need help from a computer nerd.

[dennit469 10+ year member]

ok i have windows vista, and for some reason the search thing it has is a very useful tool if it actually found files that you ARE CONFIDENT to be on your computer, example: tried to search for a song i know is on computer, typed in "superstar" and nothing came up for songs, so i went to my computer and did the whole computer search at top right hand corner, still nothing, i just found the song i was looking for in C:/Dennis/Downloads/just added/Superstar CJ - Make it rain.mp3, now shouldnt the tool find this file if its on the computer? i was thinking like it cant find files in the user directory, because it cant find any song in that folder with the search tool. is there some indexing problem with the search tool? or is there any fix? it would save me time and hassle to fix if possible

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[Stalin-ohaulic]

I think it's looking for the exact string. If you want it to bring up everything in that naming convention by that artist, just type in "superstar*"

If you want to search for the song title, just type "*rain". The "*" is a wildcard and it basically says "ignore anything here and only pay attention to the portion explicitly defined".

 

[dennit469 10+ year member]

I think it's looking for the exact string. If you want it to bring up everything in that naming convention by that artist, just type in "superstar*"
If you want to search for the song title, just type "*rain". The "*" is a wildcard and it basically says "ignore anything here and only pay attention to the portion explicitly defined".

nope, no luck

 

[soloXgt 10+ year member]

I think it's looking for the exact string. If you want it to bring up everything in that naming convention by that artist, just type in "superstar*"
If you want to search for the song title, just type "*rain". The "*" is a wildcard and it basically says "ignore anything here and only pay attention to the portion explicitly defined".

actually the "*" stands for any number of any characters:

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

its probably set to only search certain files and/or folders

but you found it didnt you? lol. just gotta search for it..whenever you download stuff and save it to your computer make sure its in a safe spot where you can access it easily.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Dennis's computer is a menace!

 

[soloXgt 10+ year member]

Dennis's computer is a menace!

to society

 

[Stalin-ohaulic]

actually the "*" stands for any number of any characters:

u serious?

 

[Digital Designs 10+ year member]

ok i have windows vista,

Theres your problem.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

change the search settings to my computer and all files and folders

 

[soloXgt 10+ year member]

u serious?

as herpes. Shall I rephrase my previous statement?

 

[Stalin-ohaulic]

as herpes

Cold sore herpes or genital warts herpes?

 

[soloXgt 10+ year member]

Cold sore herpes or genital warts herpes?

whichever is more serious

 

[I Like Waffle]

you need windows xp or windows 7.