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  1. July 15th, 2003, 04:27 AM #1
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    XP File Search

    Hi,

    Has anybody else noticed that the File Search facility in XP isn't very good and struggles to return the correct results.

    Does anybody know of a way to get a better search facility in XP?

    2000 worked perfectly but that little dog is a let down!

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  2. July 15th, 2003, 09:59 AM #2
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    Great question!
    I do not like to search for stuff on XP as the search is so SLOWWW. I compare to 98 and ME searches.
    This does not seem to be affected by have various admin services turned on or off, such as the indexing service and file linking.
    A clean install and search is not much better, so MS Office or other programs should not be to blame.
    Let's hope someone can speed up the search. Lately, I have been more organized and am hoping to go back to being sloppy!

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  3. July 15th, 2003, 12:18 PM #3
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    Try Agent Ransack, I don't like the Search feature in XP either.

    I personally use File Finder by Ontrack/VCom
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  4. July 15th, 2003, 12:49 PM #4
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    I've stopped using Search since I found this utility called "AvaFind". I've only had it a short while, but I like it so far.

    http://www.think-less-do-more.com/avafind/?start=1
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  6. July 15th, 2003, 01:31 PM #5
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    I just downloaded Agent Ransack and I like it. I'll try both for a while and see which one I end up with. Have you tried the "pay version", FileLocator Pro?

    http://www.mythicsoft.com/
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    No I've not. Here's the comparison between the two. If one needs the added features, then it's well worth the $12.99 price that they are asking.
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    I downloaded the trial version of FileLocator Pro, also. So, I now have 3 new search programs to try. How did you find the price? The "Buy Now" link isn't working for me. The page I get says:

    "Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.573; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.573"

    I hope I'm not going to have to download .NET Framework 1.1 sooner rather than later.
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    Buy Now! is correct, I didn't get any message as you did.
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  11. July 16th, 2003, 03:02 AM #9
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    Hmmmm.... once I completely disabled indexing service on all my drives, and got rid of the annoying little dog that wants to find m stuff, and turned on advanced search, things seemed to go quite a bit faster.
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