search functionality

Hello, In the Windows Explorer, if I click on "Libraries" nothing shows up - it appears empty. However, if I search for a file I know to be in Libraries, I can find it via the search window. If I look at its location in the search, it certainly looks like the file is in the right...

Search for folder - [no joy in the discussion thread, so thought I'd try here] This seems really simple, and makes me feel pretty stupid, but I want to search for folders with a certain name without getting all the contents of the folders in the search results. I've tried just entering the...

Hi There, Ive got a Dell Studio 1745 laptop running Windows 7 home premium 64 bit. 4gb ram, t4300 processor. Recently Ive been having an issue where I will download a file and save it to the desktop, but when I go to the desktop to open up the file, its not there. I can find the file then by...

Well, darn. I did a search of this forum first before addressing my question. Got 11 pages of hits, but I still couldn't find an answer nor the actual question asked LOL. Question. I like the Run command but with Win 7, it isn't part of the Start menu. I would like to "pin" it to Start. I can...

Several times each week under Vista, I would search 4 of 16 folders under a master data folder for all files that were modified in those 4 folders on one specific day. This was an easy one-step operation using Vista's Advanced Search capability. I selected the four folders with the Browse...

Is there anything build into windows 7 that lets me find a text pattern (simple) in a set of files? I remember there was something like that in XP.

I have a saved search that scans my music folder for DRM-free songs, i was expecting it to update and add more songs to the search as they were added to the music folder, however this is not the case, is there a way to make it this way?

In a previous post I mentioned Link Removed It's File Finder feature leaves Windows Search in the dust. You can search using wild cards, including multiple wild cards, such as lf*12*.dll. this will locate all occurrences of Lead Tools graphic viewers that require version 12. My initial...

There is application called Powerdesk that is an excellent Windows Explorer alternative. On install I would uncheck all entries it suggest if you want to use your current archive extractor and Windows Explorer as the shell If you've every looked in SysInternals Autoruns and noticed an entry...

Hi In windows XP i could search multiple files at one with the use of a comma. For example 2452,2452,2462,5632 would return the files 2452.jpeg 2452.jpeg 2462.jpeg 5632.jpeg This method allows me to find all of the images I require. However in my use with Windows 7, I have yet been able to...

In WinXP, the Start Menu's focus was on the menu itself. If you hit 'P' it would open the "Programs" folder. In Vista & Win7, the Start Menu's focus is in the Search feature. To get into the Programs folder you must hit 'Up', 'Enter', then 'Up'. Is there a way to have the focus of the Start...

Hi all, Win7100 64 installed and occasionally enjoying it so far. My Problem: I inserted a typical client-provided Data CD with 1,025 CAD files spread over 203 nested folders (a manufacturer's product library). Typical file/product name something like REQY250-BC1E where REYQ is one of dozens of...

Hi all I don't know how many of you have played around with the new Library system in W7. I didn't like it initially but once you get used to it it actually is vey simple and good especially if you have data (music / video / photos etc) spread over more than one disc. You just define a library...

Hi guys -- when something's not broken why fix it as the Engineers say -- I haven't yet been able to get the Library management / search facility to work properly. It might be OK if you just want to look for documents / pictures etc but I'm always "Hot swapping" discs (often quite large one's -...

There is a file on my computer i can not delete. I tried deleted it before, but now if i search for it, and when i delete it from the search menu it says i need to verify the files location. But when i go to the files location its not in there. I have tried many programs to delete it, but it...