Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

[Guest Jack Gillis]

I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took a

careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

 

My question is why didn't Search find it?

 

No big deal, just curious.

 

Thank you

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

 

On the search window, click on tools, folder options, view tab: do you have

a mark in the block that hides the operating system files? If so, that's

the reason.

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP

Windows Desktop Experience

 

 

"Jack Gillis" <xxxx@dummy.com> wrote in message

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>I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

>where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

>nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

>options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took a

>careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

>

> My question is why didn't Search find it?

>

> No big deal, just curious.

>

> Thank you

>

[Guest Jack Gillis]

Re: Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

 

Thank you.

 

No, I do not have such a mark there.

 

"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddressBuddy.com> wrote in message

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> On the search window, click on tools, folder options, view tab: do you

> have a mark in the block that hides the operating system files? If so,

> that's the reason.

>

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP

> Windows Desktop Experience

>

>

> "Jack Gillis" <xxxx@dummy.com> wrote in message

> news:ei0tTLtOJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

>>where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

>>nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

>>options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took a

>>careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

>>

>> My question is why didn't Search find it?

>>

>> No big deal, just curious.

>>

>> Thank you

>>

>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

 

Search ignores Hidden and System files unless instructed otherwise.

 

Jack Gillis wrote:

> I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

> where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

> nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

> options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took a

> careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

>

> My question is why didn't Search find it?

>

> No big deal, just curious.

>

> Thank you

>

>

[Guest Jack Gillis]

Re: Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

 

Thank you. I sort of figured that. But, how do I go about instructing it

otherwise as you suggest?

 

Thanks again.

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Search ignores Hidden and System files unless instructed otherwise.

>

> Jack Gillis wrote:

>

>> I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

>> where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

>> nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

>> options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took

>> a careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

>>

>> My question is why didn't Search find it?

>>

>> No big deal, just curious.

>>

>> Thank you

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

 

Click the "Change files and folder search behavior" button, and change

to advanced, and then set it where to look.

 

Jack Gillis wrote:

> Thank you. I sort of figured that. But, how do I go about instructing it

> otherwise as you suggest?

>

> Thanks again.

>

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:uY5qRctOJHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

>>Search ignores Hidden and System files unless instructed otherwise.

>>

>>Jack Gillis wrote:

>>

>>

>>>I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

>>>where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

>>>nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

>>>options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took

>>>a careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

>>>

>>>My question is why didn't Search find it?

>>>

>>>No big deal, just curious.

>>>

>>>Thank you

>>

>

>

[Guest Jack Gillis]

Re: Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

 

Oh! OK, that did it. Thanks.

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:umhGRktOJHA.4312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Click the "Change files and folder search behavior" button, and change to

> advanced, and then set it where to look.

>

> Jack Gillis wrote:

>

>> Thank you. I sort of figured that. But, how do I go about instructing

>> it otherwise as you suggest?

>>

>> Thanks again.

>>

>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> news:uY5qRctOJHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>>>Search ignores Hidden and System files unless instructed otherwise.

>>>

>>>Jack Gillis wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

>>>>where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

>>>>nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

>>>>options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took

>>>>a careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

>>>>

>>>>My question is why didn't Search find it?

>>>>

>>>>No big deal, just curious.

>>>>

>>>>Thank you

>>>

>>

>>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Search Does Not Find Boot.ini

 

You're welcome, have a great day!

 

Jack Gillis wrote:

> Oh! OK, that did it. Thanks.

>

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:umhGRktOJHA.4312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

>>Click the "Change files and folder search behavior" button, and change to

>>advanced, and then set it where to look.

>>

>>Jack Gillis wrote:

>>

>>

>>>Thank you. I sort of figured that. But, how do I go about instructing

>>>it otherwise as you suggest?

>>>

>>>Thanks again.

>>>

>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>news:uY5qRctOJHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>>

>>>>Search ignores Hidden and System files unless instructed otherwise.

>>>>

>>>>Jack Gillis wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>I wanted to take a look at boot.ini under XP SP3 but had forgotten just

>>>>>where it was. I opened C: via Windows explorer and Searched for it but

>>>>>nothing came up. 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked in Folder

>>>>>options and 'Do not show system files' is not checked either. So I took

>>>>>a careful look at the root of C: and there it was.

>>>>>

>>>>>My question is why didn't Search find it?

>>>>>

>>>>>No big deal, just curious.

>>>>>

>>>>>Thank you

>>>>

>>>

>

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