Bring up Windows Explorer by clicking on the icon on the toolbar (an envelope looking icon to the right of the Start button). In the upper right corner you'll see the search box. Whatever you click on in the left pane will be searched for whatever you type in the search box. There's a plethora of options you can set by clicking Organize -> Folder and search options.
Good luck.
How do you do a hard drive search in Windows 7? How do you explore? How do you get to the option of opening all folders in the same window or each in its own window?
Thanks for any help!
David

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