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When I'm doing a file search, I often want to search for a file that

contains a certain text string. How do I do that? (The string is not a

tag.) I don't see that option in Advanced Search as it is in XP. Thanks.

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    "Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote in message

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    > When I'm doing a file search, I often want to search for a file that

    > contains a certain text string. How do I do that? (The string is not a

    > tag.) I don't see that option in Advanced Search as it is in XP. Thanks.

     

    Search does this by default. If you are not finding the correct files then

    you need to check your indexing options in Control Panel and see exactly

    what paths it's searching through and then add the paths you require.

     

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    put the string in quotes, "rain in Spain"

     

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/addresources/advanced.mspx

     

     

    "Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote in message

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    > When I'm doing a file search, I often want to search for a file that

    > contains a certain text string. How do I do that? (The string is not a

    > tag.) I don't see that option in Advanced Search as it is in XP. Thanks.

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