[Sigia-l] RE: Google desktop search now available

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Elizabeth Fuller
>  
> Ah, OK, that's different.

Sorry for the incorrect information that Index Server was enabled by
default.


>
> But I tried this, and then did searches for the same thing (the name
> of a Word document stored on my hard drive) in both WinXP's search
> with indexing services turned on and in Google Desktop. Google
> returned its results in less than 2 seconds. WinXP's search ground
> on for several *minutes,* and constipated my computer for the entire
> time it was running.

Similar to Google Desktop, you need to give Index Server time to index
the local drives. If you do a search immediately after turning on
Index Server, the search is still not using Index Server.


> 
> To me, there's no contest. And the WinXP search doesn't appear to
> search the contents of files the search term, just the file names.

Index Server does search file contents, although the Windows Explorer
content search interface is very primitive. To issue advanced query,

Start> Settings> Control Panel> Administrative Tools> Computer
Management

On the left panel, expand:
Services and Applications
Indexing Service
System

Click on "Query the Catalog".


> It also doesn't search e-mail messages or chat transcripts.

That's true, unless you have installed the appropriate filters.


Boniface