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Vista SEARCH Can't FIND - Any Ideas?
I bought this HP laptop about a month ago, loaded with Vista (home version I
guess). I'm trying to search a directory that has txt files. And Vista never finds anything there. I've searched for words in the contents of the file - words I know are there and it brings back nothing. I've searched for file-titles that I can see while I'm typing in the search term and it returns nothing. What gives? Is there a work-around or a patch or does Microsoft just not care? Thanks!! |
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Vista SEARCH Can't FIND - Any Ideas?
Confused_in_Houston
wrote: I bought this HP laptop about a month ago, loaded with Vista (home version I guess). I'm trying to search a directory that has txt files. And Vista never finds anything there. I've searched for words in the contents of the file - words I know are there and it brings back nothing. I've searched for file-titles that I can see while I'm typing in the search term and it returns nothing. What gives? Is there a work-around or a patch or does Microsoft just not care? Thanks!! One of the most frequent complaints about Vista is its search function. I disabled it and indexing (Admin Tooks, Services) right out of the chute and use Agent Ransack for my searches. A newer, prettier one is Super Finder XT with all the bells and whistles. It's not as fast as Agent Ransack. |
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Vista SEARCH Can't FIND - Any Ideas?
Mike Torello wrote:
Confused_in_Houston wrote: I bought this HP laptop about a month ago, loaded with Vista (home version I guess). I'm trying to search a directory that has txt files. And Vista never finds anything there. I've searched for words in the contents of the file - words I know are there and it brings back nothing. I've searched for file-titles that I can see while I'm typing in the search term and it returns nothing. What gives? Is there a work-around or a patch or does Microsoft just not care? Thanks!! One of the most frequent complaints about Vista is its search function. I disabled it and indexing (Admin Tooks, Services) right out of the chute and use Agent Ransack for my searches. A newer, prettier one is Super Finder XT with all the bells and whistles. It's not as fast as Agent Ransack. Forgot to mention: both are FREE. |
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Vista SEARCH Can't FIND - Any Ideas?
Hi, Confused.
I bought this HP laptop about a month ago, loaded with Vista (home version I guess). Please don't guess about something this important. With Vista, as with any Windows version in the past decade or more, to find your version, just press Win+Break. That is, use the Windows logo key (often labeled "Start" - it has the little flag on it) like a Shift key while you press the Pause/Break key (in the upper right area of most keyboards). The System Properties page should pop up on your screen and there at the top it will show your exact "Windows edition". Then you won't have to guess anymore. Also, further down the page, after "System type:", it will say if it is a 64-bit Operating System. It will also tell you much more information that you need to know about your computer and your Vista operating system. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 7000 "Confused_in_Houston" wrote in message ... I bought this HP laptop about a month ago, loaded with Vista (home version I guess). I'm trying to search a directory that has txt files. And Vista never finds anything there. I've searched for words in the contents of the file - words I know are there and it brings back nothing. I've searched for file-titles that I can see while I'm typing in the search term and it returns nothing. What gives? Is there a work-around or a patch or does Microsoft just not care? Thanks!! |