"Brainless_in_Boston" <BrainlessinBoston@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:AD6114C3-766F-4728-8150-1B5F4E638488@microsoft.com...
>I KNOW I'm not the only one with this opinion about how crappy the MS
>search
> function is.

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There are ways to make the XP search function work like it should (ie like
it did in Win2k). And no, it shouldn't be necessary, but don't give yourself
a heart attack over it. If you're interested in fixing the function, post
back and I'll reply.

Or, as David said, use Agent Ransack
(http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/), which simply works, brilliantly,
straight out of the box.