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Windows Search 4 vs Vista built-in search
07 June 08 11:32 PM | Brandon Live!

When I first posted about the WS4 release on Neowin a few members had a response that I had never expected. Some examples: Windam - I wonder why this would be released for Vista since search is already a well integrated feature to begin with. Is it just...

Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Desktop Search, WDS FAQ, Windows Shell, WDS Development, Search, WS4

FAQ: How do I disable indexing for most file extensions?
16 March 08 06:54 PM | Brandon Live!

The answer is simple:  you shouldn’t. I’ve been e-mailed this question a couple times now, and seen it on forums more times than that.  Sometimes the person asking the question says something like, “I only want to index my...

Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Desktop Search, WDS FAQ, Windows Shell, Search

FAQ: Office 2007 documents, kind:document, and 64-bit Windows
29 November 07 04:54 PM | Brandon Live!

If you’re running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, or a 64-bit version of WDS 3.x on Windows XP/2003, you may notice that the new Office 2007 document formats (.docx, .xlsx, etc) don’t show up when you search using the “Documents”...

Filed under: Windows Vista, Desktop Search, WDS FAQ, Windows Shell

FAQ: How do I uninstall WDS?
24 July 07 12:22 AM | Brandon Live!

If you have installed WDS on Windows XP / 2003 and wish to uninstall it, read the instructions below. Also, please post a comment with your reason for uninstalling - user feedback is very important to all of us. Standard answer: Click on the Start button...

Filed under: Desktop Search, WDS FAQ