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December 13th 08, 12:55 AM
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Windows Search will not search within specific folders, plus...
Hi all,
Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition): 1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does not appear in the "Look In" box. 2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to search within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no path is shown (the "Look In" box is blank). 3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool, but it is recognized in Explorer with no issue. The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start Menu or in Windows Explorer. These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause. Any help appreciated !!! :-) 
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December 13th 08, 01:40 AM
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Windows Search will not search within specific folders, plus...
Are you referring to Windows Search 4.0? If so it is a dog and I unistalled
it long ago for all the problems with it. -- Randem Systems Your Installation Specialist The Top Inno Setup Script Generator http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html http://www.rndem.com/installerproblems.html http://www.randem.com/vistainstalls.html http://www.financialtrainingservices.org "magenta55" wrote in message ... Hi all, Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition): 1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does not appear in the "Look In" box. 2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to search within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no path is shown (the "Look In" box is blank). 3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool, but it is recognized in Explorer with no issue. The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start Menu or in Windows Explorer. These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause. Any help appreciated !!! :-)
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December 13th 08, 03:29 AM
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Windows Search will not search within specific folders, plus...
magenta55 wrote:
Hi all, Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition): 1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does not appear in the "Look In" box. 2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to search within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no path is shown (the "Look In" box is blank). 3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool, but it is recognized in Explorer with no issue. The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start Menu or in Windows Explorer. These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause. Any help appreciated !!! :-) Don't use Search. Use Agent Ransack.
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December 13th 08, 03:36 AM
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Search will not search within specific folders, plus..
My bad on the Subject line - I wasn't aware of the separate Search program.
My problem is with the standard Search feature in Win XP. "Randem" wrote: Are you referring to Windows Search 4.0? If so it is a dog and I unistalled it long ago for all the problems with it. -- Randem Systems Your Installation Specialist The Top Inno Setup Script Generator http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html http://www.rndem.com/installerproblems.html http://www.randem.com/vistainstalls.html http://www.financialtrainingservices.org "magenta55" wrote in message ... Hi all, Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition): 1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does not appear in the "Look In" box. 2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to search within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no path is shown (the "Look In" box is blank). 3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool, but it is recognized in Explorer with no issue. The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start Menu or in Windows Explorer. These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause. Any help appreciated !!! :-)
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December 13th 08, 03:47 AM
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Search will not search within specific folders, plus..
Windows Search 4.0 will replace the normal search for Windows...
-- Randem Systems Your Installation Specialist The Top Inno Setup Script Generator http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html http://www.rndem.com/installerproblems.html http://www.randem.com/vistainstalls.html http://www.financialtrainingservices.org "magenta55" wrote in message ... My bad on the Subject line - I wasn't aware of the separate Search program. My problem is with the standard Search feature in Win XP. "Randem" wrote: Are you referring to Windows Search 4.0? If so it is a dog and I unistalled it long ago for all the problems with it. -- Randem Systems Your Installation Specialist The Top Inno Setup Script Generator http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html http://www.rndem.com/installerproblems.html http://www.randem.com/vistainstalls.html http://www.financialtrainingservices.org "magenta55" wrote in message ... Hi all, Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition): 1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does not appear in the "Look In" box. 2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to search within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no path is shown (the "Look In" box is blank). 3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool, but it is recognized in Explorer with no issue. The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start Menu or in Windows Explorer. These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause. Any help appreciated !!! :-)
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December 13th 08, 06:36 AM
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Windows Search will not search within specific folders, plus...
The Search function is working now, after I tried reinstalling srchasst.inf
per the instruction on this page: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm, about 1/4 down the page under "Search - Doesn't Work" ..... but I'm not positive that it's the solution since Search started working before I got to the file on the Win CD, so maybe the reinstall acquired or extracted srchasst.inf from elsewhere in the Windows folder. Nothing else was changed, so for now I'm assuming the srchasst.inf procedure solved it. "magenta55" wrote: Hi all, Problems with the Search tool (Windows XP Home Edition): 1. The "Browse" option (for searching within a specific folder) does not appear in the "Look In" box. 2. In Windows Explorer, after right-clicking on a specific folder to search within, the folder is not recognized in the Search window, no path is shown (the "Look In" box is blank). 3. USB memory stick (drive) is not recognized by the Search tool, but it is recognized in Explorer with no issue. The above problems exist whether Search is initiated from the Start Menu or in Windows Explorer. These issues developed suddenly with no identifiable cause. Any help appreciated !!! :-)
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