File search does not find all matches.

If I ask for a file whose name begins with "WXYZ" on <Boot Volume> or "This Mac", matching files in subfolders of /Library do not appear. The only files that appear are in my user directory or on external disks ("This Mac" only, of course.) If, on the other hand, I chose to search /Library, the files are found.
How do I REALLY search for ALL files on a volume or "This Mac" whose name begins with "WXYZ"?

I had exactly the same problem. To do with how spotlight references the filesysytem
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1776734&tstart=0

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However there is also another folder in "Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Microsoft" with name "Silverlight".
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I have saved a large number of cd on an extermal drive via my laptop. I have now moved my external drive to my desk to but I tunes does not find all the CD i have saved on the external drive

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