XP: Speed up your search
Vista search rocks! You can spruce up your Windows XP search too.
Follow any one of these methods, depending on your preference.
In your Windows XP’s search companion, click All Files And Folders and select My Documents in the Look In drop-down list. This prevents the Search Companion from searching the entire hard disk.
Alternatively if you want to search in other locations, like the root directory (folder), sans the system files - Click All Files And Folders, open the More Advanced Options panel, and clear the Search System Folders check box. If the Search Hidden Files And Folders check box is selected, clear it too.
Also note that you can disable support for searching within zip files.
To disable this support, access the Run dialog box, type the command regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll in the Open text box and click OK. You’ll then need to restart the system for the change to take effect. (To re-enable Windows XP’s support for compressed folders, use the command regsvr32 zipfldr.dll.)
Note: Editing the registry is risky; so be sure you’ve performed a full backup before making any changes.
XP, XP Search, Vista, XP Tip, MSTalkOnline, Alpesh Nakar
XP, XP Search, Vista, XP Tip, MSTalkOnline, Alpesh Nakar
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