Windows XP's Search Companion seems to be a lot more powerful than searching in Windows 7.
Particularly, I want to be able to search for filenames matching some pattern, containing a particular word.
For instance, how do I find files with the extension "sql" containing the word "view_customer"?
To find files with the extendion "sql" containing the word "view_customer" in Windows 7, enter this in the Search text box:
content:view_customer *.sql
In pictures, the equivalent of this search in XP Search Companion (dog):
is this in Windows 7:
This question is similar to this question (though not exactly the same), but I wasn't allowed to add an answer to that because it is protected.
this works only on indexed files, so using an app like aborage Searcher works better also you could use the powershell: take a look here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8153750/how-to-search-a-string-in-multiple-files-and-return-the-names-of-files-in-powers
