STARTS SEARCH ON FIRST LETTER

When I try to do a file search using Spotlight or using the window file search feature, the system does not give me a chance to type the whole word and starts searching on the first letter. It will not allow me to stop the search until it is completed or I have to quit the application. Is there anyway to type in a whole word or file name before searching? My only alternative has been to keep the MAC OS 9 Find File application on my dock which gives me exactly what I want after MAC OS 9 boots up. Find File gives me a list of files to scroll through instead of trying to figure out if the file is a document, movie, music, pdf, attachment, and then having to search these subheadings for the file. Is there a simple find file application for Tiger where I can type in a word and get a list of file names instead of all of these subheadings?

Hi Marcia,
You might want to try a little app called Laserlight:
http://mysite.verizon.net/oneleftfoot/laserlight/
It's a simple little program that presents a search box that won't start searching until you hit return. It then passes the search string to spotlight and the search carries on as normal.
It's totally free, so give it a try and see how you get on with it.
All the best,
Deegan
TiBook G4 15" 1ghz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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