In XP and other pre-Vista (I don't know about Vista) Windows, you could search for a file based on "A word or phrase in the file". How can you do that in Windows 7?

win7 use Indexing Service to search for file names *and* file contents, plus in tags for several file types (composer's name of a mp3 file, date when a photo was taken of a jpg file etc). You can see/change the folders and locations where win7 search by default using Indexing Options dialog box: In Start menu search box type: Indexing Options > Enter.

Hi,Please refer to the following materials, and you will know howsearch works in Windows 7.Windows Search Features in Windows 7Best Regards.Dale Qiao