How to search a folder in Windows 7

It is basically the same as in Windows Vista.  See this page:

http://www.vistarewired.com/2007/03/17/how-to-search-files-by-content-data

For a good tutorial of how to use the Search tool in Windows 7, try this one in the SevenForums Tutorials section:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/36599-search-windows-7-a.html

LeeTuror has right.

See the image I have attached to see where to type your query
win7search.png

I opened Folder Options but I do not have a Search page.

Any idea why not?

You mean you do not have a Search "tab" under Folder Options? Perhaps, if you tried installing Agent Ransack (which I myself used when I was using Windows XP), it screwed up something in your system DLL files or the registry. You could try to use the System File Checker to see if that would restore normal operations, or if you have a System Restore point available before your installation of Agent Ransack, that might restore it.

To use System File Checker, open a CMD prompt with Administrative privileges (right click on the entry for Command Prompt on your Win7 Start Menu under Accessories and select Run as Administrator from the context menu that scrolls out, then type SFC /SCANNOW at the DOS prompt. Have your Win7 installation DVD handy for providing system DLL files that might need to be replaced with the original versions.)

To run System Restore, find it on your Start Menu under Accessories -> System Tools.

On the left side you select a folder - search box is on the upper right corner.
This is basic...

LeeTutor,

I'm glad you mentioned having the installation DVD. The fact is I bought the machine at Best Buy and did not get any start-up DVD's.

Before I run SFC /SCANNOW I think I should learn how to get the necessary backups off this Windows 7 machine.

What can you suggest?

Is this about search or backup ? You lost me .... :-)
Like I told you before....W7 searches by filename and filecontent.
Search is displayed on every folder option (see the pic).


sys.png

By the way, it is also possible to download the makings for a Windows 7 "recovery CD", which at least allows you to use the Vista/Win7 equivalent of XP's old Recovery Console.  The new Vista/Win7 replacement is called Windows Recovery Environment, and it is MUCH improved over XP's Recovery Console.  Here is where you can download the makings for the Win7 recovery CD:

http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/

These two articles are useful in explaining how to use the Windows Recovery Environment, which is Vista's replacement for the Recovery Console of XP:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial142.html
Using System Restore from the Vista Windows Recovery Environment

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial147.html
How to use the Command Prompt in the Vista Windows Recovery Environment

And here is a good general treatment of the Recovery Environment:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/windows_7_feature_focus_recovery_environment

senad,

That control is not abailable to me in Windows 7. So I am trying to understand why?

Lee, I have an HP Pavilion i7 Windows 7 Ultimate.

I also used Acronis, but then started getting hard disk errors months ago, which caused my nightly backups to terminate. So I still need to address that issue to get things back up and running again.

For now, I just need to search folders for a file with a pre-defined text string, but can no longer use Agert Ransack.

Also check if the 'search' system service is started .... (under services)...