unable to find files on xp

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"ajay logani" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:18e0c01c4239c$872f2260$a001280a@phx.gbl
> We were using microsoft windows 98 and any data (text) in
> any file that we were creating in windows 98 we were able
> to find it using the search option.
>
> After starting the usage of xp pro we are unable to do
> the same exercise.
>
> PROBLEM
> file name generated : apr-04.p65
> to find text inside the file : ajay logani
>
> in win98 we search it as :
>
> filename : *.p65
> containing text : ajay logani
>
> in xp we do the same but are unable to find files.
>
> Kindly, Urgently workout a solution.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ajay Logani

From: "Doug Knox" <dougk@mvps.org>
To: <dts-l@mvps.org>
Subject: Fix for XP's lack of search for ............
Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:42 AM

XP has a known issue for not being able to do a find for files named *.blah,
containing text abcdefg for other than some of the basic types of files.

Modify the extension in the following REG file for the file type(s) you wish
to be able to search and import it into the Registry.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.adm]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.adm\PersistentHandler]
@="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

Not my work, supposedly a closely guarded MS secret, but has been put out
publicly in the XP groups, already. You may want to ensure that the
PersistentHandler doesn't already exist

Doug

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Tom Porterfield wrote:
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP wrote:
>>>
>>> From: "Doug Knox" <dougk@mvps.org>
>>> To: <dts-l@mvps.org>
>>> Subject: Fix for XP's lack of search for
.............
>>> Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:42 AM
>>>
>>> XP has a known issue for not being able to do a
find for files named
>>> *.blah, containing text abcdefg for other than some
of the basic
>>> types of files.
>>>
>>> Modify the extension in the following REG file for
the file type(s)
>>> you wish to be able to search and import it into
the Registry.
>>>
>>> REGEDIT4
>>>
>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.adm]
>>>
>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.adm\PersistentHandler]
>>> @="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"
>>>
>>> Not my work, supposedly a closely guarded MS
secret, but has been
>>> put out publicly in the XP groups, already. You may
want to ensure
>>> that the PersistentHandler doesn't already exist
>>>
>>> Doug
>>
>> Just to add to Frank's quote of Doug's post. If you
have SP1
>> installed you can now turn this on for all file
extensions in one,
>> less than obvious, place. From a command prompt or
the start, run
>> box enter the following command:
>>
>> mmc %windir%\system32\ciadv.msc
>>
>> This will bring up the properties for indexing
service. On the
>> Action menu select Properties. On the general tab
under Inheritable
>> settings check the box that reads "Index files with
unknown
>> extensions." Once you Apply that change XP will now
search in all
>> files for text regardless of the extension. Note
that indexing
>> services does *not* need to be turned on or enabled
for this to
>> affect the search in files functionality. --
>> Tom Porterfield
>> MS-MVP MCE
>> http://support.telop.org
>>
>> Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

Sheesh! I just got done bitching about there not being
any workarounds for that, and all of a sudden one pops
up! I cojldn't make heads or tails out of the
preceding response about adding extensions. Ask and ye
shall receive, I guess, if the time's right. Hate to
bite the hand that taught me how to fish, but if this's
been known, why's it been such a secret?

Scuse me, gotta fire up Regedit!

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