Searching for a word or phrase in Windows Server 2008 R2 / Terminal Services

Question

We have several Terminal Services users who are migrating to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Office 2010 from Server 2003 and Office 2003. One of the questions that has come up as a result of all this is: "How do I search for a word or a phrase within documents?"

I'm having a hard time giving them a definitive answer and I've attempted the following:

1. I've tried changing the search options from 'indexed only' to 'always search file names and contents' and that hasn't made any difference.
2. I've typed 'search' in the search box and that has given me the 'Everything' tool but this appears to be restricted to the local volume only. I need to be able to search mapped drives.

Am I going to have to rely on a third party tool or is there something blindingly obvious that I've apparently missed?

Answer 1

I decided to go third party and have found a nifty app called FileLocator Lite.

Answer 2

Within Windows 7 & Office 2010 - Type what you want to search for, within the search results window you can choose 'custom' - this is where you can select your network share(s). Let it search and then [File Contents] appears within the search window.

I would hazard a guess and say that TS on Windows Server 2008 R2 has the same search features as Win7.