Guest JoeSpareBedroom Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Running XP Pro with all updates. I'm having problems searching for "word or phrase in file". If I view several files in the folder in question, I can see that the text exists. But, the search feature doesn't find them. These are NOT encrypted files, and on another computer, with the same OS, the search feature works fine. The two machines are side by side, so I can compare and be sure that all search options are identical. Any suggestions?
Guest Kelly Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: Windows Explorer Search Failure If you are using indexing service, recent changes don't appear until the Content Indexing Service (cisvc.exe) runs. If you're searching for files that have been recently renamed, turn off indexing for a real-time search. Precede searches for all or part of a filename with @filename Precede all word or phrase searches with the exclamation mark ! !"word or phrase goes here" @filename or #filename or !"word or phrase goes here" followed by all or part of the filename you are looking for and you must put it in the "A word or phrase in the file: input area Wildcards * and/or ? are allowed: xpsearch xpsearch* *xpsearch* Troubleshooting Searching for Text (Word or Phrase) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#searchtext -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:nUiwi.13901$ya1.6432@news02.roc.ny... > Running XP Pro with all updates. > > I'm having problems searching for "word or phrase in file". If I view > several files in the folder in question, I can see that the text exists. > But, the search feature doesn't find them. These are NOT encrypted files, > and on another computer, with the same OS, the search feature works fine. > The two machines are side by side, so I can compare and be sure that all > search options are identical. > > Any suggestions? >
Guest JoeSpareBedroom Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: Windows Explorer Search Failure These are files that haven't been updated in months. What's the purpose of the exclamation point in the word/phrase search? "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message news:eJOOr3o3HHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > If you are using indexing service, recent changes don't appear until the > Content Indexing Service (cisvc.exe) runs. If you're searching for files > that have been recently renamed, turn off indexing for a real-time search. > > Precede searches for all or part of a filename with > @filename > > Precede all word or phrase searches with the exclamation mark > ! > > !"word or phrase goes here" > > @filename > or > #filename > or > !"word or phrase goes here" > > > followed by all or part of the filename you are looking for > > and you must put it in the "A word or phrase in the file: input area > > Wildcards * and/or ? are allowed: > > xpsearch > xpsearch* > *xpsearch* > > Troubleshooting Searching for Text (Word or Phrase) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#searchtext > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > > "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:nUiwi.13901$ya1.6432@news02.roc.ny... >> Running XP Pro with all updates. >> >> I'm having problems searching for "word or phrase in file". If I view >> several files in the folder in question, I can see that the text exists. >> But, the search feature doesn't find them. These are NOT encrypted files, >> and on another computer, with the same OS, the search feature works fine. >> The two machines are side by side, so I can compare and be sure that all >> search options are identical. >> >> Any suggestions? >> > >
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