Windows 7 Search

[Trav4620]

Cannot get my windows 7 search to find Applications or programs. Have changed the indexing settings, but nothing seems to be working. When I go in to modify the indexing settings it says that it is Excluding Program Data; Date;Default;Appdata. How do i get it to include program and app data in the index so it will find them when i search.

thanks

 

[linney]

For machine wide searching you might have to look at extending your Indexing Options to cover all the folders otherwise searching may be slow.

You can also look at setting Search Options, Control Panel/ Folder Options/ View/ Search.

This is from Windows 7 Help and Support.

"If you can't find a file, you can expand your search to include different locations. For example, if you're searching for a file in the Documents library, but you're not sure where the file is stored, you can search across all of your libraries or your entire computer. Here's how:

Click the Start button , and then click Documents.

In the search box at the top of the open window, start typing.

Scroll to the bottom of the list of search results. Under Search again in, do one of the following:

Click Libraries to search across every library.

Click Computer to search across your entire computer. (This way you can search for files that aren't indexed, such as system or program files, but remember that the search will be slower.)

Click Custom to search specific locations.

Click Internet to search online using your default web browser and your default search provider."



This might or might be useful.

Tips for finding files

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/73106209-6df0-432a-8cb7-df5d8ce02ec61033.mspx

Windows Search.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/technicalresources/advquery.mspx

These free third party programs are useful just to double check that your results are correct, or to use as an alternative searcher.

Agent Ransack

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download.aspx

SearchMyFiles v1.30 - Alternative to 'Search For Files And Folders' module of Windows

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html