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From: Nathan Sokalski on 6 Feb 2010 01:17
I have recently moved to Windows 7, and am working on adjusting to the new
Search system. Here is my main question:

There are certain times that I want to do a search of only file names (not
content, even for file types that I have chosen to have indexed). How can I
tell the Search system to look only at file names when doing a search?
Thanks.
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Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski(a)hotmail.com
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

From: Robert Aldwinckle on 6 Feb 2010 01:46

"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have recently moved to Windows 7, and am working on adjusting to the new
> Search system. Here is my main question:
>
> There are certain times that I want to do a search of only file names (not
> content, even for file types that I have chosen to have indexed). How can
> I tell the Search system to look only at file names when doing a search?


Use the filename: property (and grit your teeth while the autosearch
tries to make
something of your typing before you finish typing your search expression.)
; [

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266512(VS.85).aspx#file_type_props


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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From: Jeff Layman on 6 Feb 2010 11:03

"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:51D299C1-FD58-4E28-8F18-DDBA3D0C17C7(a)microsoft.com...
> I have recently moved to Windows 7, and am working on adjusting to the new
> Search system. Here is my main question:
>
> There are certain times that I want to do a search of only file names (not
> content, even for file types that I have chosen to have indexed). How can
> I tell the Search system to look only at file names when doing a search?
> Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski(a)hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/

I wouldn't use Windows Explorer for a search like this. Download
FreeCommander and use that, or some other WE equivalent.

--

Jeff

From: Nathan Sokalski on 6 Feb 2010 11:09
That will be really helpful, it's a great start (and a great link for some
future help as well). So here are two more questions:

1. Is there a way to search file AND folder names without typing my query
twice? I found the filename: and folder: properties, but I didn't see any
that looked like they searched both.

2. I'm probably going to sound lazy here, but is there any kind of interface
offered by the Search to do this? I noticed that the Search box displays
things you can click on for datemodified: and size: , but if it hadn't been
for your help, I wouldn't know about things like the filename: or any of the
others mentioned on the page you give the link for. I like the advanced
search interface that previous versions of Windows had, where there was a
Textbox next to each of the available properties (obviously with all the
properties available now, it would need to look a little different, but it
would still be easier to have the search string generated). Does Windows 7
have any kind of advanced search dialog where I can generate my search
strings?

Thank you for all your help, I guarantee it will be a big help for the kind
of searches I sometimes do. Thanks.

"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald(a)techemail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:51D299C1-FD58-4E28-8F18-DDBA3D0C17C7(a)microsoft.com...
>> I have recently moved to Windows 7, and am working on adjusting to the
>> new Search system. Here is my main question:
>>
>> There are certain times that I want to do a search of only file names
>> (not content, even for file types that I have chosen to have indexed).
>> How can I tell the Search system to look only at file names when doing a
>> search?
>
>
> Use the filename: property (and grit your teeth while the autosearch
> tries to make
> something of your typing before you finish typing your search expression.)
> ; [
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266512(VS.85).aspx#file_type_props
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---

--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski(a)hotmail.com
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

From: Zaidy036 on 6 Feb 2010 12:57
On 2/6/2010 1:17 AM, Nathan Sokalski wrote:
> I have recently moved to Windows 7, and am working on adjusting to the
> new Search system. Here is my main question:
>
> There are certain times that I want to do a search of only file names
> (not content, even for file types that I have chosen to have indexed).
> How can I tell the Search system to look only at file names when doing a
> search? Thanks.
I suggest you try the free Everything from http://www.voidtools.com/

It is fast and you just enter any part of the file name, the extension,
or partial text within the name.

Eric
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