file search by file name

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Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result
I often get no useful results.

What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a
part or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the
files and folders whose names match that from a particular starting
device or folder.

This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
seems so hard to do in Vista.

Is there any way to get the "old search" back?

Bob
 
Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result
I often get no useful results.

What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a
part or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the
files and folders whose names match that from a particular starting
device or folder.

This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
seems so hard to do in Vista.

Is there any way to get the "old search" back?
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You will like this one:

Google Agent Ransack.

Download, install, enjoy.
 
In the search box, type:

name:<filename>
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Good luck is indeed what he'll need. You advice means Vista will only
look in indexed locations and skip system and hidden files.
 
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