Guest David Caithness Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Each time I run a search I want the search window to open to look in a specific folder which has already been set by me. When I open the search window, by default Windows is set to look in drive C: How can I change this so that it is set to a folder that I’ve specified?
Guest Kelly Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: Default search folder Hi David, Several options: Go to Windows Explorer, highlight the folder in question, open Search then hit search. When it is done go to File/Save Search and use .fnd as the extension, save to the desktop. Example: Right-click on any folder icon on the desktop or in an Explorer window, or any drive icon in My Computer or Explorer, and select Search. Said folder or drive will automatically be selected in the Look in list. Right click the Start Menu/Search. Right click the Desktop and then use F3. Right click any folder and select Search. -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "David Caithness" <DavidCaithness@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5222BD0E-107B-4CBA-BABC-59E5C4C38921@microsoft.com... > Each time I run a search I want the search window to open to look in a > specific folder which has already been set by me. When I open the search > window, by default Windows is set to look in drive C: How can I change > this > so that it is set to a folder that I've specified?
Guest David Caithness Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: Default search folder Thank you Kelly. That's exactly what i was looking for! "Kelly" wrote: > Hi David, > > Several options: > > Go to Windows Explorer, highlight the folder in question, open Search then > hit search. When it is done go to File/Save Search and use .fnd as the > extension, save to the desktop. > > Example: > > Right-click on any folder icon on the desktop or in an Explorer window, or > any drive icon in My Computer or Explorer, and select Search. Said folder or > drive will automatically be selected in the Look in list. > > Right click the Start Menu/Search. > Right click the Desktop and then use F3. > Right click any folder and select Search. > > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > > "David Caithness" <DavidCaithness@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:5222BD0E-107B-4CBA-BABC-59E5C4C38921@microsoft.com... > > Each time I run a search I want the search window to open to look in a > > specific folder which has already been set by me. When I open the search > > window, by default Windows is set to look in drive C: How can I change > > this > > so that it is set to a folder that I've specified? > > >
Guest Kelly Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Default search folder Most welcome. :o) -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "David Caithness" <DavidCaithness@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:657B50BD-5B76-4488-8F6F-AEA1C73A3BAE@microsoft.com... > Thank you Kelly. That's exactly what i was looking for! > > "Kelly" wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> Several options: >> >> Go to Windows Explorer, highlight the folder in question, open Search >> then >> hit search. When it is done go to File/Save Search and use .fnd as the >> extension, save to the desktop. >> >> Example: >> >> Right-click on any folder icon on the desktop or in an Explorer window, >> or >> any drive icon in My Computer or Explorer, and select Search. Said folder >> or >> drive will automatically be selected in the Look in list. >> >> Right click the Start Menu/Search. >> Right click the Desktop and then use F3. >> Right click any folder and select Search. >> >> >> -- >> >> All the Best, >> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) >> >> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> >> >> >> "David Caithness" <DavidCaithness@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message news:5222BD0E-107B-4CBA-BABC-59E5C4C38921@microsoft.com... >> > Each time I run a search I want the search window to open to look in a >> > specific folder which has already been set by me. When I open the >> > search >> > window, by default Windows is set to look in drive C: How can I change >> > this >> > so that it is set to a folder that I've specified? >> >> >>
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