Hello Geoff! On Monday, February 17, 2003, 1:57 AM, you wrote:
G> On 17 February 2003, 02:08, Mary Bull wrote: MB>> [XP]takes forever to hunt out a file, and sometimes it will deny MB>> that it exists ... < snip > Geoff, the advice below is really going to help me as I use The Bat! within XP. Everyone, if this is to be further discussed, what about continuing it on tbot? G> 1. ... Windows XP ... [doesn't search] Program Files ... G> by default. To include these folders, in the Search Companion G> expand Search Options, then Advanced Options, and select G> System Folders. G> 2. [In my case]: An Index Server index had become corrupted. To G> rebuild a corrupted index, go to Administrative Tools -> Computer G> Management (which you can access by right-clicking My Computer in G> the Start Menu and choosing Manage). Now Expand Services and G> Applications, then Indexing Service, then System. Now click G> Directories. Right click the entry for the Directory that you know G> contains your file and choose All Tasks -> Rescan (Full). Many thanks, again, Geoff. -- Best regards, Mary The Bat! 1.61 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html