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Why is SearchWin so big?
It isn't
J - SearchWin makes extensive use of a number of
Windows libraries and the download includes all those libraries in case your
system does not already have them installed. The main program is about 1.4MB.
The help file is about 264KB - I like detailed help files. Also included is a
Tutorial to help new users become familiar with the basics (280KB). The rest of the
download are Windows and support libraries. I do not provide a download
without the libraries because there are so many versions of them some of which
are interdependent. Including them in the download guarantees you have a
consistent set installed on your system.
Why does SearchWin seem to take a couple of seconds to display
when it is started?
Because it is checking each drive on your system to
see which to include in the Drives List. You can reduce this time by checking
Don't check Floppy Drives on the Options Window.
Why doesn't SearchWin show up in the "Tools" menu of my NT or XP
based system?
Because on these operating systems, Microsoft moved the
search items to the View > Toolbar menu. Click the View > Toolbar and then check SearchWin to have it available in Explorer.
Why doesn't SearchWin show up when I click Search on my NT or XP
system?
Same reason as above. Use the toolbar menu & check SearchWin to
have in available from the Search Window.
When I start SearchWin from Explorer (or Search in NT/XP) it
doesn't start at the folder I have open - how come?
If there is an open
Explorer window, SearchWin takes it's starting Folder from Explorer's Title Bar.
For Windows 9x, start Explorer, Click View > Folder Options. Make sure Display
the full path in title bar is checked. For NT/XP, start Explorer, Click
Tools > Folder Options & make sure Display the full path in title bar is
checked.
When searching for file content in Word (M.S. Office)
documents, SearchWin sometimes finds files that do not have the search terms in
their text. Why?
SearchWin checks the entire file of an Office document - so the documents Meta
Data is also searched. Meta data includes things like the documents Title,
Author, Keywords and so forth as well as collaboration and tracking data. Your
search term is in one of those places if it is not in the text.
What's this Update on the Download Page?
Version 1.0.2 of SearchWin has too
many changes for an update to work properly. Current users of SearchWin version
1.0.0 or version 1.0.1 will
need download and install the entire program setup file. If you have
version 1.0.2 or greater installed, you can use the update to
upgrade to the current version.
How can you tell if you need the update?
Look in Help Menu > About or (ver. 1.0.2 or greater) Help Menu > Check for
New Version. Look at the program version information (The
original SearchWin release version was 1.0.0.0 ) If the number is
less that the version identified on the download page, please download and
install the current version.. With V1.0.2 of SearchWin there is an option in the
Help menu to check via the Internet if a new version of the program is
available.
What are File Types (File Extensions)?
You probably have
noticed that file names in Windows look like SomeName.XXX where
there is a name, a "." (dot) and then another group of characters
(usually 3, but could be more). The group of characters following the dot
is the File Type. Generally speaking, a file type represents a certain
kind of information in a certain format. File types tell a program that is
going to use the file what it can expect about the information in the file and
how that information is organized. Windows takes file types a step
further. Most File Types have a designated default program to use when a file of
that type is "Opened". The relationship between a file type and it's default
program is called a File Association. When you double click on a file in
Explorer, windows looks at the file type and looks up what program is Associated
with it and then uses that program to open the file. More than one program
may know how to use a particular file type, but only one program can be
designated as the file types default program or Associated Program. SearchWin's File Type Selector shows both the File Type and the Associated
Program.
Sometimes SearchWin shows network shares / drives as
unavailable - why?
Depending on how your network is configured, shares may require a password
to access them. Currently, SearchWin will not validate a share that requires a
password. In most cases, you can work around this by opening the share in
Explorer and supplying the password. Once the share has been validated for your
computer, SearchWin can access it and the 'unavailable' message should no longer
appear.
SearchWin will not accept my Registration Key!
Some user have reported a problem entering the registration code if the trial
has expired. If you have this problem, please try this:
1a) Open a command prompt window.
2) Type cd "c:\program files\searchwin\" followed by Enter - use quotes around
the name. **
3) Type "pws2.exe register" without the quotes, followed by enter.
OR
1b) Click Start > Run and enter : "c:\program files\searchwin\pws2.exe
register" and click OK **
A registration key entry window will open. Enter your registration information &
click OK. Searchwin will now be registered.
** if you installed SearchWin in an alternate folder, use that folder path
instead **