Comments on: WINDOWS 7 SEARCH http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/10/windows-7-search/ technology news and computer tips for small business and individuals from bruceb consulting Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Windows 7 Tips For Power Searches | bruceb consulting - news http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/10/windows-7-search/comment-page-1/#comment-3129 Windows 7 Tips For Power Searches | bruceb consulting - news Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:22:38 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/10/windows-7-search/#comment-3129 [...] Windows 7 Search More About Windows 7 Search Windows 7 Searches – Small Business Windows 7 Searches – Libraries [...] [...] Windows 7 Search More About Windows 7 Search Windows 7 Searches – Small Business Windows 7 Searches – Libraries [...]

]]> By: Bruce Berls http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/10/windows-7-search/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Bruce Berls Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:41:41 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/10/windows-7-search/#comment-49 That's a pretty specific circumstance that I've never heard about. I don't have any information about how fast Vista & Win7 index new files. Would a few minutes delay before doing the search improve the results? It's absolutely true - all the magic happens with indexed content. But even with items not indexed, we've made progress in one important way - there's no more cartoon dog. So that's good, eh? That’s a pretty specific circumstance that I’ve never heard about. I don’t have any information about how fast Vista & Win7 index new files. Would a few minutes delay before doing the search improve the results?

It’s absolutely true – all the magic happens with indexed content. But even with items not indexed, we’ve made progress in one important way – there’s no more cartoon dog. So that’s good, eh?

]]> By: EID http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/10/windows-7-search/comment-page-1/#comment-48 EID Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:51:51 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/10/windows-7-search/#comment-48 Unfortunately, Windows 7 search results cannot be trusted. When searching content that has not been indexed, the results are often wrong. For example, you have just copied in a large number of text files from somewhere and you want to find the relevant files by searching for a quoted string. The search "New York" will return all files that contain New and York, not just the files that contain "New York". Searching for a specific string is considered an "advanced" feature that only works on indexed content. If you can't trust it, what good is it? Unfortunately, Windows 7 search results cannot be trusted.
When searching content that has not been indexed, the results are often wrong. For example, you have just copied in a large number of text files from somewhere and you want to find the relevant files by searching for a quoted string. The search “New York” will return all files that contain New and York, not just the files that contain “New York”. Searching for a specific string is considered an “advanced” feature that only works on indexed content. If you can’t trust it, what good is it?

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