Does Word 2007 use Windows search 4.0 to find things in a doc?

[DougP]

Seems after I installed Office 2007 my computer got really slow.
I uninstalled Search 4.0 and now when I search for something inside of a Word doc, I open Word open a doc, Press Ctrl-F, it find nothing. even if I highlight a word and copy it then paste it in the Ctrl-F search it can't find it right in front of my nose. I guess Word 2007 uses Windows search 4.0 to find stuff in it?

Also when I search for something on the hard drive and right click the search option a new screen came up which I hate because I have to click the search companion below anyway so now it waists more time waiting for that to come up . More often that not I need to search for words inside documents. Being programmer I have tons of notepad files with code snippets and frequently look for examples using a particular code word in folders of tons of files.


DougP
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[fumei]

That what you get for "upgrading".

More often that not I need to search for words inside documents. Being programmer I have tons of notepad files with code snippets and frequently look for examples using a particular code word in folders of tons of files.

As FileSearch was removed from VBA - because we are too stupid and dangerous to use it I think - this has become problematic.

However, HarleyQuinn (here at Tek-Tips) has made a custom FileSearch-like DLL. Search for it here. It works.

I do not know if 2007 uses Windows search 4.0. Sounds like it. Another reason for me to stay the heck away from 2007.


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[DougP]

Actully you gave me a good idea I'll unload office 2007. become 3 times more productive and speed up my computer 4 times. Ha


DougP
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[fumei]

I'll say. I am going to test out 2010 (as Microsoft sent me a free copy), but I am going to do it on a separate machine. NOT my production machine, i.e. the one I use to actually do work. I did look at 2007, but it did not last long. I understand that other apps (Excel for example) are better), but I am completely convinced that they ruined Word with 2007.

2007 has lots of eye-candy crap in the interface, but I fail to see anything that is better for someone who uses Word professionally. I use Word as a professional technical writer, it is my essential tool, and Word 2007 makes things worse.

We shall see vis-a-vis 2010, but I admit I am going to be looking at it with a bit of a jaundiced eye. Eye-candy does not impress me. I want a tool that will do the work, as I want it to do work. Period.


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[LyleU]

But, but, but.....

If they don't put in new eye candy, no one will upgrade and they will go bankrupt and die.

Slap a new coat of paint over the old lumber and it's much easier to sell.


Lyle
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[fumei]

And as far as I am concerned that is precisely the point, the reason, for 2007. To make new sales and to make currently users "upgrade".

The fact that they made one of their best products worse is not relevant, except to those of us who competently use the product.

It was utterly a financial move, not a product move. Except, as I understand, that Excel is superior. Which, I suppose, considering that Excel by all accounts has the greater use, justifies things. They could hardly left Word alone - or....maybe...improved???? - when they were doing such radical changes to the interface of Excel.

I mean I am not shouting conspiracy. Although, I still want to know why they took FileSearch away from us.


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[DougP]

I also found out Windows Search 4.0 is also in Outlook.
when I removed it, Outlook had a bar near the top that said if you want to search click here. It re-installed Windows Search 4.0. so you can't win. yet another situation where everything in Windows is tied together.

I was told not to bash products here in tek-tips so I have to leave you guys to the Word Diatribe.


DougP

 

[strongm]

> I still want to know why they took FileSearch away from us.

Because they thought a consolidated search provided by the OS was a better idea, Not saying they are right, just saying what the thinking was not all that long ago ...

 

[fumei]

Ok, fair enough. Is that consolidated search exposed to VBA? If so, please point me in the direction, as I would love to be able to use it. FileSearch as native to VBA is not the same as FileSystemObject. Not by a long shot. IMO, FSO does not even come close to the functionality of FileSearch.


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[strongm]

>Is that consolidated search exposed to VBA?

Absolutely. Here are some clues and some example code: thread222-1564415