How to Search for Multiple Files with a Single Search

This article was previously published under Q169477

SUMMARY

This article describes how to search for multiple files with a single search.

To search for multiple files with a single search, follow these steps:

1.	Click the Start button, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
2.	In the Named box, type all or part of the name you want to search for. For example, to search for all files with the .bat extension, type: .bat To search for multiple files, type each file type separated by a semicolon (;). For example: win.ini;.bat;*.sys This search lists all files ending in .bat or .sys, and the Win.ini file in the target location.
3.	In the Look In box, click the location you want to search.
4.	Click Find Now.

For information about how to search multiple drives in a single search, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 165448 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/165448/EN-US/)
TITLE : How to Find Files or Folders in Multiple Locations

•	Microsoft Windows 95
•	Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

kbhowto KB169477

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