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| | Windows Vista's 'can't Find Utility' Hi gang, Does anyone know if there is a way of re-instating the old, simple Windows Find utility from WinXP? Every time I need to find a specific file, I do the usual holding down the Windows key and press F, but unfortunately that's where the simplicity of the WinVista utility ends. There are so many different sections to fill in that you need to have a degree to use it!!! Is there any way to download the older Windows Find utility? Thanks in advance Chris T -- GodZilla |
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| | Re: Windows Vista's 'can't Find Utility' On Oct 30, 1:15*pm, GodZilla <GodZilla.34fe...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > Hi gang, > Does anyone know if there is a way of re-instating the old, simple > Windows Find utility from WinXP? > > Every time I need to find a specific file, I do the usual holding down > the Windows key and press F, but unfortunately that's where the > simplicity of the WinVista utility ends. There are so many different > sections to fill in that you need to have a degree to use it!!! > > Is there any way to download the older Windows Find utility? > > Thanks in advance > Chris > > T > > -- > GodZilla program. |
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| | Re: Windows Vista's 'can't Find Utility' Errr you don't need to fill in all the fields.... -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* "GodZilla" <GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi gang, > Does anyone know if there is a way of re-instating the old, simple > Windows Find utility from WinXP? > > Every time I need to find a specific file, I do the usual holding down > the Windows key and press F, but unfortunately that's where the > simplicity of the WinVista utility ends. There are so many different > sections to fill in that you need to have a degree to use it!!! > > Is there any way to download the older Windows Find utility? > > Thanks in advance > Chris > > T > > > > > -- > GodZilla |
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| | Re: Windows Vista's 'can't Find Utility' "GodZilla" <GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi gang, > Does anyone know if there is a way of re-instating the old, simple > Windows Find utility from WinXP? > > Every time I need to find a specific file, I do the usual holding down > the Windows key and press F, but unfortunately that's where the > simplicity of the WinVista utility ends. There are so many different > sections to fill in that you need to have a degree to use it!!! > > Is there any way to download the older Windows Find utility? > > Thanks in advance > Chris > > T > -- > GodZilla box" - and that's a single box at the upper right. Works like a charm, for me! Lesley |
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| | Re: Windows Vista's 'can't Find Utility' You just type your search criteria in the search box (top right-hand side of the search window) a filename or other search criteria. can include a full file name e.g. "whatever.doc" or use a wildcard character like "*.xls" etc. If you want the *optional* advanced parameters, there's less than a dozen here, including: "date modified/created" "file name" "file size" "location" e.g. particular disk or network drive Click the down-arrow button (under the search field) labeled "Advanced Search". Hope this helps. "GodZilla" <GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi gang, > Does anyone know if there is a way of re-instating the old, simple > Windows Find utility from WinXP? > > Every time I need to find a specific file, I do the usual holding down > the Windows key and press F, but unfortunately that's where the > simplicity of the WinVista utility ends. There are so many different > sections to fill in that you need to have a degree to use it!!! > > Is there any way to download the older Windows Find utility? > > Thanks in advance > Chris > > T > > > > > -- > GodZilla |
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| | Re: Windows Vista's 'can't Find Utility' 'Andrew Murray[_6_ Wrote: Quote: [color=blue] > ;741858']You just type your search criteria in the search box (top > right-hand side of > the search window) a filename or other search criteria. > can include a full file name e.g. "whatever.doc" or use a wildcard > character like "*.xls" etc. If you want the *optional* advanced > parameters, > there's less than a dozen here, including: > > "date modified/created" > "file name" > "file size" > "location" e.g. particular disk or network drive > > Click the down-arrow button (under the search field) labeled "Advanced > > Search". > > Hope this helps. > > "GodZilla" GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx wrote in message > news:GodZilla.34fe979@xxxxxx[i] > > Hi gang, > Does anyone know if there is a way of re-instating the old, simple > Windows Find utility from WinXP? > > Every time I need to find a specific file, I do the usual holding > down > the Windows key and press F, but unfortunately that's where the > simplicity of the WinVista utility ends. There are so many different > sections to fill in that you need to have a degree to use it!!! > > Is there any way to download the older Windows Find utility? > > Thanks in advance > Chris > > Thanks for your advice, I now understand how it works! I was obviously > making a mountain out of a molehill, but at last I can now find files > on my PC. > > Thanks again, > Chris -- GodZilla |
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