Can Vista search for multiple items?

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I was wondering if anyone knew if it were possible to search for more than
one things such as extensions or keyword?

All I can find in Vista is the ability to refine your search further with
the advanced filters, but I can't find a way to view a selection of documents
like in the screenshots of the earlier Vista builds, i.e. An All Documents
Virtual Folder.
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/prodinfo/what/discoverable/default.aspx)

Examples: *.docx & *.ppt files or perhaps documents that include content on
biology & biochemisty.

Is it possible to do such a thing or has microsoft overlooked such a simple
thing?

Thanks
 
I just noticed there is a way through the advanced filter but that would take
forever if you wanted to perform a quick search for extensions... Is there a
way to search for them in the search box, like where the previous windows
operating systems seperated search terms by a semi-colon?
 
You can use OR, AND, NOT between search terms in the search box (they must
be in capital letters).
 
Chris Altmann said:
You can use OR, AND, NOT between search terms in the search box (they must
be in capital letters).
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Well, i can search for *.exe and *.txt separately and then the search
function finds it.
But if i type *.exe AND *.txt it finds nothing.

Regards,
Rasmus Bertelsen
 
It it working just fine. How many files have two ending extensions? None
is the correct answer. You want OR. Take a computers 101 course at your
local college or university.
 
Thanks it worked! BTW how did you find that out, did you just try common
search engine commands or is there some Vista related document with the
information?
 
AND and OR were in the Vista help under "Tips for finding files". I tried
NOT on a hunch.
 
I believe that should be an "OR", as in "find files that have the extension
..EXE or .TXT. At least, that's how it would be in most searches. But I
haven't tried it yet and am guessing.
 
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