MessageJim, Have you used the "original" file search method? I don't know what else to call it, so that's how I'm referring to it. In MS-Explorer (Windows+E to launch), make sure the drive or the folder you're searching is in the folder pane and not in the treeview pane. Alt+F and then e to bring up search. This is a more accessible search dialog than the default one that launches with Ctrl+F. Also when you exit the search with Alt+F4, you're still in the MS-Explorer folder list, ready for more file activities. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim L To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 21:53 Subject: alternative XP search Heya folks, Am having the odd crash using the standard XP search feature to search for my files etc on my PC. Is there a freeware alternative search program/utility that works well with Jaws and doesn't take huge processor memory? Maybe theres a cute little utility out there that just may do the same job and even better:) cheers, Jim