Lesson 5. Find It with Vista Search
Goals
Understand the benefits of instant search capability in Vista
Practice three methods for searching documents, email messages, and other files
Run advanced searches to limit or expand your search
Use the Search box to search the Internet
Save search criteria so that you can run the search again later
Add directories to your search
One of the biggest changes Windows Vista delivers is the way it handles searches. Windows XP and previous versions had the ability to search your hard drive, but they did it very slowly, especially if you were trying to locate a file based on its content rather than just its filename. With Vista, searches are very fast—sometimes taking only a couple of seconds to do what used ...
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