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To locate a file with a known name
or known contents in Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000, follow the steps
below:
Windows
2000
1. From the Start menu, select Search, then For
Files or Folders... . A dialog box titled Search
Results will appear.
2. From that dialog box, in the Search
for files or folders named: field, enter the name of the file
you want to locate. Alternatively, in the Containing text: field,
you can enter search terms based on the file's content.
NOTE: You may use wildcard characters in place of text of which you
are unsure.
3. In the Look in: field,
click the arrow to display a drop-down menu from which you can choose
a drive to search. Select your drive and click Search Now.
NOTE: Choose My Computer to search all your hard drives and
mapped network drives
4. You can further restrict your
search using the Search Options >> section in the Search
Results dialog box. If you click on Search Options >>,
you will see 4 checkboxes that expand when you select them:
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a.
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Date: Select the Date checkbox and from the drop-down menu beneath
the checkbox, select files Modified, files Created,
or files Last Accessed.
You can then select one of the three radio buttons below to
specify a timeframe of months, days, or a time range.
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b.
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Type: Select the Type checkbox and from the drop-down menu, choose
a type for the file you want to locate.
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c.
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Size: Select the Size checkbox and from the left drop-down menu,
choose at least or at most. Then use the up
and down arrows in the right menu to indicate a file size
in kilobytes.
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d.
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Advanced Options: Select the Advanced Options checkbox to make
further selections to Search Subfolders, perform a Case
sensitive search, or Search slow files.
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Windows
95, 98, and NT
1. From the Start menu, select Find, then Files
or Folders... . A dialog box titled Find:
All Files will appear.
2. From that dialog box, in the Named: field,
enter the name of the file you want to locate. Alternatively, in
the Containing text: field, you can enter search terms based
on the file's content.
NOTE: You may use wildcard characters in place of text of which you
are unsure.
3. In the Look in: field,
click the arrow to display a drop-down menu from which you can choose
a drive to search. Select your drive and click Find Now.
NOTE: Choose My Computer to search all your hard drives and
mapped network drives.
4. You can further restrict your
search using the Date and Advanced options in the Find:
All Files dialog box.
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a.
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The Advanced tab:
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i.
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Beside Of type: click the arrow to display a drop-down menu from
which you can choose a file type for the file you want to
locate.
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ii.
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Beside Size is: are two arrowed menus. In the left drop-down
menu, click the arrow and select At least or At
most. Then in the arrowed field to the right, click the
arrows to specify a file size in kilobytes.
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b.
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The Date tab:
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i.
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The radio button for All files is the default selection. However,
you can change that to Find all files, and make a
selection from the drop-down menu to the right, indicating Modified, Created, or Last
accessed.
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ii.
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You can select the radio button for between and then make selections
from the drop-down menus to specify a time range for the
file you want to locate.
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iii
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You can also select the top or bottom radio button, both labeled during
the previous, to indicate months or days.
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