How to replace the integrated Windows search?

[Opportunitor]

Hi there

I'm getting completely tired of the default search function within W7. Too simplified and not so reliable as MS pretends. Gonna find specific data easily in XP while W7 displays 'nothing found' Very disturbing for the more advanced user.

After running and testing Windows 7 Ultimate for two months I want to change several OS-functionalities.

First, how to replace the integrated Windows search?
Since I deinstalled the Windows Search completely, no program has longer linked to the search:-command. How can a third-party tool like SearchMyFiles be nested within Windows 7? So when I hit [Windows]+F then SearchMyFiles will be launched"?

What I also want to achieve is:
- to re-store the good old XP-based search;
- a search workaround which only will start searching by e.g. hitting enter (and not immediate while typing text);
- preserve the (real 'as is') shell folder structure while and after searching (instead of breadcrumb paths).

Thanks in advance!

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Hi there

I'm getting completely tired of the default search function within W7. Too simplified and not so reliable as MS pretends. Gonna find specific data easily in XP while W7 displays 'nothing found' Very disturbing for the more advanced user.

After running and testing Windows 7 Ultimate for two months I want to change several OS-functionalities.

First, how to replace the integrated Windows search?
Since I deinstalled the Windows Search completely, no program has longer linked to the search:-command. How can a third-party tool like SearchMyFiles be nested within Windows 7? So when I hit [Windows]+F then SearchMyFiles will be launched"?

What I also want to achieve is:
- to re-store the good old XP-based search;
- a search workaround which only will start searching by e.g. hitting enter (and not immediate while typing text);
- preserve the (real 'as is') shell folder structure while and after searching (instead of breadcrumb paths).

Thanks in advance!

Hello,

Did you try these Tutorials

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/36599-search-windows-7-a.html

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/advanced-search-techniques.aspx

Try these and see whether that meet your needs

Hope this helps,
Captain

 

[Opportunitor]

[...]
Did you try these Tutorials [...]

Yes, but it doesn't really make sense to me ...

 

[Opportunitor]

Does anyone have a solution to fix this?

 

[logicearth]

Yes, but it doesn't really make sense to me ...

Maybe the problem is not Windows Search, but the one in the chair? Just saying...Cause you know, Windows Search is anything but simple once you look at the queries it can do. Perhaps that is why you are having trouble? Windows XP offered a limited, simplistic searching method. While in Windows 7 the search is more comparative to Google.

 

[NoN]

Hi there

I'm getting completely tired of the default search function within W7. Too simplified and not so reliable as MS pretends. Gonna find specific data easily in XP while W7 displays 'nothing found' Very disturbing for the more advanced user.

After running and testing Windows 7 Ultimate for two months I want to change several OS-functionalities.

First, how to replace the integrated Windows search?
Since I deinstalled the Windows Search completely, no program has longer linked to the search:-command. How can a third-party tool like SearchMyFiles be nested within Windows 7? So when I hit [Windows]+F then SearchMyFiles will be launched"?

What I also want to achieve is:
- to re-store the good old XP-based search;
- a search workaround which only will start searching by e.g. hitting enter (and not immediate while typing text);
- preserve the (real 'as is') shell folder structure while and after searching (instead of breadcrumb paths).

Thanks in advance!

You're posting exactly the same here, mate!:

http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/68092-how-replace-integrated-windows-search.html

 

[Opportunitor]

Well, thanks for your feedback. I'm now starting to reconsider your thoughts :shock:

@Capt.Jack Sparrow / logicearth:
By the way, I was not referring to the power of the search feature - rather to the reliability (see above). I'm actually reasonably familiar with search parameters. But maybe I gave a too quickly view - and I get convinced tomorrow...

In any way, how could SearchMyFiles be integrated within Windows 7?

You're posting exactly the same here, mate!:

http://www.sevenforums.com/customiza...ws-search.html

My apology for accidental double post!