Howto make Windows Xp search all file types
by Cisor · 03/01/2004 (10:52 am) · 7 comments
Windows XP has a annoying "feature" where it only searches within certain file prefixes.
You can change this odd behaviour by going to Adminstrative Tools (in Control Panel), then Computer Management, then Services and Applications, then right click on Indexing Service, select Properties, and on the Generation tab, check the "Index files with unknown extensions" flag.
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You can change this odd behaviour by going to Adminstrative Tools (in Control Panel), then Computer Management, then Services and Applications, then right click on Indexing Service, select Properties, and on the Generation tab, check the "Index files with unknown extensions" flag.
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#2
03/01/2004 (4:40 pm)
That has been bugging me in XP for a while now. Just desided to use "other tools" Thanks.
#4
03/01/2004 (10:37 pm)
I love how operating systems have gotten "dumber" over the years. (at least to those of us who are computer savvy)
#5
@Nate: Hear ya. This solution is buried so deep in the msdn techbase that a search on "search problem" or "search Xp" returns diddly squat.
@Dan, Johnny Action: Pleasure.
03/02/2004 (8:38 am)
@Jarrod: not too sure which advanced options you're talking about. Care to elaborate?@Nate: Hear ya. This solution is buried so deep in the msdn techbase that a search on "search problem" or "search Xp" returns diddly squat.
@Dan, Johnny Action: Pleasure.
#6
03/04/2004 (5:31 am)
Thank you! I had been using Visual Studio to do searches to get around this.
#7
open the search up click "Change Preferences"
located over the dog..
then click "Change files and folders search behavior"
the click "Advance - Includes Options to manualy enter search Criteria"
click "ok"
and bam it's like win 2k
You don't need admin rights to do this however I bleave this way only changes the search for that login *shrug*
12/04/2004 (12:03 am)
the other way to do it is:open the search up click "Change Preferences"
located over the dog..
then click "Change files and folders search behavior"
the click "Advance - Includes Options to manualy enter search Criteria"
click "ok"
and bam it's like win 2k
You don't need admin rights to do this however I bleave this way only changes the search for that login *shrug*
Torque Owner Jarrod Roberson