Windows Desktop Search running in Windows XP, with preview pane showing thumbnails of search results |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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| Stable release | 4.0 / June 3, 2008; 4 years ago (2008-June-03) |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 |
| Type | Desktop search |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23 |
Windows Desktop Search is the implementation of Windows Search for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Searches are specified using the Advanced Query Syntax and are executed while the user types (incremental find). By default, it comes with a number of IFilters for the most common file types—documents, audio, video as well as protocol handlers for Microsoft Outlook e-mails. Other protocol handlers and IFilters can be installed as needed.
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