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Search Facility how to use

This is such a simple tip but then again there are people who do not know.

When using the Search facility in XP

That is where you go Start > Search

There are an enormous number of options available to you

For example you do not have to search every drive. XP allows you to choose which one

However let us deal first with that irritating dog

GO to :‐

Change Preferences

Click “ Without an animated character “ That’s better you’ll say as it wanders off the screen..

Next, click “ More Advanced “

There exist a number of options such as when was it modified “ What size is it “ More Advanced Options “ etc. Find box options, complete with a ‘Look In’ drop‐down menu, which should be set to ‘Local Hard Drives (C:;D:;E:;)’.

Just play with it and you will be surprised at how defined you can make your search

Just type in the box what you are looking for, and keep trying different ways if you do not succeed the first time.

You can use “ Wild letters “ i.e. *

( The asterisk means anything ) e.g. “ *.Doc “ Which will throw up all doc files.

Do not do that are you will have pages of them but this gives you an example of how to use asterisks

When you close Search the settings should be remembered the next time that you open it.

Happy Searching