Recent update: 2008-3-21
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PCause at 2008-3-7
One of the key reasons we use desktop search is for speed in finding things. I've been using WDS since it's first release but I found that X1 was faster at finding things and displaying results and showing previews. I've also recently seen Copernic and it was much faster. I think a key issue ...
It only seems to be indexing Outlook items for me. I explicitly went in and added a bunch of folders under the options but no dice. Matter of fact I think it indexed them at some point and then went and deleted them from the index since the "Indexing Status" number seemed to shrink. I ...
Hi,I am using WDS 3.0 Beta 2I have manually selected folder locations to index on my local hard drive, however, the list of files I selected keep dissappearing when I next go back into WDS options. Consequently, none of my files I selected are ever indexed.The files I select are not system or ...
Hi i have a question.In our Company we have configured Additional Mailboxes.But in WDS they should be deactivated. The Additional Mailboxes shoud not be indexed. How can i do this.We are running Outlook in Cache Mode. Indexing Public Folders are deactivated and working. But Additional Mailboxes ...
I have never been able to get the indexing to work in Outlook 2007 that is connecting to my Exchange server. I started with the WDS 3.0Beta Preview before Beta 2 was released and had no luck. Now that WDS Beta 2 is out I removed the previous version and installed Beta 2. Tried to force the ...
As I am now using WDS 2.6, do I still need to have fast searching/indexing service enabled? If not, how do I disable Indexing Service and does it maintain a file somewhere that could be deleted to free up disk space? </span>
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dnr at 2008-2-27
I installed 2007 Office and received a message that I would need to install WDS 3.0 Beta. I installed it and rebooted, but all of the WDS Icons, etc. are gone. I no longer have anyway to access the search. There are no icons, no search bar, nothing, so I have no way to get at the search ...
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lex3 at 2008-2-26
I'd like to uninstall my windows desktop search but can't find it in the add/remove programs. How can I uninstall it </span>
I have installed WDS previously and had to remove it. Now I have installed it again but I cannot get the WDS box to appear in my task bar. When I look at the running processes I can see that it is running. I can also find it in the Add/Remove Programs control panel. No matter how many times I ...
How can you search the text of PDF files using Windows Desktop Search 3 Beta 2. <font face=Verdana></font> <font face=Verdana>I also have Windows XP Professional, Adobe 7 and Office 2003.</font> </span>
Hi,Ctrl+Enter shortcut is not working in IE 6.0 .Could you please give me some solution.?Regards,Mygrpmail ...
I'm beta testing a new utility (UltimateDefrag) that requires accurate last access time stamps in order to place the most frequently accessed files on the outer tracks of the hard drive for improved performance. I'm wondering if WDS updates the last access time stamps when it scans and ...
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hoque at 2008-2-22
To open any files or programe i can see an messege -#msntb_toolbar_full_name# cant config the files,since you upgraded and have not restarted your pc,pls restart your pc, if this problem presist uninstall #msntb_toolbar_full_name and reinstall again.what can i do? pls help me to solve the ...
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dnr at 2008-2-21
I installed 2007 Office and received a message that I would need to install WDS 3.0 Beta. I installed it and rebooted, but all of the WDS Icons, etc. are gone. I no longer have anyway to access the search. There are no icons, no search bar, nothing, so I have no way to get at the search ...
As I am now using WDS 2.6, do I still need to have fast searching/indexing service enabled? If not, how do I disable Indexing Service and does it maintain a file somewhere that could be deleted to free up disk space?
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PCause at 2008-2-19
One of the key reasons we use desktop search is for speed in finding things. I've been using WDS since it's first release but I found that X1 was faster at finding things and displaying results and showing previews. I've also recently seen Copernic and it was much faster. I think a key issue ...
I see that PDF is not currently supported (unchecked filetype in Advanced; and this PostID: 615984) in WDS 3.0 beta2, but I have had problems with 2.6.5 and one or other of the Adobe iFilters. I'm not sure which iFilter version is currently installed. I have Reader 7.0.7 installed now. Can ...
Not sure how many people know about the PHLAT proof-of-concept UI for WDS, but it's quite good - except it has yet to catch up with changed versions of WDS. (OK with most WDS 2.x versions I think).The PHLAT FAQ is here - ...
I'm not a developer, but couldn't find another forum to post a question.here's what happens:I type in search words in the WDS deskbar search box.A list of choices appearI click on a file or on "more"WDS application opensThen immediately closes.I have completely uninstalled and ...
Hi,Ctrl+Enter shortcut is not working in IE 6.0 .Could you please give me some ...
How can you search the text of PDF files using Windows Desktop Search 3 Beta 2. <font face=Verdana></font> <font face=Verdana>I also have Windows XP Professional, Adobe 7 and Office 2003.</font>
It only seems to be indexing Outlook items for me. I explicitly went in and added a bunch of folders under the options but no dice. Matter of fact I think it indexed them at some point and then went and deleted them from the index since the "Indexing Status" number seemed to shrink. I ...
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PCause at 2008-2-15
After installing B2 I went to options and set search to include most of the folders on my C drive. After doing that search status showed that it was going to index 120K files. I tried a search and didn't get a match I thought I should have. I went to options and the included folders list ...
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rolian at 2008-2-15
On one of the machines where I have installed the second beta of WDS 3, the list of file types on the advanced page stops at "mda". No extensions below that in the alphabet even appear, nor can I add them manually (when I do so, it seems to work but the the added extensions doesn't ...
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D.R.B. at 2008-2-14
Question:Other than excluding mapped network drives from indexing, is there a way to avoid WDS locking network files and preventing others from working with them (specifically, saving them)?Details:When one or more workstations in our office are configured to index shared network resources, ...
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Sixten at 2008-2-14
WDS Takes up more than 4 GB of harddisk already and it has only indexed 4022 items and missing 3271 on a 80 GB harddisk. Sounds crazy to me. I saw that 500 Gb of free space was recommended. Google DS did not take up so much space. What do you say? Version 02.06.5000.5378
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mklaey at 2008-2-13
HiSometimes I get "no items found" when I enter a word. However, if I leave out the last letter of the word, I get the correct result. This affects only some words, but I cannot see any pattern to this. I have seen several posts, but no resolution, on microsoft.public.msn.search with ...
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Sixten at 2008-2-13
WDS Takes up more than 4 GB of harddisk already and it has only indexed 4022 items and missing 3271 on a 80 GB harddisk. Sounds crazy to me. I saw that 500 Gb of free space was recommended. Google DS did not take up so much space. What do you say? Version 02.06.5000.5378 </span>
Hi, I have my outlook files in a diff location, i moved them to "my documents". And they aren't being indexed. How can i fix this? Thanks, Ariel
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gra67 at 2008-2-11
just installed latest version of windows desktop search on my home computer. I use it at work and think it is great. However at home no e-mails are indexed it does not seem to recognise that I have outlook installed. I have outlook 2003, windows xp, service pack 2 and latest updates.Any help ...
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rolian at 2008-2-10
On one of the machines where I have installed the second beta of WDS 3, the list of file types on the advanced page stops at "mda". No extensions below that in the alphabet even appear, nor can I add them manually (when I do so, it seems to work but the the added extensions doesn't ...
Windows XP multi-user environment. Installed WDS while logged in as an Administrator and it worked fine. However, the other administrator gets "Nothing found in all locations for query" for every search. It doesn't matter whether the first administrator is logged on or not.I rebuilt ...
It only seems to be indexing Outlook items for me. I explicitly went in and added a bunch of folders under the options but no dice. Matter of fact I think it indexed them at some point and then went and deleted them from the index since the "Indexing Status" number seemed to shrink. I ...
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hoque at 2008-2-8
To open any files or programe i can see an messege -#msntb_toolbar_full_name# cant config the files,since you upgraded and have not restarted your pc,pls restart your pc, if this problem presist uninstall #msntb_toolbar_full_name and reinstall again.what can i do? pls help me to solve the ...
A quick question I'm hoping someone has a quick answer to... When WDS searches a file, does it reset the Last Accessed Date? I tend to use this to identify older files than can be archived.
hi i was just wondering what a "more appropriate" forum is for help with microsoft stuff, i thought that this is cause it is specificly called Windows Desktop Search HELP but "Brendan Grant" told me that this is the wrong forum for help or w.e .... well i was just wondering- ...
System WinXP current with all updates. WDS 3.0 beta 2. Uninstalled previous version of WDS prior to installing 3.0.When using control panel to access indexing options, then advanced button, then file types tab, I recieve the following error.RUNDLLAn exception occured while trying to run ...
How can you search the text of PDF files using Windows Desktop Search 3 Beta 2. <font face=Verdana></font> <font face=Verdana>I also have Windows XP Professional, Adobe 7 and Office 2003.</font>
I am trying to search a folder containing a C# project for files containing the string ".bmp".Please note very well that I am NOT looking for bitmap files, I am looking for text files that contain the string ".bmp"I put .bmp into the box for "A word or phrase in the ...
Unable to make this work. Primary location comes up fine(ie. the button shows up) but can't make secondary location come up. Anyone else seen this?
Hi, I have my outlook files in a diff location, i moved them to "my documents". And they aren't being indexed. How can i fix this? Thanks, Ariel
Hello,Does anybody know how to stop the Windows Desktop Search from indexing from the dos prompt?Problem is: my users connect with a mobile office card through a VPN. Outlook is setup to download only the headers but the indexer forces Outlook to download the whole message including attachments ...
Hi, How can i highlight the search terms in the results? Thanks, Ariel
I have some issues after installing WDS 3 Beta 2 I have installed it twice now and still have the same problem in outlook and onenote. If I search for an email in Outlook it goes orange and say outlook cannot perform your search. However if I search the same keyword from the deskbar it brings ...
Hello AllHow can you tell WDS to use google for the default web search, currently mine now goes to http://wwwa.look-up-results.com/cannot find any info for this site on google ot any other search engineAny assitance greatly ...
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hoque at 2008-2-4
To open any files or programe i can see an messege -#msntb_toolbar_full_name# cant config the files,since you upgraded and have not restarted your pc,pls restart your pc, if this problem presist uninstall #msntb_toolbar_full_name and reinstall again.what can i do? pls help me to solve the ...
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gdvl at 2008-2-3
Today I installed WDS 3.0 beta2. I had the same problem with v2.6.5When I search for (for example) from:hp my results are not complete. (some mails with @hp.xxx in de fromaddress are not showed.)When I search for (for example) from:hp.com I've no results at all.A quote from the help:from:name ...
I GUESS THEY FORGOT TO PUT IT THE NETWORK DRIVE ON THE OPTIONS TO SELECT WHICH FOLDER YOU WANT TO INDEX. I HOPE IT GETS FIXED RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE ALOT OF US WE USE THIS ON THE BUSINESS. THANK YOU
After starting shutdown of my computer I allways get a system message that says something like "wds_sl.exe is not responding". After I press enter key in the system message window XP continues with the shutdown. Sometimes I get 2 or 3 such system messages.--I installed Internet Explorer 7 ...
Hi How do I get WDS Beta 2 to index my network drive, I cannot see a check box anywhere in the network drives properties which allows me to index this drive, like I can do on my local drives. I am running Office 2007, Windows XP SP 2. Cheers Johann