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Search for Files in Windows XP


Locate files quickly and easily! 

A program called Search can help you locate Files and Folders onyour PC. 

1) Click Start, Search and the ‘Search Results’ window opens. 

2) On the left side of the window, click the ‘All Files and Folders’ link andthree fill-in boxes are displayed in the window: 

a) In the box labeled ‘All or part of the file name’ type in the full orpartial file name you want to locate. 

b) You can optionally search for text within each file by entering the text youwant to search for in the box labeled ‘A word or phrase in the file’.


Note: Ifyou look for files by file name and text within the file, then only filesmatching both conditions will be found. 

c) Click the arrow at the right side of the box labeled “Look In’ and in thedrop-down list that opens, select the drive(s) you want to search in. If youwant to search all folders in the drive you select, check the ‘Includesubfolders’ check box. 

3) Click the 'Search' button and all files and folders matching your searchconditions appear in a list. The path of each folder and file is also displayed