Much easier to do explorer x:\ where x is the drive latter, shift tab to the edit box, type all or part of the filename, tab a few times till you hear items view, and wait for the search to finish -- you can use the mouse keys to tell you if the search is still going. Then you will be in the list of files which have been found.
Dave via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello to the List, > > Earlier I asked about doing Searches of the Hard Drive in Window 7 > Professional. A couple of you were kind and wrote what you do to > run a Search on the HD. Unfortunately, nothing suggested seemed to > work for me. > > > Which has me wondering why. But, never the less, I did finally figure > a way to find what I am looking for about 90 per cent of the time. > > > Here is what I do: > > > I Press CTRL and the ESC keys to bring up the Start Button, and the > Search entry Field > > > I type in the name of the file I am Searching for and press the Enter key. > > > I then Tab around until I hear Favorites. I Tab one more time, where > I land on Item List Box. > > > I then press the Right Arrow key until I reach a Button labeled Computer. > > > I then Press the Enter key, which then starts searching the HD for > what you typed in the Search field. > > > On my System, I have the Tones Beep as the Search progresses. When > the Search is finished, you will be in a List of files, where you can > arrow up or down with the arrow keys. > > > Move to the file you need, and then Press Shift F10. Arrow down > until you reach, Open File Location and press Enter. > > > This will take you to the folder where the file is found. > > > From here you are on your own as to what to do next. I am still > looking for what will tell me the location of the file without > actually going there. I am sure there is a method, I just haven't > stumbled upon it yet. > > > I know Windows might be slightly different due to the way it was > installed and set up on any given System. So for you that gave me > suggestions, I think you for taking the time. Every little bit is > meant to be helpful, and if it doesn't help, then hopefully, it gives > me something to work on until I figure it out. > > I can say that I find Win 7 to be very different from Win xP. > > cheers, > > Dave > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/covici%40ccs.covici.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [email protected] _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
