Find Files I [1]
Find Files II [2]

Ok, you don’t remember the name of the file nor the date it was created, BUT you do know the topic of the document. Even with this piece of information, your chances of search success remain positive. Follow these steps to find your ‘lost’ file:

1. Click on Start --> Search  (Find-->Files or Folders in Windows 98)

2. Type the topic or key word you remember in the "A word or phrase... (“Containing Text” box in Windows 98)

3. Keep the File Name box blank and make sure the “Look in” box says “My Computer” with the Include Subfolders box checked.

4. Click Search or Find

That should do it. Now you have three excellent tools for keeping track of those wandering files!