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How to make Windows XP Search Companion default to the All files and folders option

July 8th, 2008 Admin No comments
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When you open Windows XP Search Companion, you may see the dialog which asks What do you want to search for. This article describes how to set All files and folders as the default dialog when starting the Search Companion.

  • Start Windows XP Search Companion
  • Click Change Preferences, Change files and folders search behavior, and select the following option:

Advanced – includes options to manually enter search criteria. Recommended for advanced users only

  • Click OK.
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How To Default To Search Companion With Windows Desktop Search

July 8th, 2008 Admin No comments
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Much though I love the newly released Microsoft Office 2007, one thing bugged the hell out of me. To get search to work in Outlook (and search is handy if you want to find specific emails from 6 months ago with work you were supposed to have done by now) you need to install Windows Desktop Search 3. This is all well and good until you decide you want to search for files on your hard drive. You click ‘Search’ and this comes up:

Windows Desktop Search where I don't want it Read more…

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Windows Search 4.0

June 12th, 2008 Admin No comments
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Only a few months ago, Microsoft released the Technical Preview of Windows Search 4.0, a new standalone search tool for Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003. Now, the final version of Windows Search has arrived. It this version, there have been several improvements, including support for indexing encrypted files, reduced effect on Exchange, better performance, per-user Group Policy settings, as well as support for several new Enterprise Group Policy objects that I.T. admins can use when customizing their deployments of Windows Search 4.0 on their company’s computers. To learn more or download the software, go here and choose the right version for your OS.

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