Windows 7 search only works for arguments in front part of filename?

cazz said:

Hello,
it seems to me that Windows 7 search only works for arguments which occur in the front part of a long filename (less than 100 char's total without path).

Whenever I look for a string in the SAME filename that occurs at the end of the filename, Windows 7 search döesn't seem to find anything.

Does anybody know, what could cause this? Any solutions?

Thanks!

P.S. I have searched quite a bit for this topic without success, so please bear with me. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

With such long filenames, I'll go out on a limb here and assume that they contain spaces? If my guess is correct, then you need to enclose your search qury inside quotes ("").

For example, this is a long filename must be typed as "this is a long filename".

You can learn more about search by reading my tutorial Windows Search - Configure and Use

cazz said:

Hello,
it seems to me that Windows 7 search only works for arguments which occur in the front part of a long filename (less than 100 char's total without path).

Whenever I look for a string in the SAME filename that occurs at the end of the filename, Windows 7 search döesn't seem to find anything.

Does anybody know, what could cause this? Any solutions?

Thanks!

P.S. I have searched quite a bit for this topic without success, so please bear with me. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Hi cazz - I have problems with Windows Search too - You might want to download the excellent free file locater - "Agent Ransack". If I'm looking for any file I'll use Ransack before using Windows Search.

Check it out at
Agent Ransack - Free File Searching Utility

Good Luck :):):)