What is the syntax of Windows 7 file search (wildcards, logical signs...) ?__

Even though MS doesn't admit it, wildcards do function after a fashion. The challenge is trying to figure out the rules. An example: create a folder named abcxyz and search for *z*, and it will be found. But use the name: qualifier to limit the results to filenames containing *z*, and it is not found. On the other hand, a folder named zyxbca is found with name:*z*. Some consistency would be nice.

Well this is a real POS for searching.  If I wanted to search for all files with the extension of .rss and use the following search, *.rss, Windows 7 returns nothing at all.  WHo was the mindless idiot that thought this would be better.  IT departments live off of wildcard searches, this was built for users not IT.  Is there a way of searching for all files with an certain extension?  And if the MS support bots reply with this,http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/technicalresources/advquery.mspx , then this whole community is a facade.

I just searched for *.rss, and it found over 7000 files.

But I use WLMail, and I moved the messagestore to my D: drive, and included

that in the search index.

WLMail by default, stores its files under \AppData in your user folder tree,

but it's excluded from the search index.

When the search works, it works well... when it doesn't, it doesn't.

There are a few things to check:

1. Check to see if the Search service is running.

In the start search box, type "services"...

if that doesn't work, right-click on the Taskbar, select Start Task

Manager

click on Services tab, then click on Services

see if Windows Search is started.

2. You might also try toggling the search off/on:

Turn off Windows Search in... Control Panel - Programs and Features -

Turn

Windows features on or off

uncheck "Windows Search"

Ok

Reboot

Turn on Windows Search... Control Panel - Programs and Features - Turn

Windows features on or off

check "Windows Search"

Ok

3. Are the files being indexed?

Control Panel - Indexing Options - Modify - Indexed locations

Is the folder where these files are located included?

Click on "Modify" to change or add locations..

Then click on "Advanced" and "Rebuild" to rebuild the index.

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Dave N.

MS-MVP (Mail)

Windows 7 Ultimate 64

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Well this is a real POS for searching.  If I wanted to search for all files

with the extension of .rss and use the following search, *.rss, Windows 7

returns nothing at all.  WHo was the mindless idiot that thought this would

be better.  IT departments live off of wildcard searches, this was built for

users not IT.  Is there a way of searching for all files with an certain

extension?  And if the MS support bots reply with

this,http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/technicalresources/advquery.mspx

, then this whole community is a facade.

Windows 7 Ultimate 64

The trick is that you have to keywords. To search for files with extension .rss, you put extension:.rss into the Search box.