Still new to Vista and still largely irritated with it rather than
impressed. How do I do the equivalent of right click then search on a
folder?
(still don';t inderstand what a desktop search is - do peolple really have
so much clutter on the desktop they need a search facility?)
If you use Windows Explorer you'll see the search entry window at the
top right. Enter something remembering this limits the search to the
current folder only. Both a help and a curse depending on what you're
trying to accomplish.
Now for more advanced system wide searches:
Click on the start orb, type something where it says start search.
What's changed is this method will return files and applications and
hot link them.
Advanced searching can be powerful once you understand how it works.
When you start an advanced search the first thing you need to decide
is the location you wish to search. By default it limits the search to
the folder you're presently in or were last in. To search your entire
system, click on the little arrow and select EVERYWHERE at the top of
the advanced search page. In the NAME box enter what you want to
search for. The other options help you refine the search.
Vista does indexing by default. This makes search results faster.
HOWEVER unless you change it returned results can be very limited
since Vista by default on indexing scans selected folders it decided
by default or you modified, meaning not every folder gets searched,
even if you selected everywhere in the prior step.. Confusing, I know.
To override that be sure to check 'non indexed and hidden files'. This
should expand the search to include your entire system. You can
further customize searching to limit the search to email, documents,
pictures and other categories.
