Why Does This File Not Show Up On Vista Search

[kenshireen]

I have a 4.5G dvd on my c hard drive... When I do a search in the Vista search box it comes back with no results... I have attached images of both... How is this possible

 

[lordbob75]

Did you search for the folder not a file?

That or search for the literal file.

~Lordbob

 

[kenshireen]

i searched for the folder.... Bangkok movie had 2 files within the folder... I believe when you search vista that the item should show up regardless as to whether it is a file or a folder.

Ken

 

[lordbob75]

True, you would think. If you search for one of the files, does it find it?

~Lordbob

 

[Dzomlija]

Also, if you go into Index Options of Control Panel, have you modified the search index to include your entire C:, and does the index show "Indexing Complete"?

 

[kenshireen]

Also, if you go into Index Options of Control Panel, have you modified the search index to include your entire C:, and does the index show "Indexing Complete"?

Does this look right with you. Is there anything else I need to do

 

[AstaLaVista]

This is one of my pet peeves with Vista, I know XP would probably take longer since it would check on the whole C drive and you couldn't opt for just a folder or fraction of the drive but, with Vista, I have an easier time finding the file I want if I go to Explore and look for it myself than searching for it.

I am going to try what Dzomlija suggested to see if that helps me.

 

[Dzomlija]

Also, if you go into Index Options of Control Panel, have you modified the search index to include your entire C:, and does the index show "Indexing Complete"?

Does this look right with you. Is there anything else I need to do

Yes, that looks right.

Have you had a look at my Advanced Searches tutorial yet? Specifically, try this search:

kind:folder bank

or

kind:folders BANK

 

[kenshireen]

Also, if you go into Index Options of Control Panel, have you modified the search index to include your entire C:, and does the index show "Indexing Complete"?

Does this look right with you. Is there anything else I need to do

Yes, that looks right.

Have you had a look at my Advanced Searches tutorial yet? Specifically, try this search:

kind:folder bank

or

kind:folders BANK

It's a great tutorial... But I am confused by what you want me to do with
kind:folder bank and kind:folders BANK.

I typed this into my search box and nothing came up... Where am I supposed to try this search.

Thanks, Ken

 

[Dzomlija]

Does this look right with you. Is there anything else I need to do

Yes, that looks right.

Have you had a look at my Advanced Searches tutorial yet? Specifically, try this search:

kind:folder bank

or

kind:folders BANK

It's a great tutorial... But I am confused by what you want me to do with
kind:folder bank and kind:folders BANK.

I typed this into my search box and nothing came up... Where am I supposed to try this search.

Thanks, Ken

Open the Search Window by presing <WINDOWS_KEY>+<F>, then type "kind:folders BANK" (without quotes) into the search box located in the top right corner ofthe window to the right of the address bar.

 

[AstaLaVista]

Well, I checked my Indexing and it appeared to be completed. I click on the Modify button, added, the other partition and the backup drive, it took a while indexing everything, tried to search for the file of a game I needed to edit and didn't find a thing.

I had to open up explore and find it myself.

 

[kenshireen]

Yes, that looks right.

Have you had a look at my Advanced Searches tutorial yet? Specifically, try this search:

kind:folder bank

or

kind:folders BANK

It's a great tutorial... But I am confused by what you want me to do with
kind:folder bank and kind:folders BANK.

I typed this into my search box and nothing came up... Where am I supposed to try this search.

Thanks, Ken

Open the Search Window by presing <WINDOWS_KEY>+<F>, then type "kind:folders BANK" (without quotes) into the search box located in the top right corner ofthe window to the right of the address bar.

I did what you say.. Please see the attached image... There were no results

 

[Dzomlija]

kind:folder bank

To explain:

the "kind:folder" instructs the search engine to limit it's results to matching folders only.

"bank" is the part of the folder name you want to find, and can be anything.


I've also just thought of something too:

1) Have you updated the Vista search to use Windows Search 4.0? See my tutorial for instructions on how to do this.

2) The folder you are searching for ("BANKOK_DANGEROUS") is all uppercase characters. Maybe this is causing it to not show in the results? When creating queries, all uppercase characters are normally used for command codes like AND, OR, NOT.

 

[kenshireen]

kind:folder bank

To explain:

the "kind:folder" instructs the search engine to limit it's results to matching folders only.

"bank" is the part of the folder name you want to find, and can be anything.


I've also just thought of something too:

1) Have you updated the Vista search to use Windows Search 4.0? See my tutorial for instructions on how to do this.

2) The folder you are searching for ("BANKOK_DANGEROUS") is all uppercase characters. Maybe this is causing it to not show in the results? When creating queries, all uppercase characters are normally used for command codes like AND, OR, NOT.

I do have search 4.0.
I have a comment about the syntax of your "kind:folder bank". I understand that the word bank refers to the actual item you are searching for.. BUT when I read your fine tutorial your syntax is "bank kind:folder"

Which one is correct or does it not make a difference

thank you again