Problem with 'search'

I am using the 'search' facility with WXP to look for files containing a
particular word. Although I have a tick in the box for 'search subfolders',
the search is failing to find the given word in plain text files which
clearly contain it. For example, I ask it to find the files containing
'the', and it finds several that contain the word but it fails to find
several other files that also contain the word.

Has anyone else had this kind of problem with the search facility or could
it be that I am doing something wrong?

Gerry

Using the "A word or phrase in the file" search criterion may not work
http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;EN-US;309173

Enable XP's "Search" to find text in files
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_d...fix_search.htm

you may install the free Agent Ransack, it searches for text strings in
*all* types of files.
http://www.agentransack.com/index.asp

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

Gerry Wolff wrote:

I am using the 'search' facility with WXP to look for files containing a
particular word. Although I have a tick in the box for 'search subfolders',
the search is failing to find the given word in plain text files which
clearly contain it. For example, I ask it to find the files containing
'the', and it finds several that contain the word but it fails to find
several other files that also contain the word.

Has anyone else had this kind of problem with the search facility or could
it be that I am doing something wrong?

Gerry

Thanks!

Gerry

"S.Sengupta" wrote in message
...
Using the "A word or phrase in the file" search criterion may not work
http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;EN-US;309173

Enable XP's "Search" to find text in files
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_d...fix_search.htm

you may install the free Agent Ransack, it searches for text strings in
*all* types of files.
http://www.agentransack.com/index.asp

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

Gerry Wolff wrote:

I am using the 'search' facility with WXP to look for files containing a
particular word. Although I have a tick in the box for 'search
subfolders', the search is failing to find the given word in plain text
files which clearly contain it. For example, I ask it to find the files
containing 'the', and it finds several that contain the word but it fails
to find several other files that also contain the word.

Has anyone else had this kind of problem with the search facility or
could it be that I am doing something wrong?

Gerry

the "plain text files" should have a .txt extension to be considered
"plain text" for this to work.

Gerry Wolff wrote:

I am using the 'search' facility with WXP to look for files containing a
particular word. Although I have a tick in the box for 'search subfolders',
the search is failing to find the given word in plain text files which
clearly contain it. For example, I ask it to find the files containing
'the', and it finds several that contain the word but it fails to find
several other files that also contain the word.

Has anyone else had this kind of problem with the search facility or could
it be that I am doing something wrong?

Gerry