Alternative to Windows 7 Search

[mdclow]

I did a clean install of Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit on my T60 back in February and I am very happy with it with one exception.  I have tried changes Win 7 folder options to be able to search contents of files or use a wildcard and to no avail.  Is anyone using third party search software instead of Win 7 OS search?

[buddinggeek]

Have you tried using google desktop search?

[mdclow]

No, I have not tried Google Desktop.  Might you know if it will search the contents of .doc, .xls & .pdf files?

[buddinggeek]

Yes it will index everything,you can even select what type of files to be searched and what should not be

http://desktop.google.com/features.html

[pcunite]

>> Is anyone using third party search software instead of Win 7 OS search?

I recently bought a ThinkPad SL510 with Windows 7 on it. I love it but could not live with the default search tool. I'm using FileSearchEX at the moment and love it. I also replaced the default drive with an SSD which really make things move!