Re: XP Search Engine SUCKS

Thank you for your suggestion, Robert.

I downloaded, installed and tried Copernic DesktopSearch2 and with my XP
O/S, as a test, I conducted a search for a file that was located in
C:\Windows\System32\DirectX\Dinput. Copernic failed. I may have had a
wrong setting somewhere, but as I watched the indexing scroll, I did not see
it index any directory associated with C:\Windows, or any subdirectory. In
addition, I have Windows Indexing Service disabled because I'm not fond of
its impact on non-search engine related performance - accordingly, I was not
fond of Copernic's indexing service as well.

Nevertheless, I sincerely appreciate your reply and recommendation, Robert.

Many thanks again!!

Brianna


"Robert Moir" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"BeeGee" <postreplytonewsgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi and thank you for looking at my posting.

My O/S is Windows XP Home Edition SP2 with all MS updates to date.

Clicking - - Start / Search For Files or Folders / and using the option
"Search for files or folders named:" does NOT look in any Windows
directory without specifying the EXACT directory using the Browse option.
Why is this?

Are there any Registry settings that will broaden the SEARCH to include
all Windows directories when searching local hard drives C, for example?

I wish XP was more like 98SE and other lesser O/S that searched the whole
local drive including all Windows directories (without additional user
intervention and key stokes)

I'd have to agree. I'll suggest Copernic's desktop search which is free,
fast and reliable.



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