Guest BeeGee Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Given your suggestions, with my XP O/S, as a test, I conducted a search for a file that was located in C:\Windows\System32\DirectX\Dinput. What I discovered was that with Look In set to My Computer, the Search did not find the file, and with Look In set to Local Hard Drives (C:), it did - but, I had to make certain that Advanced Options was CHECKED. After closing Search, then reopening it, once again, I have to CHECK the Advanced Options box. I have no idea why Windows XP will not keep this setting and am hoping you may know. Many thanks once again for your insight and support, Gerry. Brianna
Guest Kelly Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: for Gerry . . . To have Advanced Options checked by default, run this script. Works for both Classic and New. For Classic, Alt-O can be used as a toggle. Set "Search" Advanced Options as Default (Line 151) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Set All Search Options to Active (Line 148) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Change Default Search Options Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = unselected, 1 = selected). Modify the following values, setting them to "1" to select the parameter as a default or "0" as unselected. CaseSensitive, IncludeSubFolders, SearchHidden, SearchSlowFiles, SearchSystemDirs. Restart or logoff Windows for the change to take effect. -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "BeeGee" <postreplytonewsgroup@thanks.today> wrote in message news:f9sjpf02mhg@enews5.newsguy.com... > Given your suggestions, with my XP O/S, as a test, I conducted a search > for a file that was located in C:\Windows\System32\DirectX\Dinput. What I > discovered was that with Look In set to My Computer, the Search did not > find the file, and with Look In set to Local Hard Drives (C:), it did - > but, I had to make certain that Advanced Options was CHECKED. > > After closing Search, then reopening it, once again, I have to CHECK the > Advanced Options box. I have no idea why Windows XP will not keep this > setting and am hoping you may know. > > Many thanks once again for your insight and support, Gerry. > > Brianna > > > > >
Guest Gerry Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: for Gerry . . . BeeGee Now you have "The Expert" offering you advice. Kelly I change my Search from New to Classic but I cannot out how to revert to New, I cannot find "Change Preferences"! I think there is an error in Help and Support. I vaguely recollect need to right click when it said when changing from New to Classic. Does turning off Indexing have any affect of the ability to find files or does it merely slow down finding a file? -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kelly wrote: > To have Advanced Options checked by default, run this script. Works > for both Classic and New. For Classic, Alt-O can be used as a toggle. > > Set "Search" Advanced Options as Default (Line 151) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Set All Search Options to Active (Line 148) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Change Default Search Options > > Start/Run/Regedit > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer > > Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = unselected, 1 = > selected). > > Modify the following values, setting them to "1" to select the > parameter as a default or "0" as unselected. CaseSensitive, > IncludeSubFolders, SearchHidden, SearchSlowFiles, SearchSystemDirs. > Restart or logoff Windows for the change to take effect. > > > "BeeGee" <postreplytonewsgroup@thanks.today> wrote in message > news:f9sjpf02mhg@enews5.newsguy.com... >> Given your suggestions, with my XP O/S, as a test, I conducted a >> search for a file that was located in >> C:\Windows\System32\DirectX\Dinput. What I discovered was that with >> Look In set to My Computer, the Search did not find the file, and >> with Look In set to Local Hard Drives (C:), it did - but, I had to >> make certain that Advanced Options was CHECKED. After closing Search, >> then reopening it, once again, I have to CHECK >> the Advanced Options box. I have no idea why Windows XP will not >> keep this setting and am hoping you may know. >> >> Many thanks once again for your insight and support, Gerry. >> >> Brianna
Guest BeeGee Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 vbs and reg - did nothing to fix my problem - Advanced Option box remains unchecked by default . . . vbs and reg - did nothing to fix my problem - Advanced Option box remains unchecked by default . . . Thanks for your suggestions, Kelly, and you have a VERY nice website. :o) Regarding .vbs and .reg, I did as you directed and the Advanced Options box remains unchecked. I am using the Classic version and Alt-O does work, however, that requires a two key operation versus simply using my mouse icon to click on the Advanced Options box. In short, unless I misunderstood your directions, your fix did nothing to fix my problem. Do you have any other suggestions that work? Thanks again! Brianna "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message news:eLWpp5o3HHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > To have Advanced Options checked by default, run this script. Works for > both Classic and New. For Classic, Alt-O can be used as a toggle. > > Set "Search" Advanced Options as Default (Line 151) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Set All Search Options to Active (Line 148) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Change Default Search Options > > Start/Run/Regedit > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer > > Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = unselected, 1 = > selected). > > Modify the following values, setting them to "1" to select the parameter > as a default or "0" as unselected. CaseSensitive, IncludeSubFolders, > SearchHidden, SearchSlowFiles, SearchSystemDirs. Restart or logoff Windows > for the change to take effect. > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > > "BeeGee" <postreplytonewsgroup@thanks.today> wrote in message > news:f9sjpf02mhg@enews5.newsguy.com... >> Given your suggestions, with my XP O/S, as a test, I conducted a search >> for a file that was located in C:\Windows\System32\DirectX\Dinput. What >> I discovered was that with Look In set to My Computer, the Search did not >> find the file, and with Look In set to Local Hard Drives (C:), it did - >> but, I had to make certain that Advanced Options was CHECKED. >> >> After closing Search, then reopening it, once again, I have to CHECK the >> Advanced Options box. I have no idea why Windows XP will not keep this >> setting and am hoping you may know. >> >> Many thanks once again for your insight and support, Gerry. >> >> Brianna >> >> >> >> >> > >
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