show you how. Index - Enable or Disable Shawn |
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