What's wrong with Vista 'Search for files' utilty?

Why search cannot find the file located in \System32 folder when I tell
search to look in drive C:\?
Only when I point search directly to \System32 folder search will find that
file.
Of course I have all folders (and files) unhidden.
Jack

"Jack" wrote:

> Why search cannot find the file located in \System32 folder when I tell
> search to look in drive C:\?
> Only when I point search directly to \System32 folder search will find that
> file.
> Of course I have all folders (and files) unhidden.
> Jack
>
>
>

You would have to do a *include hidden, systems and non-indexed files* using
the Adv Search when pointing to <C> I would suspect to make the Search
search eveywhere. Otherwise, it's only going to search in indexed locations
on <C>, the default, as opposed to you directly pointing to System32, and it
searched on everthing in System32, becuase you pointed directly to System32.

Thank you.
I prefer XP way much more.
Jack

"Ollis" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Jack" wrote:
>
>> Why search cannot find the file located in \System32 folder when I tell
>> search to look in drive C:\?
>> Only when I point search directly to \System32 folder search will find
>> that
>> file.
>> Of course I have all folders (and files) unhidden.
>> Jack
>>
>>
>>
>
> You would have to do a *include hidden, systems and non-indexed files*
> using
> the Adv Search when pointing to <C> I would suspect to make the Search
> search eveywhere. Otherwise, it's only going to search in indexed
> locations
> on <C>, the default, as opposed to you directly pointing to System32, and
> it
> searched on everthing in System32, becuase you pointed directly to
> System32.

Jack wrote:

> Thank you.
> I prefer XP way much more.
> Jack
>
> "Ollis" <> wrote in message
> news:4BFB2859-39B7-40E3-BE4F-...
> >
> >
> > "Jack" wrote:
> >
> > > Why search cannot find the file located in \System32 folder when
> > > I tell search to look in drive C:\?
> > > Only when I point search directly to \System32 folder search will
> > > find that file.
> > > Of course I have all folders (and files) unhidden.
> > > Jack
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You would have to do a *include hidden, systems and non-indexed
> > files* using
> >the Adv Search when pointing to <C> I would suspect to make the
> Search
> > search eveywhere. Otherwise, it's only going to search in indexed
> > locations on <C>, the default, as opposed to you directly pointing
> > to System32, and it searched on everthing in System32, becuase
> > you pointed directly to System32.

The XP one sux too - as i recall it only finds files with registered
file extensions, stupid.

Just get a good freeware file finder and a good freeware file manager
since explorer sux too.

Toad

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