Can't find dbx files...why?

John Brown · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

Any thoughts on this...was at a mate's XP pc yesterday..we looked for dbx
files on his hard drive via Start/Search/All files and folders.../*.dbx.
....whilst this found some old dbx files...the current ones it didn't reveal.
He only has one hard drive - drive C so first looked there then looked in My
Computer to be sure, and have Show hidden files and folders tricked in
Folder Options.
Did eventually find them via Maintenance/Store folder...but intrigued as to
why they didn't show in Search?
Thanks.

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Ken · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 21

Am not on a XP right now, but I think one has to tell Search to look into
hidden files.

Some Place in your 'Start/Search/All files and folders.../*.dbx', there
should be an Advanced Options to select.

Let me know.

Thanks,
Ken

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| Any thoughts on this...was at a mate's XP pc yesterday..we looked for dbx
| files on his hard drive via Start/Search/All files and folders.../*.dbx.
| ...whilst this found some old dbx files...the current ones it didn't
reveal.
| He only has one hard drive - drive C so first looked there then looked in
My
| Computer to be sure, and have Show hidden files and folders tricked in
| Folder Options.
| Did eventually find them via Maintenance/Store folder...but intrigued as
to
| why they didn't show in Search?
| Thanks.
|
|

PA Bear [MS MVP] · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 107

When using Explorer Search, you must enable the Advanced Option and the 3
options directly underneath it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

John Brown wrote:
> Any thoughts on this...was at a mate's XP pc yesterday..we looked for dbx
> files on his hard drive via Start/Search/All files and folders.../*.dbx.
> ...whilst this found some old dbx files...the current ones it didn't
> reveal.
> He only has one hard drive - drive C so first looked there then looked in
> My
> Computer to be sure, and have Show hidden files and folders tricked in
> Folder Options.
> Did eventually find them via Maintenance/Store folder...but intrigued as
> to
> why they didn't show in Search?
> Thanks.

John Brown · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

TVM
=========
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> When using Explorer Search, you must enable the Advanced Option and the 3
> options directly underneath it.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> John Brown wrote:
>> Any thoughts on this...was at a mate's XP pc yesterday..we looked for dbx
>> files on his hard drive via Start/Search/All files and folders.../*.dbx.
>> ...whilst this found some old dbx files...the current ones it didn't
>> reveal.
>> He only has one hard drive - drive C so first looked there then looked in
>> My
>> Computer to be sure, and have Show hidden files and folders tricked in
>> Folder Options.
>> Did eventually find them via Maintenance/Store folder...but intrigued as
>> to
>> why they didn't show in Search?
>> Thanks.
>

PA Bear [MS MVP] · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 107

YW

John Brown wrote:
> TVM
> =========
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
> @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> When using Explorer Search, you must enable the Advanced Option and the 3
>> options directly underneath it.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> John Brown wrote:
>>> Any thoughts on this...was at a mate's XP pc yesterday..we looked for
>>> dbx
>>> files on his hard drive via Start/Search/All files and folders.../*.dbx.
>>> ...whilst this found some old dbx files...the current ones it didn't
>>> reveal.
>>> He only has one hard drive - drive C so first looked there then looked
>>> in
>>> My
>>> Computer to be sure, and have Show hidden files and folders tricked in
>>> Folder Options.
>>> Did eventually find them via Maintenance/Store folder...but intrigued as
>>> to
>>> why they didn't show in Search?
>>> Thanks.

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