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How about just covering the Windows XP basic searches. I'll help fill this in and you can help and put that in your useful Windows shortcut thread.

• Date: date:
• Extension: *.exe [an example for *.exe extension]
• Size: size:
• System Folders: This option appears to be on by default on Windows 7.
• Hidden Files & Folders: This option appears to be on by default on Windows 7.

• Date Modified: modified:
• Date Created: created:
• Date Accessed: accessed:
• Date Before: before:8/25/2009
• Date After: after:8/25/2009
• Date Range: 8/1/09..8/25/09

• Type: kind:

• Size: size:
• Size limit: >50KB [or <50KB]
• Size Range: 50MB..70MB


• Subfolders on/off: This option appears to be on by default on Windows 7.



To look for something specific, be sure to add asterisk * before and after search term and * as an extension.

For example, if searching for a + sign:

Originally Posted by redduc900

Enclose the plus sign(s) within asterisks, for example *+*.*, *++*.*, *+++*.*, etc., and make sure to either add an asterisk as the extension, or include a known extension like *.jpg for example.