Re: Searching multiple drives?

[Bob Dietz]

Try C:\;E\;J:\;K\;L:\

Bob

Pat Furrie wrote:
> In Windows 2000, you could pull up the search tool and type multiple drive names into the "Look In" text box, like this:
>
> C:;E:;J:;K:;L:
>
> Windows would search the drives specified.
>
> In Windows XP, all I get is an error message:
>
> 'C:;E:;J:;K:;L:' is not a valid folder.
>
> Is there a way in XP of searching multiple drives (in our case, mapped drives mostly) at once? What about the possiblity of making a persistent search group?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pat Furrie

[Telos]

Should'nt need to type it in matey, XP includes Search Local Drives as an
option for the Look In drop down.


"Pat Furrie" > wrote in message
...
> In Windows 2000, you could pull up the search tool and type multiple drive
names into the "Look In" text box, like this:
>
> C:;E:;J:;K:;L:
>
> Windows would search the drives specified.
>
> In Windows XP, all I get is an error message:
>
> 'C:;E:;J:;K:;L:' is not a valid folder.
>
> Is there a way in XP of searching multiple drives (in our case, mapped
drives mostly) at once? What about the possiblity of making a persistent
search group?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pat Furrie

[Pat Furrie]

But they aren't local drives, but rather mapped network shares. And, sometimes you don't want to search everywhere, since you may know that certain locations don't have what you need (hence don't want to waste time looking there) or you know that a certai
n location will generate false positive hits, and again, that's a waste of time. Want to be able to run a single query which focuses on a known group of locations, but very well may not be local (but some may).

Pat

----- Telos wrote: -----

Should'nt need to type it in matey, XP includes Search Local Drives as an
option for the Look In drop down.


"Pat Furrie" > wrote in message
...
> In Windows 2000, you could pull up the search tool and type multiple drive
names into the "Look In" text box, like this:
>> C:;E:;J:;K:;L:
>> Windows would search the drives specified.
>> In Windows XP, all I get is an error message:
>> 'C:;E:;J:;K:;L:' is not a valid folder.
>> Is there a way in XP of searching multiple drives (in our case, mapped
drives mostly) at once? What about the possiblity of making a persistent
search group?
>> Thanks
>> Pat Furrie