XP Search question

In all the years I used XP, i have never understood why the SEARCH
feature says "search for people". What the heck is that for? There are
no people inside my computer, just files......

I always thought this was some sort of joke created by MS.....

In message , Average Person
writes:
In all the years I used XP, i have never understood why the SEARCH
feature says "search for people". What the heck is that for? There are
no people inside my computer, just files......

I always thought this was some sort of joke created by MS.....

There aren't any files inside your computer either; there's a hard disc
with 1s and 0s on it, or at least electronics that makes magnetic
domains appear as 1s and 0s. However, the OS presents them as what we
have come to call "files" ...

Similarly, you _may_ have an "Address Book". I've never _used_ the
"search for people" function (in fact I can't remember ever using the
inbuilt search function at all; I use "Everything"), but I'm guessing
maybe it searches that?
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On 2019-3-15 16:23, Average Person wrote:
In all the years I used XP, i have never understood why the SEARCH
feature says "search for people". What the heck is that for? There are
no people inside my computer, just files......

I always thought this was some sort of joke created by MS.....

Click it and you'll find it searches the outlook (express) address book.
If you don't use outlook, it's no use.

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Lu Wei
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John, AP,

but I'm guessing maybe it searches that?

It does (just verified to make sure). (AP, thats the address book in OE you
get when you create a new email and click the "to", "Cc" or "Bcc" book-like
icon. Also see start - programs - accessories - address book). But its
just the first target available under the "look in" dropdown box.

If-and-when you have an "Active Directory" set up (not something a home user
will often do) than you can also search for people you share that AD with.

As for the other three "Internet Directory" ones (Bigfoot, VeriSign and
WhoWhere) ? I have never used them and do not even know what they are for.
Sorry.

.... but you /could/ have googled the question with either of the three
types. I threw [XP "find people" "address book"] and got a few usable
hits on even the first page. :-)

So no, it isn't a(n inside) joke.

I do however question why its a "windows explorer" option. Than again,
"windows explorer" will also happily go online when you put an URL into its
"address" inputbox or go use its "default search provider" to do the same
when you put something in there which it doesn't readily understand. :-(

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:39:14 +0800, Lu Wei wrote:

On 2019-3-15 16:23, Average Person wrote:
In all the years I used XP, i have never understood why the SEARCH
feature says "search for people". What the heck is that for? There are
no people inside my computer, just files......

I always thought this was some sort of joke created by MS.....

Click it and you'll find it searches the outlook (express) address book.
If you don't use outlook, it's no use.

--

Ever since Windows 95 (or was it Win 3.x) first created Outlook Express,
I have NEVER used it. I tried it, did not like it, and have used other
email software since. So, I now know why that "search for people"
function is useless.

As for the person who suggested I use Google, I do not come to
newsgroups to use Google. If google solves all of your life's issues,
dont even bother coming to the newsgroups.

I also DO NOT use Google. Google is one of the worst as far as tracking
user, and spamming people with ads. If you dont want your privacy
stolen, avoid Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Those are the 3 worst sites
on the web.

Average,

So, I now know why that "search for people"
function is useless.

.... To /You/

Regards,
Rudy Wieser