Announcing Windows Search 4.0

SOURCE: Windows Search
For more details on this, see the source.


DOWNLOAD SEARCH 4.0 AT:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940157

Interesting. I didn't think there was much that Microsoft could do to improve on an already quality product, but there you have it.

The addition of the "Remote Query" facility is perhaps the most welcome change. that I'll most defintely be keeping my eye on. Other than that, Microsoft hasn't really given out too many details on what other changes to expect.

I do not do alot of searching, but it did look interesting for where they seem to be heading with it.

Thanks Shawn. It looks like something I might use from time to time.

I too tried it on an XP machine. In Mac terms it is very much like Sherlock feature implemented in the Classic OS, or the Spotlight in OS X. In any case, it's neatly done.

Update:

Windows Search 4.0 is no longer a preview anymore. It has been released as a final version now.

Shawn

I've just gotten the Microsoft Download Notification about WS 4.0, and am downloading it right now. If there are any significant changes to it in the final version, I'll update the Advanced Searches Tutorial a little later..

Peter

One thing that I have noticed immediately after installing Windows Serach 4.0 (and allowing it to complete it's index) is that adding tags to a file via Windows Explorer is much faster:


When adding a tag, the popup containg similar tags that you can choose from now comes up within about 2 seconds, where previously it took as long as 10 to 15 seconds sometimes.

I've also seen that searching is much faster than it was before the update. Also, when deleting a file directly from within a serach results view, the file is not only deleted, it is also immediately removed from the index.

I may actually give this a shot - especially if it can search through my myriad of Thunderbird emails without having to open Thunderbird....