Advanced search as default

Is there a method to have 'advanced search' as the default setting in
Vista Home Premium? I would like to have searches always search
everywhere for what I am looking for and not be limited to just the
indexed areas.

Thanks
Dave

Hello Dave,

Yes. You can disable the index using the tutorial below to have Vista
always do non-index full searches.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69...e-disable.html

Afterwards, be sure to set your search settings for how you want your
search results.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/75...h-options.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

MN;1139534 Wrote:
> Is there a method to have 'advanced search' as the default setting in
> Vista Home Premium? I would like to have searches always search
> everywhere for what I am looking for and not be limited to just the
> indexed areas.
>
> Thanks
> Dave


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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:12:48 -0600, MN <> wrote:

>Is there a method to have 'advanced search' as the default setting in
>Vista Home Premium? I would like to have searches always search
>everywhere for what I am looking for and not be limited to just the
>indexed areas.

Hello Dave,

Advanced Search is not a setting, it's part of a dialog.

If you mean that you want the location "Everywhere" to appear by default
at the top of the location list in the Advanced Search pane , then the
answer is no.

However, you can achieve the same effect by creating a shortcut to
"Everywhere" on your desktop. Do this by navigating to your Searches
folder (under your user name). Then right-click on the saved search
"Everywhere". Choose Send To | Desktop. Of course, searches via this
shortcut will be much slower than index-only searches.

Doug M. in NJ

There's no method in Vista.
Maybe in Windows7 there's.

Search is one of the mega failures of Vista, comparing to goo dold WinXP.
inXP found things and even things withing things. In plain English, it
found text strings within any kid of file, even binaries if I modfiied
Registry to apply "filters".
You invoked the subject which was much discussed & made gigantic tidal waves
on the Web.

Why are you so late?
It's an established fact Vista search is a disgusting step backwars versus
WinXP. It works you know what for?
For kids & housewives looking for photos, videos & retarded music.

Don'tr try to fix it and instead do this:

a) Get Windows7 when it comes out
and/or
b) The best Search product on the market, which beats even WindowsXP an
dprobably Win7, is made by Mythic Soft.
They make "FileFinderPro" or something like that, I dont remember the name -
$40
And also free Agent Ransack but its development stoppe din 2003 (?)

Amazingly even free ransack is better than Vista search which fails to find
a text string I KNOW exists within certain files.
Sometimes it's so bad it can't even find a filename, forget about file
CONTENTS.
It requires many steps & clicks before search starts, and when you get
results it's screwed up the way Microsoft's idiot decided - arranged by name
& listed by ICONS or THUMBNAILS, e.g. for photos.
Everytime I set it to List View and arrange by type, it reverts to idiotic
icon display.
WindowsXP simply copied View settings from WinExplorer, but Vista.....

OK just get Windows7 and/or Mythic Soft's I can't tell you their website
because this Group moderator doesn't like competitor's sites listed, but
this knowedlge is now public.
Mythic Soft.

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:51:12 -0400, Retroman <>
wrote:

>On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:12:48 -0600, MN <> wrote:
>
>>Is there a method to have 'advanced search' as the default setting in
>>Vista Home Premium? I would like to have searches always search
>>everywhere for what I am looking for and not be limited to just the
>>indexed areas.
>
>Hello Dave,
>
>Advanced Search is not a setting, it's part of a dialog.
>
>If you mean that you want the location "Everywhere" to appear by default
>at the top of the location list in the Advanced Search pane , then the
>answer is no.
>
>However, you can achieve the same effect by creating a shortcut to
>"Everywhere" on your desktop. Do this by navigating to your Searches
>folder (under your user name). Then right-click on the saved search
>"Everywhere". Choose Send To | Desktop. Of course, searches via this
>shortcut will be much slower than index-only searches.
>
>Doug M. in NJ

Or you can dump that convoluted MS interface with its MS dictated
location limitations and built in exclusions, and shut off indexing
all together to increase performance by installing an intuitive search
tool (free),

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/