Re: How do I pick a default drive to search in XP?

[Donald McDaniel]

Bob Ladbury wrote:
> Problem: Every time I start up Search in Windows XP, it always
> defaults to searching ALL drives. I just want to search the local disk
> (c) and its very frustratingn to change this every time I search. I've
> spent hours on the web and newsgroups trying to research a solution to
> what seems like should be an obvious and easy fix, but came up with
> nothing anywhere. Even the "save search as shortcut" solution didn't
> work (says "There was a problem sending the command" when I click on
> it). Am I missing the obvious?

The "obvious" thing you are missing here is this:
There is no way to save a default volume to search in the Search dialog.
You must choose the volume(s) to search each time you start up the Search
dialog. Your choice WILL remain between searches if you do not close the
Search Dialog during your search session.

1) " Click on "Start|Search"
2) Under "Look in", click on the double-headed arrow to the right of current
choice, and dropdown list will be displayed, from which you can choose the
volume(s) to begin your search in.

Do the above BEFORE you click on "Search Now"

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[Bob Ladbury]

I already know how to choose the volume to search upon startup, and
that it retains the setting for as long as Search is open; it just
seems insane that MS would release a search utility in an advanced
operating system that's too stupid to realize that you search your
local disk 99% of the time, and don't want to have to keep going
through the motions of changing this setting because you happen to
have extra partitions on the local drive. I guess I'll have to stop
using XP's search utility. Are there any better ones out there for XP
that are "advanced" enough to retain the drive setting?



"Donald McDaniel" > wrote in message >...
> Bob Ladbury wrote:
> > Problem: Every time I start up Search in Windows XP, it always
> > defaults to searching ALL drives. I just want to search the local disk
> > (c) and its very frustratingn to change this every time I search. I've
> > spent hours on the web and newsgroups trying to research a solution to
> > what seems like should be an obvious and easy fix, but came up with
> > nothing anywhere. Even the "save search as shortcut" solution didn't
> > work (says "There was a problem sending the command" when I click on
> > it). Am I missing the obvious?
>
> The "obvious" thing you are missing here is this:
> There is no way to save a default volume to search in the Search dialog.
> You must choose the volume(s) to search each time you start up the Search
> dialog. Your choice WILL remain between searches if you do not close the
> Search Dialog during your search session.
>
> 1) " Click on "Start|Search"
> 2) Under "Look in", click on the double-headed arrow to the right of current
> choice, and dropdown list will be displayed, from which you can choose the
> volume(s) to begin your search in.
>
> Do the above BEFORE you click on "Search Now"

[JAX]

Try a manual search. That way, you can default to a fault.

JAX

"Bob Ladbury" > wrote in message
om...
> I already know how to choose the volume to search upon startup, and
> that it retains the setting for as long as Search is open; it just
> seems insane that MS would release a search utility in an advanced
> operating system that's too stupid to realize that you search your
> local disk 99% of the time, and don't want to have to keep going
> through the motions of changing this setting because you happen to
> have extra partitions on the local drive. I guess I'll have to stop
> using XP's search utility. Are there any better ones out there for XP
> that are "advanced" enough to retain the drive setting?
>
>
>
> "Donald McDaniel" > wrote in message
>...
> > Bob Ladbury wrote:
> > > Problem: Every time I start up Search in Windows XP, it always
> > > defaults to searching ALL drives. I just want to search the local disk
> > > (c) and its very frustratingn to change this every time I search. I've
> > > spent hours on the web and newsgroups trying to research a solution to
> > > what seems like should be an obvious and easy fix, but came up with
> > > nothing anywhere. Even the "save search as shortcut" solution didn't
> > > work (says "There was a problem sending the command" when I click on
> > > it). Am I missing the obvious?
> >
> > The "obvious" thing you are missing here is this:
> > There is no way to save a default volume to search in the Search dialog.
> > You must choose the volume(s) to search each time you start up the
Search
> > dialog. Your choice WILL remain between searches if you do not close
the
> > Search Dialog during your search session.
> >
> > 1) " Click on "Start|Search"
> > 2) Under "Look in", click on the double-headed arrow to the right of
current
> > choice, and dropdown list will be displayed, from which you can choose
the
> > volume(s) to begin your search in.
> >
> > Do the above BEFORE you click on "Search Now"

[Bob Ladbury]

"JAX" > wrote in message >...
> Try a manual search. That way, you can default to a fault.
>
> JAX

What do you call a "manual search"?


> "Bob Ladbury" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I already know how to choose the volume to search upon startup, and
> > that it retains the setting for as long as Search is open; it just
> > seems insane that MS would release a search utility in an advanced
> > operating system that's too stupid to realize that you search your
> > local disk 99% of the time, and don't want to have to keep going
> > through the motions of changing this setting because you happen to
> > have extra partitions on the local drive. I guess I'll have to stop
> > using XP's search utility. Are there any better ones out there for XP
> > that are "advanced" enough to retain the drive setting?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Donald McDaniel" > wrote in message
> >...
> > > Bob Ladbury wrote:
> > > > Problem: Every time I start up Search in Windows XP, it always
> > > > defaults to searching ALL drives. I just want to search the local disk
> > > > (c) and its very frustratingn to change this every time I search. I've
> > > > spent hours on the web and newsgroups trying to research a solution to
> > > > what seems like should be an obvious and easy fix, but came up with
> > > > nothing anywhere. Even the "save search as shortcut" solution didn't
> > > > work (says "There was a problem sending the command" when I click on
> > > > it). Am I missing the obvious?
> > >
> > > The "obvious" thing you are missing here is this:
> > > There is no way to save a default volume to search in the Search dialog.
> > > You must choose the volume(s) to search each time you start up the
> Search
> > > dialog. Your choice WILL remain between searches if you do not close
> the
> > > Search Dialog during your search session.
> > >
> > > 1) " Click on "Start|Search"
> > > 2) Under "Look in", click on the double-headed arrow to the right of
> current
> > > choice, and dropdown list will be displayed, from which you can choose
> the
> > > volume(s) to begin your search in.
> > >
> > > Do the above BEFORE you click on "Search Now"

[JAX]

Go through your computer file by file and look for whatever you want..

JAX

"Bob Ladbury" > wrote in message
om...
> "JAX" > wrote in message
>...
> > Try a manual search. That way, you can default to a fault.
> >
> > JAX
>
> What do you call a "manual search"?
>
>
> > "Bob Ladbury" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > I already know how to choose the volume to search upon startup, and
> > > that it retains the setting for as long as Search is open; it just
> > > seems insane that MS would release a search utility in an advanced
> > > operating system that's too stupid to realize that you search your
> > > local disk 99% of the time, and don't want to have to keep going
> > > through the motions of changing this setting because you happen to
> > > have extra partitions on the local drive. I guess I'll have to stop
> > > using XP's search utility. Are there any better ones out there for XP
> > > that are "advanced" enough to retain the drive setting?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Donald McDaniel" > wrote in message
> > >...
> > > > Bob Ladbury wrote:
> > > > > Problem: Every time I start up Search in Windows XP, it always
> > > > > defaults to searching ALL drives. I just want to search the local
disk
> > > > > (c) and its very frustratingn to change this every time I search.
I've
> > > > > spent hours on the web and newsgroups trying to research a
solution to
> > > > > what seems like should be an obvious and easy fix, but came up
with
> > > > > nothing anywhere. Even the "save search as shortcut" solution
didn't
> > > > > work (says "There was a problem sending the command" when I click
on
> > > > > it). Am I missing the obvious?
> > > >
> > > > The "obvious" thing you are missing here is this:
> > > > There is no way to save a default volume to search in the Search
dialog.
> > > > You must choose the volume(s) to search each time you start up the
> > Search
> > > > dialog. Your choice WILL remain between searches if you do not
close
> > the
> > > > Search Dialog during your search session.
> > > >
> > > > 1) " Click on "Start|Search"
> > > > 2) Under "Look in", click on the double-headed arrow to the right of
> > current
> > > > choice, and dropdown list will be displayed, from which you can
choose
> > the
> > > > volume(s) to begin your search in.
> > > >
> > > > Do the above BEFORE you click on "Search Now"