How can I find video files on my Vista PC?

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Steve90

This must be so simple, but I can't find how..

In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by ticking
a box.

In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do a
find for videos.

How can I find video files on my Vista PC?

Sorry to ask such a simple question.
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Thanks in advance

Steve90
 
open search and type *.avi and hit enter!

"Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B2FD02B7-0C88-4BDA-A5D7-638A110ED2D1@microsoft.com...
> This must be so simple, but I can't find how..
>
> In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by
> ticking
> a box.
>
> In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do a
> find for videos.
>
> How can I find video files on my Vista PC?
>
> Sorry to ask such a simple question.
> --
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve90
>
 
I'm afraid that only finds .avi videos.

Entering .avi doesn't find .wmv or .mpg or any of the other types that I
can't remember the extensions of.

In XP selecting videos finds almost all the various video types at once.
(Admittedly, it doesn't do .rm, afaik)

So the question still stands: How can I find video files on my Vista PC,
without entering individual extension codes for all the various types?

Thanks in advance

Steve

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"Bob" wrote:

> open search and type *.avi and hit enter!
>
> "Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B2FD02B7-0C88-4BDA-A5D7-638A110ED2D1@microsoft.com...
> > This must be so simple, but I can't find how..
> >
> > In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by
> > ticking
> > a box.
> >
> > In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do a
> > find for videos.
> >
> > How can I find video files on my Vista PC?
> >
> > Sorry to ask such a simple question.
> > --
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Steve90
> >
>
 
Click Start type Kind: Video
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Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry
"Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B2FD02B7-0C88-4BDA-A5D7-638A110ED2D1@microsoft.com...
> This must be so simple, but I can't find how..
>
> In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by
> ticking
> a box.
>
> In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do a
> find for videos.
>
> How can I find video files on my Vista PC?
>
> Sorry to ask such a simple question.
> --
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve90
 
Ahh ok now I get it.

Here you go:

How to search for video files in Windows Vista:

1. Click on Start.
2. In the Start Search field, type "kind:videos" (without the quotations).

Your video files will be displayed in the search results as long as they
have been indexed. If you store your video files on an external drive, you
may need to add it to the search scope:

1. Click on Start, and then click on Control Panel.
2. Click on System and Maintenance and then click on Indexing Options.
3. Click on "Modify".
4. Click on "Show all locations". If user account control prompts for
consent, provide the appropriate credentials or click on continue.
5. Under "change selected locations", place a checkmark next to your
external hard drives or other folders where your video files are located,
and
then press OK.

It may take a little while for the Windows Search indexer to index your
video files after addng their location to the index.

Hope this helps, have a great day,

"Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FDEF2204-FD99-42C4-BA07-40C771D2ACD2@microsoft.com...
> I'm afraid that only finds .avi videos.
>
> Entering .avi doesn't find .wmv or .mpg or any of the other types that I
> can't remember the extensions of.
>
> In XP selecting videos finds almost all the various video types at once.
> (Admittedly, it doesn't do .rm, afaik)
>
> So the question still stands: How can I find video files on my Vista PC,
> without entering individual extension codes for all the various types?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve
>
> ----------------
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> open search and type *.avi and hit enter!
>>
>> "Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B2FD02B7-0C88-4BDA-A5D7-638A110ED2D1@microsoft.com...
>> > This must be so simple, but I can't find how..
>> >
>> > In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by
>> > ticking
>> > a box.
>> >
>> > In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do
>> > a
>> > find for videos.
>> >
>> > How can I find video files on my Vista PC?
>> >
>> > Sorry to ask such a simple question.
>> > --
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Steve90
>> >
>>
>
 
Ramesh posted this yesterday:
Using search operators to find pictures, music and videos in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ctures-music-and-videos-in-Windows-Vista.html
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry
"Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B2FD02B7-0C88-4BDA-A5D7-638A110ED2D1@microsoft.com...
> This must be so simple, but I can't find how..
>
> In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by
> ticking
> a box.
>
> In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do a
> find for videos.
>
> How can I find video files on my Vista PC?
>
> Sorry to ask such a simple question.
> --
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve90
 
Thanks to Andre for the enter kind: video reply. It was what I was looking
for.

It works just like XP (but still doesn't find .rm videos (nor .divx which
I thought XP did) - hey ho)

Thanks also to Bob for the tip about modifying the locations.

Thanks again

Steve


"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Ramesh posted this yesterday:
> Using search operators to find pictures, music and videos in Windows Vista:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ctures-music-and-videos-in-Windows-Vista.html
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry
> "Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B2FD02B7-0C88-4BDA-A5D7-638A110ED2D1@microsoft.com...
> > This must be so simple, but I can't find how..
> >
> > In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by
> > ticking
> > a box.
> >
> > In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do a
> > find for videos.
> >
> > How can I find video files on my Vista PC?
> >
> > Sorry to ask such a simple question.
> > --
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Steve90
>
>
>
 
Well, I guess for the .rm and .divx you just have to search for it using the
file type through the Search field
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry
"Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5E81CB2-404D-4103-B8B0-322B99034ABC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks to Andre for the enter kind: video reply. It was what I was
> looking
> for.
>
> It works just like XP (but still doesn't find .rm videos (nor .divx
> which
> I thought XP did) - hey ho)
>
> Thanks also to Bob for the tip about modifying the locations.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Steve
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> Ramesh posted this yesterday:
>> Using search operators to find pictures, music and videos in Windows
>> Vista:
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ctures-music-and-videos-in-Windows-Vista.html
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry
>> "Steve90" <Steve90@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B2FD02B7-0C88-4BDA-A5D7-638A110ED2D1@microsoft.com...
>> > This must be so simple, but I can't find how..
>> >
>> > In XP I could find all pictures and/or music and/or videos simply by
>> > ticking
>> > a box.
>> >
>> > In Vista I can do pictures and/or music but I can't discover how to do
>> > a
>> > find for videos.
>> >
>> > How can I find video files on my Vista PC?
>> >
>> > Sorry to ask such a simple question.
>> > --
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Steve90
>>
>>
>>
 
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