Vista Search has no date window

[ausearch]

Several times a week, my job requires me to tally the number of files created between certain dates, on other computers on my LAN. Previously, under Win XP, this was easy and fast: XP allows date windows under Win Explorer Search, and searching mapped drives was as fast as searching my own computer.

Now, under Vista Business, I have to do two searches around the required date window, and subtract the results to get the info required. Also, searching a mapped drive is MUCH slower than searching my own computer.

For me, this is an irritating loss of functionality. Is there any work-around? Does Microsoft plan to provide a date search window in the future?

Thanks -

 

[Smilin]

Hit Windows+F to bring up the search window.
Hit the advanced search on the right.
Hit the location dropdown. Click "Choose search locations" at the bottom.
Checkbox any place you want to search, be it local drive or folder, network location, mapped drive.
In the search text box in the upper right use a boolean search such as:
"modified:>1/5/2007 AND modified:<1/7/2007" (Without the quotes, AND in uppercase).

Tada!

If you need more info about what syntax can be used in the search box hit Windows+F1 and type "Tips for finding files". The result you're after should be the first one.

 

[Smilin]

...and I don't buy that searching mapped drives under XP was as fast as searching local drives... :roll: