Can't find files that I know are there

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On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 17:55:32 -0400, "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote:

>Several days ago I posted a version of the following message to this
>newsgroup:
>
>(1) -------------- THE ORIGINAL POSTING.--------------
>(2) ----- Please read it and continue with line (3) below -----
>
>I look at a particular subdirectory on one of my drives and see three files,
>NAME.abc', 'NAME.abc' and 'NAME.abc'. I do a search on 'NAME.*' within the
>subdirectory that contains the three files. The three files are very nicely
>found in the search. I change the search so that it is done on the entire
>partition that contains the subdirectory. The modified search comes up with
>nothing. What's going on? How can I correct the problem?
>
>I've been noticing this sort of thing going on for quite awhile. I have
>reinstalled windows XP, both complete and partial, several times and have
>observed it as occuring after each of the reinstalls. I had a response to
>the previous posting that indicates that other people might have experienced
>the same inability to find files that I have. If so my reaction is that the
>issue poses a pretty basic flaw in Windows XP. I conclude that the problem
>is an inherent part of Windows XP, yet I don't see any mention of it in the
>newsgroups.
>
>What is wrong with my logic?
>
>(3) -----------------------------------------------------------
>
>I had a response to my previous posting from 'Sharon F'. She indicated that
>I should Open Search in the left hand panel, and there I should "Click on
>'More Advanced Options' and that I would then find an option 'search
>subfolders'."
>
>Well I did just what she suggested and I don't see the item "More Advanced
>Options". I opened the search command above Run on the main menu, and even
>spent some time opening a variety of screens looking for the mentioned item.
>
>"Sharon F" (or anyone else who would like to help me): Can you be more
>specific about how to find the "search subfolders" item?
>
> Don J
>