Using the search box? Rules?

I find the search box a terrific addition over my old XP PC. However,
it's some times very mysterious. For example, yesterday I typed in the
word meteor to find a file containing the word. It found several, but
not the one I had created several days ago. Through playing around with
different combos using *, it finally showed up. So what are the rules?

I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.

Finally there are a whole slew of items like date. I've seen them
listed, but with virtually no explanation how to use them.

Is there a source that gives examples and details?

On Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:01:11 -0800, "W. eWatson"
<> wrote:

>I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
>and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
>days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.

There are many variables if you right click and customize the
properties but I have not managed to work out how to retain old
searches. Perhaps you will have more success.

Steve

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On 11/7/2011 10:01 AM, W. eWatson wrote:
> I find the search box a terrific addition over my old XP PC. However,
> it's some times very mysterious. For example, yesterday I typed in the
> word meteor to find a file containing the word. It found several, but
> not the one I had created several days ago. Through playing around with
> different combos using *, it finally showed up. So what are the rules?
>
> I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
> and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
> days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.
>
> Finally there are a whole slew of items like date. I've seen them
> listed, but with virtually no explanation how to use them.
>
> Is there a source that gives examples and details?


Could you tell me what is the "search box"? I use Google desktop but it
is not always immediately up to date.

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"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
news:...

On Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:01:11 -0800, "W. eWatson"
<> wrote:

>I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
>and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
>days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.

There are many variables if you right click and customize the
properties but I have not managed to work out how to retain old
searches. Perhaps you will have more success.

Steve
>


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w.../Save-a-search

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5316/...-in-windows-7/

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On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 11:39:56 -0500, "...winston" <>
wrote:

>"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
>news:...
>
>On Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:01:11 -0800, "W. eWatson"
><> wrote:
>
>>I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
>>and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
>>days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.
>
>There are many variables if you right click and customize the
>properties but I have not managed to work out how to retain old
>searches. Perhaps you will have more success.
>
>Steve
>>
>
>
>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w.../Save-a-search
>
>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5316/...-in-windows-7/

Wrong search box. We were both talking about the one on the start
menu.

Steve

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W. eWatson wrote:

> I find the search box a terrific addition over my old XP PC. However,
> it's some times very mysterious. For example, yesterday I typed in the
> word meteor to find a file containing the word. It found several, but
> not the one I had created several days ago. Through playing around with
> different combos using *, it finally showed up. So what are the rules?
>
> I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
> and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
> days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.
>
> Finally there are a whole slew of items like date. I've seen them
> listed, but with virtually no explanation how to use them.
>
> Is there a source that gives examples and details?

You might like to try Everything search from

http://www.voidtools.com/

It will index quite a large system in no time at all (seconds), and has a
simple search box which will stay on screen and let you change you search
criteria easily. It's very small and very fast.
--
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On 07/11/2011 18:30, Bob Henson wrote:
> W. eWatson wrote:
>
>> I find the search box a terrific addition over my old XP PC. However,
>> it's some times very mysterious. For example, yesterday I typed in the
>> word meteor to find a file containing the word. It found several, but
>> not the one I had created several days ago. Through playing around with
>> different combos using *, it finally showed up. So what are the rules?
>>
>> I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
>> and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
>> days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.
>>
>> Finally there are a whole slew of items like date. I've seen them
>> listed, but with virtually no explanation how to use them.
>>
>> Is there a source that gives examples and details?
>
> You might like to try Everything search from
>
> http://www.voidtools.com/
>
> It will index quite a large system in no time at all (seconds), and has a
> simple search box which will stay on screen and let you change you search
> criteria easily. It's very small and very fast.

Everything is very good, but note that (unlike Windows Explorer Search),
it only indexes folder and file names, not contents. It also has an
issue with hardlinks
(http://forum.voidtools.com/viewtopic...junction#p1024
and
http://forum.voidtools.com/viewtopic...ardlinks#p3293).


If those things don't bother you, and you like speed, then go for
Everything .

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Jeff

On 11/7/2011 8:39 AM, ...winston wrote:
> "Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
> news:...
>
> On Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:01:11 -0800, "W. eWatson"
> <> wrote:
>
>> I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
>> and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
>> days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.
>
> There are many variables if you right click and customize the
> properties but I have not managed to work out how to retain old
> searches. Perhaps you will have more success.
>
> Steve
>>
>
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w.../Save-a-search
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5316/...-in-windows-7/
>
Thanks. I'll look into it.

On 11/8/2011 2:36 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 07/11/2011 18:30, Bob Henson wrote:
>> W. eWatson wrote:
>>
>>> I find the search box a terrific addition over my old XP PC. However,
>>> it's some times very mysterious. For example, yesterday I typed in the
>>> word meteor to find a file containing the word. It found several, but
>>> not the one I had created several days ago. Through playing around with
>>> different combos using *, it finally showed up. So what are the rules?
>>>
>>> I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
>>> and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
>>> days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.
>>>
>>> Finally there are a whole slew of items like date. I've seen them
>>> listed, but with virtually no explanation how to use them.
>>>
>>> Is there a source that gives examples and details?
>>
>> You might like to try Everything search from
>>
>> http://www.voidtools.com/
>>
>> It will index quite a large system in no time at all (seconds), and has a
>> simple search box which will stay on screen and let you change you search
>> criteria easily. It's very small and very fast.
>
> Everything is very good, but note that (unlike Windows Explorer Search),
> it only indexes folder and file names, not contents. It also has an
> issue with hardlinks
> (http://forum.voidtools.com/viewtopic...junction#p1024
> and
> http://forum.voidtools.com/viewtopic...ardlinks#p3293).
>
>
> If those things don't bother you, and you like speed, then go for
> Everything .
>
There's got to b something out there that explains search. Google?
Next, I think. Here's one choice
<http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Advanced-tips-for-searching-in-Windows>.

On 11/7/2011 8:01 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 11/7/2011 10:01 AM, W. eWatson wrote:
>> I find the search box a terrific addition over my old XP PC. However,
>> it's some times very mysterious. For example, yesterday I typed in the
>> word meteor to find a file containing the word. It found several, but
>> not the one I had created several days ago. Through playing around with
>> different combos using *, it finally showed up. So what are the rules?
>>
>> I find it odd that when I type in something like *.pdf date:>10/28/2011,
>> and find something that if I later want to change say the date by a few
>> days, there's no way to retrieve what I typed earlier.
>>
>> Finally there are a whole slew of items like date. I've seen them
>> listed, but with virtually no explanation how to use them.
>>
>> Is there a source that gives examples and details?
>
>
> Could you tell me what is the "search box"? I use Google desktop but it
> is not always immediately up to date.
>
In the lower left corner it's in the circle with four colored flags on
it. Just click on it and you will see a search box at the bottom. Enter,
for example, notepad, and you will see the executable notepad at the
top, and file references that contain notepad in them.