how long does it usually take to find a player thru the in game serach option?

with the registered version you can search for ppl, but normal version you can add up to 4 ppl to your buddy list. then it will tell you what server they are playing on. usually takes about 1-10 seconds for a server to pop up on the buddy list  

what do u mean registered version? i just wonna search for ppl, i did that last night it started counting up servers 45/5 was giving a ratio like that and kept going lol but no players

You have to give the FULL name of the player you want to search for in the unreged version. It will not do a partial search (ie - you search for [10X], then it will only look for THAT player, and not all [10X] people).

It should be quite quick!

ah i see

yea, the player search without the regged version is kinda useless cause u always need the exact player name

register it its the best server program imo

when you register it you must pay their fee.....

wot is it, like $10, NBD.  If you had done it early on, you coulda paid $10 and had it for life, not it is $10 per year or something.  It is a great program and keeps up to date.  Installed RTCW:ET yesterday and it didnt miss a beat.  

Force, you said the in-game one in your original post.  Do you mean the "Find Friend" option in SOF2?  That takes forever!  Get the All Seeing Eye program if you dont have it.  
All Seeing Eye

another good thing is....
ase v2.0 well be out soon too.
life>1year.