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BatVink

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Posted: 19th Jul 2004 20:34

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In Windows 2000, I do a text search for "Pants", and it looks in all files in the current folder, and finds all files containing the word "Pants"

In Windows XP, if it doesn't recognise/like the file extension, it won't search it.

You can copy a file, give one a txt extension, and the other one abc, and it will only find the text in one of them!

Anyone know how to switch this behaviour off (other than reinstalling Win 2K)?

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spooky

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Posted: 19th Jul 2004 21:19 Edited at: 19th Jul 2004 21:22

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Annoying isn't it but easily solvable. There is a MS article on how to change it so it searches all files and words within all files, the way it should do. I'll try and find the link for you in a mo.

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Use method 2 on this page:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;309173

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Posted: 20th Jul 2004 00:04

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Sorted, cheers!

Now that's something you wouldn't work out by accident

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