can't use * wildcard for searches in Vista?

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

How do i look for all my .MTS files in Vista?

I've tried the search options but since XP i've hated the search program.

I've tried advanced search, looking in archives, all the options and still find nothing

help,

Thanks in advance

 

[bruceb]

See link for more info:

http://www.404techsupport.com/...ing-vista-file-search/

Syntax

Another thing that you can do to improve your searching in Vista is learning the syntax to specify your query. You can use the syntax to really drill down your search. Some examples:

If you?re searching the contents of a file, in the search string use Contents: [query]

To search for only files modified within a specific time frame, in the search string use Modified: [date]

You can also use wildcards to find a specify file extension, in the search string use *.[extension] like *.mp3 to find all MP3 files.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I've tried the file extension as AVCHD files are .MTS and I typed *.MTS and got nothing.... could I still be doing something wrong?

 

[corkyg]

What happens if you just type .mts?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

i had to re-index the entire drive... works now