Finding files via the FINDER...frustrated

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ok. i've been using mac few years frustrated using finder search files. example, want find windows 8 virtual machine created couple of months ago, opened finder window , searched windows 8 in search part of finder, finder shows me kinds of files without windows 8 in name of file, 70+ files.

ok, mac experts, please tell me doing wrong because if not, well, finder sucks. want if find file partial name search.
:eek:
thank you!


p.s. forgot mention want list in alphabetical order search. hell, windows xp can this.
 

click restrict search file names only:
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just click on "name" column heading in search results sort name.
 


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