XP search not working.

[Guest]

My XP Search is not working when I try to search a file containing text.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[Guest]

I don't beleive XP's search function will search withing documents. It will
only search files names/types/dates created/etc.

If you want to search within documents, you'll need to download the MSN
Desktop search utility or Google's Desktop search utility. I think Yahoo has
one as well. These programs index all documents as well as their contents so
you can search.

 

[S.Sengupta]

'Why doesn't Search work?'
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[who me?]

My XP Search is not working when I try to search a file containing text.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

Use Agent Ransack. It's a lot better than the Windows search routine.
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I don't beleive XP's search function will search withing documents. It

will only search files names/types/dates created/etc.

Yes, it will.

There is a "Containing text" search box that says "Type words contained in
the file". Amazing as that might seem, that's where you type in the words
for a text search, to be searched inside of files.

[[You can find a file based on when you last worked on it or search for
files containing specific text.]]
Search Companion overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/find_overview.mspx

I use this feature occasionally and you do not have download anything.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Rock]

My XP Search is not working when I try to search a file containing text.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

What is the extension of the files you are searching? XP's search
function only searches in certain specified file types. Additional ones
can be added. See this KB article:

Using the "A word or phrase in the file" search criterion may not work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309173

Another option is to use the free search utility Agent Ransack which
works well: http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx

 

[S.Sengupta]

Using the "A word or phrase in the file" search criterion may not work
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309173

Network administrators can configure this setting for the current user
by modifying the registry. To do this, set the
FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions DWORD value to 1 in the following
registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

see also:-
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_bad_search.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

'Why doesn't Search work?'
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

My XP Search is not working when I try to search a file containing
text. Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[Guest]

I stand corrected. Learned something new. Thanks!
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Ryan

I don't beleive XP's search function will search withing documents. It
will only search files names/types/dates created/etc.

Yes, it will.

There is a "Containing text" search box that says "Type words contained in
the file". Amazing as that might seem, that's where you type in the words
for a text search, to be searched inside of files.

[[You can find a file based on when you last worked on it or search for
files containing specific text.]]
Search Companion overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/find_overview.mspx

I use this feature occasionally and you do not have download anything.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If none of us learned something new it'd be pretty boring. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I stand corrected. Learned something new. Thanks!
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Ryan

I don't beleive XP's search function will search withing documents. It
will only search files names/types/dates created/etc.

Yes, it will.

There is a "Containing text" search box that says "Type words contained
in the file". Amazing as that might seem, that's where you type in the
words for a text search, to be searched inside of files.

[[You can find a file based on when you last worked on it or search for
files containing specific text.]]
Search Companion overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/find_overview.mspx

I use this feature occasionally and you do not have download anything.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I don't beleive XP's search function will search withing documents. It
will only search files names/types/dates created/etc.

If you want to search within documents, you'll need to download the MSN
Desktop search utility or Google's Desktop search utility. I think
Yahoo has one as well. These programs index all documents as well as
their contents so you can search.
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Ryan


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My XP Search is not working when I try to search a file containing
text. Does anyone know how to fix this?