When you connect an external USB drive to a computer you may run into the problem that finding files on the drive is not as easy and fast as it could be. The main problem here is that the operating system did not have time to index the files and folders on the drive yet [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Using Windows 7 Advanced Search Operators
Windows users are familiar with the not so perfect search utility in XP. Now with Windows 7 we have an ideal form of searching ability with Advanced Query Syntax (AQS). These are advanced operators that, when used correctly, make file searches easily on target. Windows 7 utilizes an Advanced Search option that can be used [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 5
Display All Windows 7 Control Panel Tools At Once
I have configured the Windows 7 Control Panel to display small icons instead of the unpractical categories that hide most of the tools and items. The main reason is that it provides a better overview of the available options and that it saves me some clicks every day. But changing the display to icons is [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 3
Disable Indexing of Internet Explorer Web History By Windows Search
Have you ever noticed web history suggestions in Internet Explorer 8 or IE9 even though you have deleted the history and the index.dat file in Windows previously? This is caused by the integration of Internet Explorer’s history in Windows Search. Internet Explorer 8′s and Internet Explorer 9′s web addresses are automatically indexed by Windows Search, [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
Enable Internet Search In Windows Start Menu Search Box
The search box in the Windows start menu can only be used to find files on the local computer system or connected network drives by default. Microsoft has improved the capabilities of Windows Search in Windows Vista and Windows 7, to make the search more flexible and direct. What many users do not know is [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: None
Display iFilter Plugins With SearchFilterView
The Windows operating system, or more precisely the Windows Indexing Service and Windows Desktop Search, use so called iFilters to not only index the names of files on storage devices but also their contents. Several iFilters come preinstalled with the operating system. Windows 7 for instance supports mime, html, document, plain text and binary handlers [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
Windows 7: How To Copy Or Move Files From Multiple Folders
Complex file operations are not really supported by the default file browser in Windows. Windows Explorer does not come with the means for instance to copy or move a specific file type or files with a specific name pattern effectively. One example would be to copy all photos from a folder and all of its [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 7
Create A Windows Search Shortcut
Users who want to perform a search in Windows usually do so from the Windows start menu where the search link (Windows XP) or search form (Windows Vista and Windows 7) is available. An alternative – and often faster – way of accessing the search interface in Windows is to create a search shortcut on [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 4
Change The Default Windows XP Search Engine
The default Windows XP search engine to search is neither blazingly fast nor does it provide many advanced options for locating files or folders. That’s the main reason why many Windows users install third party search programs like Everything, Locate32 or even desktop search tools like Windows Search 4.0 or Google Desktop Search. Many search [...]