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Find Dialog (Windows 95/98/NT4)

This example searches for all .DOC files that contain the text "Pat Harrington." To look for all .DOC files no matter what is in them, "Containing text" would be left empty. In Windows 95 and NT 4, "Containing text" is under the Advanced tab. To search the entire hard disk, be sure (c:) is all by itself in "Look in" without any folder names.

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Win Finding files

Search Dialog (Windows 2000)

This example searches for all .DOC files that contain the text "Pat Harrington." To look for all .DOC files no matter what is in them, "Containing text" would be left empty. To search the entire hard disk, be sure Local Harddrives (c:) is all by itself in "Look in" without any folder names.

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All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
Copyright © 1981-2010 by Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved.

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