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Thanks I have it fixed and taken your advice and turned off indexing. It is still really fast

Having changed from XP I find the "Search" facility in Win 7 to be unsatisfactory for my purposes. Whilst it will locate files that have been indexed I am unable to locate system files and others. eg. .exe and .dll. I have just had need to locate a .dll file and the search facility would not do...

I am using the full file name and extension. eg dot3msm.dll. Search locates the file apparently but tries to also hook it to an application. The message then appears to state the application is not available. It does not display a path to the System 32 folder. Other files located in the System...

Thanks Cybercore however the System files have been "unhidden" and are readily available to view with Windows Explorer. When the search function is activated a window appears to state "Application not found" and I think maybe the .dll is trying to hook to an application. I have a feeling this...

Help would be much appreciated. OS is 64 bit. The search/indexing functions in Win 7 are somewhat confusing after XP. I have a basic understanding of the indexing function and set up procedure however cannot solve 2 problems. 1. I am prepared for a lengthy search time of folders not indexed...