Example: You need to search some folder and it's subdirectories for files. In WinXP you might do: Start->Find folders and files. Write search terms. Location D

Example: You need to search some folder and it's subdirectories for files. In WinXP you might do: Start->Find folders and files. Write search terms. Location Dropdown->"Browse..."->Find folder. Press search. Vista: Find the folder in Explorer, write your search terms in the search box in the upper right corner . This workflow wasn't changed for a long time, as far as I remember.