Win& 64bit navigation problem

[garfers]

HI, I'm new here so I hope I'm doing this right. I HATE Win7 but I"m stuck with it but can someone tell me if there's something out there that I can install so this version of Windows will emmulate the search feature just like XPPro's Windows exploererr?? I can't believe how they upgraded the OS but it unuseable~ THanks, garfers

 

[jackbarnard]

You don't really need a search feature integrated into Explorer in W7, just type the file name into the seach bar on the start menu and it'll find it.

 

[dreamer]

Follow this tutorial on how to search in windows 7.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/36599-search-windows-7-a.html

 

[garfers]

Win7 64bit navigation problem

HI,
First off the reponse from "dreamer" is spam! I clicked on the link he provided for a tutorial and saw a chevy commercial and to stop it I had to shut down Firefox. Is that kind of interaction a regular thing here? I don't have time to waste on watching ads I have no interest in.

SEcondly, I totally understand that I"m supposed to enter in the term in the search bar but I want to narrow it down to the type of file, date range etc. I don't want 302856732 results when I search for the word "jazz" on my c drive because I can't remember the doc's name. It was so simple in XPPro, click on search, answer some questions, and BAM! file found. and if there's an add on out there, I would appreciate the info so I can get back to being productive.

Thanks for your help.

 

[jackbarnard]

Dreamers link is fine...

 

[garfers]

I forgot to say that I have an XP machine on the network and I can log onto my 7 machine from it and find stuff in a flash that I can't ever seem to find if I'm searching from WE in 7. Makes no sense.

 

[garfers]

@ jackbarnard can you help with the important part of my question?

and while you say dreamers link is fine, I tried it again and I still get a chevy commercial.

 

[seekermeister]

The link works for me. It sounds as though the problem is at your end...something is redirecting you to the commercial. Try a different browser.

 

[dreamer]

HI,
First off the reponse from "dreamer" is spam! I clicked on the link he provided for a tutorial and saw a chevy commercial and to stop it I had to shut down Firefox. Is that kind of interaction a regular thing here? I don't have time to waste on watching ads I have no interest in.

SEcondly, I totally understand that I"m supposed to enter in the term in the search bar but I want to narrow it down to the type of file, date range etc. I don't want 302856732 results when I search for the word "jazz" on my c drive because I can't remember the doc's name. It was so simple in XPPro, click on search, answer some questions, and BAM! file found. and if there's an add on out there, I would appreciate the info so I can get back to being productive.

Thanks for your help.

Something is wrong on your end.The link i posted is a link to the tutorial from this site itself.Call it a spam when everyone who clicks on this link get the same response as you got.


Furthermore if you are getting browser redirect i suggest you go for a full malware/virus scan since it is a tell tale sign of virus infection.

Thanks

 

[garfers]

Thank you for the info about running virus scans. I have the following running in the background at all times and they are updated at least once a day: Norton AV, Ad-Aware and Malwarebytes. I also manually update and run Spybot S&D and Microsoft Security Essentials along with a few others if I feel I may have gone to a skanky site.

Now, can anyone help me with either a suggested add-on or how to search in 7 like I can in XPPro?

 

[Teerex]

Use the search box in the upper right corner of every folder window.

 

[garfers]

Hi Teerex, apparently you missed one of my posts. I want to be able to search in 7 just like I could in XP which means narrowing down the search by choosing date ranges, type of file, etc etc. alls I see in 7 is a place for a name or word. I've been running computers since 1988 and think this is the worst upgrade yet. I am seriously thinking about going back to XPPRo. I want more options. thanks anyway.

 

[garfers]

Is there anyone else out there in SevenForums land that can help direct me to a program that helps in detailing a search in Windows Explorer?