How to search for a .sol file

I can see both sided of the argument. If Windows 7 search is so easy, then why are there so few that understand it? It's certainly not like XP's search (which was as easy as it gets) but then again, XP couldn't match the power and speed of 7's search. I find it easy to use, as do many here. The syntax has been around for years. The only problem with the Windows 7 syntax is that people never used it in Xp, and therefore, struggle with it in 7. I have to admit, if I had just installed Windows 7 and just started playing around with it, I would have had major issues with search. I did the smart thing, I picked up a book and learned how to use it properly. Then again, I read my cars' owners manual cover to cover. How many people do that? Working in a new car dealership, I can tell you, almost none. I can understand the frustrations but people, please, do yourself a favor and learn how to use this magnificent new feature in Windows 7. If not, I'm here to help.

The problem as I see it: we "old farts" that grew up with MS-DOS and the likes had to read in order to do anything useful with a computer.Basically all you had was something similar to open CMD in fullscreen. A blinking prompt :

Saturday Dec 18 C:\ >

Just realize that your colorful clickable desktop is nothing but an extension for that prompt.
For some reason unbeknown to me people nowadays expect to unpack and start clicking left and right and whenever anything doesn't fit their train of logical thoughts it's the programmer's fault and ultimately the fault of Microsoft.
Somehow the necessity of learning, what you want to master, was left behind.
and people were overrun by the development of new shiny clickables.
What I complain about is not that people have gotten less intelligent over time but that advertising created an over-expectancy of some sort.
I clearly reach my limits where I have a hard time to relate my thoughts in a foreign language...so bear with me if it sounds too harsh. I don't intend to insult anybody.

My point being: People that have no problem to study manuals for hours to master their XBox or iPhone or even the guides for their tv-remote controls, seem to refuse to do so when it comes to computers.
I don't know...to me it seems perfectly logical to use a "." if I search for an file-extension or even a *.sol to limit the amount of "false positives".

Many come here and ask about things they don't grasp at first...and that is good.
It shows that they are willing to learn and understand.
Those people are the reason I'm here...not the few whiners who seek to blame their personal shortcomings on everybody else.
So let's get on with our lifes and help those who want to be helped.

-DG

James Colbert said:

Also, I find that it doesn't always find all files under all conditions, and, if I just create a file, it will not find it for several hours. Perhaps the index needs to catch up. No excuse, IMO. Conceivably, you could chalk all of this up to my ignorance (of which I confess no shortage), but if you believe that Search is without flaw, you haven't thought it through.

If it takes so long to update the index, then perhaps yours is corrupted somehow and needs rebuilding (See Windows Search - Configure and Use)?

My own index covers 518,876 files...

...and if I create a new file, or modify an existing one, then the index updates within a matter of seconds. Usually around 4 to 5, which is ok, but could perhaps stand with a little more tweaking to get the update time to 2 seconds or less.

James Colbert said:

The comments you quoted were really part of a larger point I was attempting to make. I am intrigued at your mention of 'tweaking', however. Could I impose on you to elaborate?

I'm think along the lines of Microsoft improving the Search index further, so that it update quicker than it already does. 4-5 seconds update time isn't bad, but I'd like to see that time improved...