Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

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How the hell do you search a specific folder (and all subfolders) in WinXP?
It's driving me nuts how dumbed-down this OS is, and how you can ONLY search
"All Files and Folders" or "Documents" or "Pictures", etc.

I want to search for specific files in a specific folder. I've asked 3
people already and no one knows how. Nor can they understand why it's so
unnecessarily complicated to begin with.

Indexing is OFF. Just a plain, normal, real-time search.

Thanks.
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

Open Windows Explorer. Right click on the folder or subfolder you want to
search. The search box will open with the correct folder selected to search
in. Easy.

BullDawg

"Mike J.S." <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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> How the hell do you search a specific folder (and all subfolders) in
> WinXP? It's driving me nuts how dumbed-down this OS is, and how you can
> ONLY search "All Files and Folders" or "Documents" or "Pictures", etc.
>
> I want to search for specific files in a specific folder. I've asked 3
> people already and no one knows how. Nor can they understand why it's so
> unnecessarily complicated to begin with.
>
> Indexing is OFF. Just a plain, normal, real-time search.
>
> Thanks.
>
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:34:13 +0900, "Bill"
<eschol@remove_this.shinbiro.com> wrote:

>Open Windows Explorer. Right click on the folder or subfolder you want to
>search. The search box will open with the correct folder selected to search
>in. Easy.
>

If the search is already open, select Browse... under Search in: ;-)

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Stefan Pendl
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

It's beyond my comprehension as to why anyone thinks it's
complicated to search a desired folder.

1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Find the Folder you want in the Tree in the Left panel
3. Click on the desired Folder once to highlight it
4. Click on the <Search> button in the Toolbar
5. Choose the search option you desire in the Left panel

and proceed from there. Hopefully you are able to navigate
further.

I would also guess that you are in the wrong Forum. This
group is for 64-bit Windows, not the standard XP Home/Pro.


Mike J.S. wrote:
> How the hell do you search a specific folder (and all subfolders) in WinXP?
> It's driving me nuts how dumbed-down this OS is, and how you can ONLY search
> "All Files and Folders" or "Documents" or "Pictures", etc.
>
> I want to search for specific files in a specific folder. I've asked 3
> people already and no one knows how. Nor can they understand why it's so
> unnecessarily complicated to begin with.
>
> Indexing is OFF. Just a plain, normal, real-time search.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

Mike J.S. wrote:
> How the hell do you search a specific folder (and all subfolders) in
> WinXP? It's driving me nuts how dumbed-down this OS is, and how you
> can ONLY search "All Files and Folders" or "Documents" or "Pictures",
> etc.
> I want to search for specific files in a specific folder. I've asked 3
> people already and no one knows how. Nor can they understand why it's
> so unnecessarily complicated to begin with.


Agent Ransack?
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

Why beyond your comprehension. Do you think newbies know as much as you?
"Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It's beyond my comprehension as to why anyone thinks it's complicated to
> search a desired folder.
>
> 1. Open Windows Explorer
> 2. Find the Folder you want in the Tree in the Left panel
> 3. Click on the desired Folder once to highlight it
> 4. Click on the <Search> button in the Toolbar
> 5. Choose the search option you desire in the Left panel
>
> and proceed from there. Hopefully you are able to navigate further.
>
> I would also guess that you are in the wrong Forum. This group is for
> 64-bit Windows, not the standard XP Home/Pro.
>
>
> Mike J.S. wrote:
>> How the hell do you search a specific folder (and all subfolders) in
>> WinXP? It's driving me nuts how dumbed-down this OS is, and how you can
>> ONLY search "All Files and Folders" or "Documents" or "Pictures", etc.
>>
>> I want to search for specific files in a specific folder. I've asked 3
>> people already and no one knows how. Nor can they understand why it's so
>> unnecessarily complicated to begin with.
>>
>> Indexing is OFF. Just a plain, normal, real-time search.
>>
>> Thanks.
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

Mike J.S. wrote:
> How the hell do you search a specific folder (and all subfolders) in WinXP?
> It's driving me nuts how dumbed-down this OS is, and how you can ONLY search
> "All Files and Folders" or "Documents" or "Pictures", etc.
>
> I want to search for specific files in a specific folder. I've asked 3
> people already and no one knows how. Nor can they understand why it's so
> unnecessarily complicated to begin with.
>

It's not complicated, and it's done in the same way it was done in
earlier versions of Windows. In Windows Explorer, simply right-click on
the target folder and select "Search." (Older versions of Windows used
"Find," but it's the same, otherwise.)


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Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

Unknown wrote:
> Why beyond your comprehension. Do you think newbies know as much as you?
>


It's not at all likely we're dealing with a newbie. By calling WinXP
"dumbed-down" the OP made it clear that he considered himself (a) auser
with above average knowledgeable and expertise (wrongly, as it turned
out), and (b) very familiar with other Windows versions.

To make it more ironic, WinXP's Search feature really hasn't changed
all that much from that of its predecessor, Win2K; nor does it differ
horribly from that of Win98. There have been some minor cosmetic
changes and what Microsoft would call "refinements," perhaps, but no
substantive changes.


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Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

I try to make it a point to never assume what the level of experience or
intelligence is, of any poster. Perhaps he/she is merely frustrated.
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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> Unknown wrote:
>> Why beyond your comprehension. Do you think newbies know as much as you?
>>
>
>
> It's not at all likely we're dealing with a newbie. By calling WinXP
> "dumbed-down" the OP made it clear that he considered himself (a) auser
> with above average knowledgeable and expertise (wrongly, as it turned
> out), and (b) very familiar with other Windows versions.
>
> To make it more ironic, WinXP's Search feature really hasn't changed all
> that much from that of its predecessor, Win2K; nor does it differ horribly
> from that of Win98. There have been some minor cosmetic changes and what
> Microsoft would call "refinements," perhaps, but no substantive changes.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand
> Russell
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?



Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Unknown wrote:
>
>> Why beyond your comprehension. Do you think newbies know as much as you?
>>
>
>
> It's not at all likely we're dealing with a newbie. By calling
> WinXP "dumbed-down" the OP made it clear that he considered himself (a)
> auser with above average knowledgeable and expertise (wrongly, as it
> turned out), and (b) very familiar with other Windows versions.
>
> To make it more ironic, WinXP's Search feature really hasn't changed
> all that much from that of its predecessor, Win2K; nor does it differ
> horribly from that of Win98. There have been some minor cosmetic
> changes and what Microsoft would call "refinements," perhaps, but no
> substantive changes.
>
>

'bout the only "new" thing is the "extension" awareness issue. That can
be a real pain till you know about it. ;-)
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

>I try to make it a point to never assume what the level of experience or
>intelligence is, of any poster. Perhaps he/she is merely frustrated.

Whoah. Experience, maybe, but I would never go out on a limb and question
somebody's intelligence.

I guess it's a matter of expectation. How does a newcomer think it ought to
work? And how does that compare with how it actually works? How far apart
are the two?
 
Re: Uh.. How to search a specific folder?

You misread or didn't understand my post.
"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> >I try to make it a point to never assume what the level of experience or
> >intelligence is, of any poster. Perhaps he/she is merely frustrated.
>
> Whoah. Experience, maybe, but I would never go out on a limb and question
> somebody's intelligence.
>
> I guess it's a matter of expectation. How does a newcomer think it ought
> to work? And how does that compare with how it actually works? How far
> apart are the two?
>
 
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