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Windows XP search problem

  • 24-07-2005 5:36pm
    #1
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭


    The search function on my computer doesn't seem to be searching anything other than My Documents. Here's a screen shot of a search for "FTP":
    http://members.boards.ie/eirebhoy/c_local.JPG

    I've tried that search in "My computer" and the same results come up.

    Any idea why its not searching "My programs", etc.

    Cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    From what I can see from the screenshot all seems ok. Looks like the only problem as such is that there aren't any files matching your search criteria anywhere else on your computer.

    Try doing a search for *.exe and see what comes up and where the results are located. Include the asterisk in the search.


  • #3
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Soundman wrote:
    From what I can see from the screenshot all seems ok. Looks like the only problem as such is that there aren't any files matching your search criteria anywhere else on your computer.

    Try doing a search for *.exe and see what comes up and where the results are located. Include the asterisk in the search.
    Returns

    C:\Documents and settings\~\My Documents
    C:\Documents and settings\~\Desktop
    C:\Documents and settings\~\Application Data
    C:\Dell
    C:\Dev-Cpp
    C:\HikackThis
    C:\I386
    C:\Drivers
    C:\temp
    C:\Guide2C
    C:\NVIDIA

    They are all the folders it looked in. There isn't that many results tbh. No "Programs Files" searched.

    I asked it to search "Program Files" specifically for *.exe files and it comes back with much more results than it does if I ask it to search C: for *.exe files.


  • #4
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Is Search System Folders checked under Search Options?

    adam


  • #5
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    dahamsta wrote:
    Is Search System Folders checked under Search Options?

    adam
    Yep. Ticked boxes are Search System Folders and Search Subfolders.

    Actually, I've just searched with the Advanced Options ticked and it does search all folders. I didn't realise you had to have the Advances Options box ticked when searching. Cheers Adam.

    Its actually pretty stupid. If I click on "Search Options <<" to minimize it it doesn't search System Folders. When I click "Search Options <<" to maximize it does search them.


  • #6
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Thats pretty strange. I never have my advanced options menu maximised yet it still searches the whole drive.


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