On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:16:04 -0700, nlreeves
<nlreeves@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>You are not the only one.
Vista search tool is BLIND. I'm looking at a file which I had to
search manually, and still vista cannot find it.
All this hoopla about indexing and disk thrashing that I had to
endure for months was all in vain.
Vista Search is totally worthless.

>
>I have been extremely frustrated with the new, "improved" search tool. I
>routinely search for dates and times files were accessed, created, or
>modified. The search for "accessed" no longer exists, as near as I can tell.
> What I am searching for, often, is creation, access, or modification of
>system files. There have been numerous times when I use the Advanced Search
>capabilities to search everything (including hidden and system files) , it
>takes forever (since much of that stuff is not indexed) and comes up blank.
>I take a look manually (after jumping through all sorts of hoops to be
>granted access to even look at my own files), and easily find a dozen files
>that fit the search criteria.
>
>It may be better at searching within files (which the old search tool only
>pretended to be able to do), but is is a shadow of its former self with
>respect to the functions I routinely used it to perform.
>
>Nancy
>
>"JethroUK©" wrote:
>
>> Despite Vista search being hailed (by Microsoft) as 'a main feature', Vista
>> search has bugs - such that some things it simply can not find
>>
>> A search system that can not find 'some' things is as useless as one that
>> can not find 'any' things
>>
>> Are Microsoft working around the clock to fix it? Will it be fixed by
>> Monday? Am I the only person that thinks this renders the whole O/S close to
>> scrap?
>>
>>