One thing I miss in the search is the choice of broader categories,
such as audio and video and whatever else I dimly recall from the good
old days.
But now I hope someone will tell me how to tell the search to leave
out some of what the search will turn up.
Case in point, and what I'm after, I want Search to find all my music
files that are Not MP3s.
Thanks

"Myron Bennett" <mcbennett@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:368353p4935f9jg58smopqmh4up9h3cu9t@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> One thing I miss in the search is the choice of broader categories,
> such as audio and video and whatever else I dimly recall from the good
> old days.
> But now I hope someone will tell me how to tell the search to leave
> out some of what the search will turn up.
> Case in point, and what I'm after, I want Search to find all my music
> files that are Not MP3s.
> Thanks[/color]

Can't answer your question Myron, but may I add a supplementary Q of my own,
maybe an answer will help you too.
Can one use "wildcards" * and ? in search. Search In WinME would allow you
to search and find files with *.wav, mysong.*, or mys*.* ? (question mark,
not a wildcard) :-}

Delboy

"Delboy" <spamfree.delboy.hoy@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:OJc2mP8mHHA.588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Myron Bennett" <mcbennett@fuse.net> wrote in message
> news:368353p4935f9jg58smopqmh4up9h3cu9t@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> One thing I miss in the search is the choice of broader categories,
>> such as audio and video and whatever else I dimly recall from the good
>> old days.
>> But now I hope someone will tell me how to tell the search to leave
>> out some of what the search will turn up.
>> Case in point, and what I'm after, I want Search to find all my music
>> files that are Not MP3s.
>> Thanks[/color]
>
> Can't answer your question Myron, but may I add a supplementary Q of my
> own, maybe an answer will help you too.
> Can one use "wildcards" * and ? in search. Search In WinME would allow you
> to search and find files with *.wav, mysong.*, or mys*.* ? (question
> mark, not a wildcard) :-}
>
> Delboy[/color]

Silly me. Engage brain before selecting typing finger. Myron, try searching
*.wav to find all wav files, mysong*.wav to find all wav files starting with
mysong, and *song*.* to find all files containing the string song. Sure you
get the idea. Hope this answers you

Delboy

"Myron Bennett" <mcbennett@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:368353p4935f9jg58smopqmh4up9h3cu9t@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> One thing I miss in the search is the choice of broader categories,
> such as audio and video and whatever else I dimly recall from the good
> old days.
> But now I hope someone will tell me how to tell the search to leave
> out some of what the search will turn up.
> Case in point, and what I'm after, I want Search to find all my music
> files that are Not MP3s.
> Thanks[/color]


Start > Search > Click on 'Music' (on the 'Show only' line) > Paste the
following in the top right search box

NOT *.mp3

--
Jon

"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
news:eUZPOv8mHHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Myron Bennett" <mcbennett@fuse.net> wrote in message
> news:368353p4935f9jg58smopqmh4up9h3cu9t@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> One thing I miss in the search is the choice of broader categories,
>> such as audio and video and whatever else I dimly recall from the good
>> old days.
>> But now I hope someone will tell me how to tell the search to leave
>> out some of what the search will turn up.
>> Case in point, and what I'm after, I want Search to find all my music
>> files that are Not MP3s.
>> Thanks[/color]
>
>
> Start > Search > Click on 'Music' (on the 'Show only' line) > Paste the
> following in the top right search box
>
> NOT *.mp3
>
> --
> Jon
>[/color]

Nice one Jon

Delboy

"Delboy" <spamfree.delboy.hoy@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> "Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
> news:eUZPOv8mHHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> "Myron Bennett" <mcbennett@fuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:368353p4935f9jg58smopqmh4up9h3cu9t@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> One thing I miss in the search is the choice of broader categories,
>>> such as audio and video and whatever else I dimly recall from the good
>>> old days.
>>> But now I hope someone will tell me how to tell the search to leave
>>> out some of what the search will turn up.
>>> Case in point, and what I'm after, I want Search to find all my music
>>> files that are Not MP3s.
>>> Thanks[/color]
>>
>>
>> Start > Search > Click on 'Music' (on the 'Show only' line) > Paste the
>> following in the top right search box
>>
>> NOT *.mp3
>>
>> --
>> Jon
>>[/color]
>
> Nice one Jon
>
> Delboy[/color]


Thanks Delboy.

Must admit, I really like this new search now. Certainly didn't initially. I
was extremely close to turning it off completely at one stage, due to
performance issues, but now I'm glad I stuck with it.

--
Jon

That does it. Thanks. But I thought I tried something like that -
maybe "NO" instead of "NOT."
As for the suggestion of going through types one by one, that's
exactly what I wanted to avoid.

On Mon, 21 May 2007 18:16:42 +0100, "Jon"
<Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>"Myron Bennett" <mcbennett@fuse.net> wrote in message
>news:368353p4935f9jg58smopqmh4up9h3cu9t@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> One thing I miss in the search is the choice of broader categories,
>> such as audio and video and whatever else I dimly recall from the good
>> old days.
>> But now I hope someone will tell me how to tell the search to leave
>> out some of what the search will turn up.
>> Case in point, and what I'm after, I want Search to find all my music
>> files that are Not MP3s.
>> Thanks[/color]
>
>
>Start > Search > Click on 'Music' (on the 'Show only' line) > Paste the
>following in the top right search box
>
>NOT *.mp3[/color]