Windows 7: Search in Windows 7

Brink · 07 Nov 2009

How to Search in Windows 7

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Last edited by Brink; 11 Apr 2013 at 06:11 PM..

zzz2496 · 19 Apr 2010

Shawn, Troubleshooting doesn't show anything - the search pane in search options under Folder options are also at default. sfc /scannow did find something, and requested me to restart - and I did. After restart I tried searching "Computer" again, it's still not searching... If I search in a volume or a folder, the search will execute normally. Does this has to do with I'm mounting a volume in a folder?

zzz2496

Brink · 19 Apr 2010

I just tested search with a drive mounted as a folder on my system and didn't have a issue with search on it from any location.

Try the search again with your search options set like this to see if it may help.

yousaf465 · 19 Apr 2010

Rebuilding the index did the task. I have found what I was looking for.

How do we can login in as admin in cmd. Even though I'm the only user of this pc but when I type

"sfc /scannow" in cmd it says login as admin

Brink · 20 Apr 2010

Yousaf, that's great news.

You would right click on the command prompt shortcut and click on "Run as administrator" to do so.

SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

zzz2496 · 20 Apr 2010

Hmm... still not searching, Shawn.

I already reindex everything (took me almost 2 days to reindex). I'll reindex everything again...
Thanks for the help though

I'll keep you posted...

zzz2496

Jeffs · 27 Apr 2010

Why is it when I do my search, and my results are shown, the locations the files are in are not shown? In the attached example I was looking for a duplicate file, which search found, but it doesn't show where the files are. I had to right click each one and go to properties to find their location.

On your example searches, the file path is shown. Why isn't mine? I can't find any settings to control this (or don't know where they are).

Thanks

zzz2496 · 27 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffs

Why is it when I do my search, and my results are shown, the locations the files are in are not shown? In the attached example I was looking for a duplicate file, which search found, but it doesn't show where the files are. I had to right click each one and go to properties to find their location.

On your example searches, the file path is shown. Why isn't mine? I can't find any settings to control this (or don't know where they are).

Thanks

Change the View mode, Jeffs... Use "Details" mode.

File and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window

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Jeffs · 27 Apr 2010

OK! That works. That was simple enough, yet it's still not the same as the example shown in this thread when in "Content" view. Does Content view only selectively display paths?

Thanks,

J

ERC · 07 Jul 2010

How do I search a key word AND date range AND file type all together in windows 7, i.e. like was doable in XP?

I find I can do date ranges, and file types or key word and file type simultaneously without problem but have not been able to add the key word to the string t and get it to work

Brink · 07 Jul 2010

Hello Erc,

You should be able to enter the keyword that you want to search for first, then click on a search filter (es: Date modifies) and set it, click in the search box to see the available search filters again, and repeat with any other search filters (ex: Size) you wish to be used. The links in the yellow TIP box at the top of the tutorial can help show you some advanced search techniques that you can use to help you more with this as well.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

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