How to search this forum (or any WSF)


  1. Posts : 120
    Win 7
       #1

    How to search this forum (or any WSF)


    Basic problem: whenever I try to search for similar threads in Windows Seven Forums I get all posts that contain any of the multiple search words entered.

    eg: looking for posts regarding [live mail reply text color] results in all posts containing any of those words.

    [live AND mail AND reply AND text AND color] - same results

    ["live mail" reply "text color"] - same results

    note: the [ ] 's were not part of the search args - used here only to delineate the args.
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  2. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #2

    Try using a + sign between words instead of a space.

    For example, to search posts containing BSOD and Memtest, search for BSOD+memtest.
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  3. Posts : 328
    W7 Pro 64
       #3

    Good question... the search here (and on many forums) doesn't seem to be that good.
    when I just use Google I get better hits on ("sevenforum" than searching right from here. It seems google has better search algorithms and doesn't just search for keywords.
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  4. Posts : 120
    Win 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thank you. the + worked (should have remembered from Internet searches a while ago).
    Thanks also for the Google search tip.
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  5. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #5

    Wrapping it in quotation marks should also help.

    "live mail reply text color"


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