Search (in vain)

Subject: Search (in vain) Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:31 pm

Is it just me or is the "Search" facility in Vista about as much use as a chocolate teapot? On the occasions that I've tried to find a file, it seems to have failed miserably. XP's search by comparison comes up trumps every time. Question

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Mike

Number of posts: 13 Registration date: 2008-10-14

I agree Mike I much prefer the XP search window

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See what you think to this one Mike. It is quicker than windows. (On XP anyway).

http://www.download.com/Everything/3000-2379_4-10890746.html?tag=mncol;txt

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Subject: Re: Search (in vain) Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:52 pm

I don't have Vista myself, but I was working on a customer's PC with Vista yesterday. Although the layout was very different, I didn't have any real problem with using search.

I used the WinKey+F shortcut, don;t know if that brings up any different to what you've been using Mike.

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Subject: Re: Search (in vain) Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:10 pm

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See what you think to this one Mike. It is quicker than windows.

Thanks - that is brilliant and incredibly fast. Now I can actually find what I'm looking for! Smile

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Mike

Subject: Re: Search (in vain) Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:11 pm

Can't understand that Mike ...... I find the search on my windows vista incredble and sooooooo fast!

Do you have indexing enabled Question

This might be useful to some too;

http://www.geekgirls.com/vista_superguide_search.htm

Subject: Re: Search (in vain) Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:12 pm

accordion wrote:

I used the WinKey+F shortcut, don;t know if that brings up any different to what you've been using Mike.

I've just done that and picking at random the file "TrueImage.exe", which should be the executable file to run Acronis True Image, it actually finds two files on my hard drive - the original installation files for T.I.version10 and T.I.version11 but not the file I would want it to find. Question

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Mike

Subject: Re: Search (in vain) Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:12 pm

Liverbird wrote:

Do you have indexing enabled Question

I do, but it hasn't indexed very many files. I've tweaked the settings so will see if that makes any difference.

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Subject: Re: Search (in vain) Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:00 am

Bob4 wrote:

See what you think to this one Mike. It is quicker than windows. (On XP anyway).

http://www.download.com/Everything/3000-2379_4-10890746.html?tag=mncol;txt

I've downloaded that thanks Bob. I'll be giving it a tryout later.

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