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The built-in search feature in Windows 7 is significantly better than the horrible search options in Windows XP. Instead of installing a third-party program like Google Desktop to search for files on inside files on your computer, you can now do it with easily from Windows 7. For example, let’s say your a programmer or web developer and you want to be able to search your code files like .aspx, .html, .java, .php, etc. With Windows 7, you can configure the search indexer to not only index any file you want, but also to index the file contents. By default, the Search Indexer in Windows 7 indexes the most common locations where your files would be stored, i.e. all libraries, everything in your User folder, and e-mail. If this is not enough, you can add or remove index location really easily. That means you can tell Windows 7 to index and return results from files and folder on network drives or external hard drives. To get started , click on  Start , then type in search  into the

In Windows, NoFolderOptions policy hides the folder options from control panel and even disables the Show Folder and Search options from the command under  Tools  Menu in Windows Explorer. If your computer is not a part of an office environment or any other organizational network than you might be having a risk of a virus which disables these options as a part of infection. This policy in the registry also hides the file extensions to known file types so that the virus may infect your system in stealth. To enable this option, follow these simple steps. The Show Folder And Search Option is grayed out like this: To enable it follow one of these methods, it is always advisable to backup your registry before making any changes. Using Registry Editor Click  Start  menu button and type  regedit  in the Search bar. If User Access Control window pops up to ask for permission, click  Continue . When  Regedit.exe  is launched navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft

Did you ever forget to make the backup of the registry before making some changes in it, which led to system crash? Every time you need to make changes to your registry, you should make a backup as a precaution. Making a backup is very important and helps the user when he wants to restore the changes he made. Exporting – Making A Backup In order to backup your registry, follow  these simple steps: In Windows 7 / Vista:  Open  Start  menu, type  regedit  in  Start Search  and click  OK . In Windows XP:  Open  Start  menu, click  Run,  type  regedit  and select  OK. In Registry Editor go to the  File Menu  and select  Export. Under the export range select  All. Put an  appropriate file name  and save as file type  Registration Files (*.reg). Importing – Restoring The Registry In Registry Editor go to the  File Menu  and select  Import. Now select the registry file(backup) that you made(using above procedure) and it will recover your settings that were