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But the XP search syntax doesn't work in Vista. Vista uses the Windows Desktop Search query syntax. That was painful to figure out. I highly recommend reading through the Windows Desktop Search advanced query reference. First of all, it's completely different than searching in XP, so you'll need to retrain your brain. But it's also a far richer search paradigm than we ever had in XP. When you perform a search, note that the Search Tools menu is available; that's our main interface for all the new search options.

From here, you can bring up the Search Pane, which lets you filter your searches to particular file types, and includes an expandable Advanced Search pane.