I'm trying to find files in Windows7 that have a parenthesis in the file name.

However, when I type ( or ( or "(" or "(" I get either nothing or every file.

Microsoft's "advanced query syntax" reference for desktop search mentions nothing about this.

What gives?

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See my related post about searching for the ? character character within text file content. I'm seeing similar problems. superuser.com/questions/168638/… – jpierson Dec 2 '10 at 22:04
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Got it!

Just had to type this into the search box:

"*(*"
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