Searching inside XML files from Windows Explorer

Question

I have a Windows XP SP2 system where the Windows Explorer search is not able to find text in XML files. Is there some setting that enables searching in XML files? Search does find my text in .txt and .doc files in the same folder.

Solution 1

I know this doesn't directly answer your question, but if you're prepared to install some new software Notepad++ supports searching in files and will search in xml files quite happily.

Solution 2

AstroGrep should be able to find text within XML, or any other text files.

Comments

[Daisetsu]

Windows Search doesn't really work the way you might expect. It doesn't scan every file for a specific search query, rather it looks through it's index.

[HackToHell]

While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.

[bhaskar]

@HackToHell I typically feel the way you do, but I'm not sure what information there is to add for a "try this product" answer. (Also, why did you comment under this answer and not the other two? I'm just curious if you arrived here from the /review page, like I did.)

[bhaskar]

@HackToHell Ah, never mind, I just realized that this is one of the auto-comment options under "Recommend deletion."

[HackToHell]

@LordTorgamus And I realized just now that if I recommend a page for deletion a comment gets inserted.