Re: searching old Microsoft word files for text string
You're welcome.
"windsurferLA" <ps144nyc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the suggestion.
>
> I was unaware of the Microsoft Windows Find String capability. Given my
> infrequent need for searching old files, the fact that it is undoubtedly
> slow to search is not a problem.
>
> Another person suggested Agent Ransack; I know I tried Agent Ransack and
> that for some reason I decided to remove it from my machine, possibly due
> to a software conflict.
>
> Windsurfer LA
>
>
> Bob wrote:
>> FINDSTR-Windows Command
>> http://webtools.live2support.com/windows/findstr.php
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>> "windsurferLA" <ps144nyc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:47ea7e93$0$1085$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>> Every once in a while I need to retrieve information that I know exists
>>> somewhere on the hard drive of my machine in an old Microsoft Word2.0
>>> file. My tests seem to indicate that both with WinXP/SR2 and Copernic
>>> search functions no longer find text strings within the old Word2.0
>>> files. How might I identify a file containing the desired text string?
>>> Speed is not an issue, as I can let the machine search all night long.
>>>
>>> Windsurfer LA
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