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Windows 98 File Search - Place a Find Request on the Desktop

SUMMARY: Frequently search for the same files on Windows 98? Place a shortcut to a find request right on your desktop.

If you've ever used the "Find" feature, you know the power of this search and retrieve component of Win98. If you constantly need to find the same files, you may want to save a request straight to the desktop, so that you do not need to keep re-keying the same information over and over.

First, click on the "Start" Menu, choosing "Find" and then "Files or Folders...". Click on the various fields, choosing which files you wish to find and where you want to find them. Choose whether or not you wish to save the request itself to the desktop or simply save the files that you have "found" to the desktop. If the latter is your wish, click on the "Options" menu and choose "Save Results" so it is checked. Click on "File", and choose "Save Search." An icon will be created on your desktop. Rename it, change the icon, etc. to your liking.