How do I... with Windows 7 search?

How do you search by the contents of the file ONLY.

How does a search of contents of a file regardless of the file type (for example, find strings embedded in executable files)?

How do I specify whether to search subfolders or not?

How can I specify what drives or folders to search for? For example, how to find C:\ and E:\ including subfolders but not D:\, or how search c:\Data and D:\store\value but not the other files (like the rest of the files would be a waste of time).

Much of my data is sensitive and should not be indexed for reasons of security. How can I erase the clues and do make sure no indexation is facts? How can I see what has been indexed?

How can I specify that the search should be case-sensitive?

Finally, why is that when I click on 'Computer' in Explorer tree, I can type things in the field of research, but can't really find?

Looking forward to more effective research...

-Tim

Did you know that... Windows Search is developed separately from the team of the Windows operating system.

I would respectfully ask that Windows Search are given to the Windows operating system team for the rewrite.  If separate people cannot make it work any better than what it does (no t) after 4.0 versions it is now time to call it quits.  The team of the OS, on the other hand, knows how to create software that actually works and gets things right 100% of the time.

Repeat after me: is not right until every last occurrence of what is sought is found, every time!

How to search for content only, what about excluding files names, (keeping in mind the well-known possibility that Windows Search could not actually FIND the content that is there, even when you specify the syntax correctly), try to search using this form:

content: ChaineCherchee

To search for a file by extension, as you would have done it before with *.xyz, use this form:

ext: XYZ

-Christmas

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