file search by file name

Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result
I often get no useful results.

What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a
part or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the
files and folders whose names match that from a particular starting
device or folder.

This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
seems so hard to do in Vista.

Is there any way to get the "old search" back?

Bob

Perhaps one of these search techniques will be helpful:

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/wi...echniques.aspx

Possibly a search with filename:yourfile would get the job done for you.

<> wrote in message
news:...
> Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result I
> often get no useful results.
>
> What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a part
> or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the files
> and folders whose names match that from a particular starting device or
> folder.
>
> This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
> seems so hard to do in Vista.
>
> Is there any way to get the "old search" back?
>
> Bob

On Fri, 30 May 2008 14:24:04 -0400, wrote:

>Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result
>I often get no useful results.
>
>What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a
>part or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the
>files and folders whose names match that from a particular starting
>device or folder.
>
>This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
>seems so hard to do in Vista.
>
>Is there any way to get the "old search" back?

You will like this one:

Google Agent Ransack.

Download, install, enjoy.

In the search box, type:

name:<filename>

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



<> wrote in message
news:...
> Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a result I
> often get no useful results.
>
> What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given a part
> or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find all the files
> and folders whose names match that from a particular starting device or
> folder.
>
> This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; It
> seems so hard to do in Vista.
>
> Is there any way to get the "old search" back?
>
> Bob

bobfnospam;731377 Wrote:
> Vista search seems to be trying to do far more than I want; as a resul
> I often get no useful results
>
> What I almost always want is a simple file name search, i.e., given
> part or all of a file name (perhaps with simple wildcards), find al
> th
> files and folders whose names match that from a particular startin
> device or folder
>
> This was really easy to do with XP and earlier versions of Windows; I
> seems so hard to do in Vista
>
> Is there any way to get the "old search" back
>
> Bo

Have a look at these

'Windows Desktop Search: Advanced Query Reference
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/des.../advanced.mspx
'Windows Vista Team Blog : Advanced search techniques
(http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/wi...echniques.aspx

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On Fri, 30 May 2008 23:43:23 -0500, " Keith Miller \(MVP\)"
<> wrote:

>In the search box, type:
>
>name:<filename>

Good luck is indeed what he'll need. You advice means Vista will only
look in indexed locations and skip system and hidden files.