About the evolution of Windows Search...
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I am using Windows Search less and less.... In XP I stopped using it when the search companion cames in, just made everything worst.. In Vista, while I appreciate the quick name based search in the start menu and windows explorer, anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden.. Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc... Now I was wondering, what does people think of the new Windows Search? Microsoft is obviously proud of it. But what about the customers? Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search. It was easy in pre-search companion days to do a search based on file size or content for exemple but nowadays, I don't know, it's just so much less intuitive and straightforward.. what do you think?
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
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I am using Windows Search less and less.... In XP I stopped using it when the search companion cames in, just made everything worst.. In Vista, while I appreciate the quick name based search in the start menu and windows explorer, anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden.. Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc... Now I was wondering, what does people think of the new Windows Search? Microsoft is obviously proud of it. But what about the customers? Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search. It was easy in pre-search companion days to do a search based on file size or content for exemple but nowadays, I don't know, it's just so much less intuitive and straightforward.. what do you think?
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
You can turn off the animated companion in XP. I did that and search was far more bearable. Search is one instance where I actually like Vista better.
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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I am using Windows Search less and less.... In XP I stopped using it when the search companion cames in, just made everything worst.. In Vista, while I appreciate the quick name based search in the start menu and windows explorer, anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden.. Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc... Now I was wondering, what does people think of the new Windows Search? Microsoft is obviously proud of it. But what about the customers? Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search. It was easy in pre-search companion days to do a search based on file size or content for exemple but nowadays, I don't know, it's just so much less intuitive and straightforward.. what do you think?
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
Super Lloyd wrote:
Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc...
If I wanted better search, I would install one of those Desktop search programs. Your friend wants to buy a Mac, because he didn't like Windows search? Good move.
Super Lloyd wrote:
anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden..
Lengthy manipulation? I'd be shocked if you didn't know what the F3 key does. :omg:
Super Lloyd wrote:
Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search.
Named based search? what's one of those?
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal - Friedrich Nietzsche .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. [Microsoft MVP - Visual C++]
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Super Lloyd wrote:
Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc...
If I wanted better search, I would install one of those Desktop search programs. Your friend wants to buy a Mac, because he didn't like Windows search? Good move.
Super Lloyd wrote:
anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden..
Lengthy manipulation? I'd be shocked if you didn't know what the F3 key does. :omg:
Super Lloyd wrote:
Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search.
Named based search? what's one of those?
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal - Friedrich Nietzsche .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. [Microsoft MVP - Visual C++]
I think he means searching only by name, as opposed to searching by other attributes (date modified, size, etc). If you've never wanted to find that document that you saved from your mailbox last night but don't remember what it was called, fine. ;P
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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Super Lloyd wrote:
Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc...
If I wanted better search, I would install one of those Desktop search programs. Your friend wants to buy a Mac, because he didn't like Windows search? Good move.
Super Lloyd wrote:
anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden..
Lengthy manipulation? I'd be shocked if you didn't know what the F3 key does. :omg:
Super Lloyd wrote:
Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search.
Named based search? what's one of those?
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal - Friedrich Nietzsche .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. [Microsoft MVP - Visual C++]
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Named based search? what's one of those?
See, exatly what I'm talking about, how would I know? OK, now I know and that's cool! But think of the poor end user!
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Named based search? what's one of those?
For exemple to find all file named "*.cs" it's easy, just type in the search box .cs, other than that, you have to know black magic, such as the "F3" incantation! ;P
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
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I am using Windows Search less and less.... In XP I stopped using it when the search companion cames in, just made everything worst.. In Vista, while I appreciate the quick name based search in the start menu and windows explorer, anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden.. Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc... Now I was wondering, what does people think of the new Windows Search? Microsoft is obviously proud of it. But what about the customers? Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search. It was easy in pre-search companion days to do a search based on file size or content for exemple but nowadays, I don't know, it's just so much less intuitive and straightforward.. what do you think?
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
The Windows Desktop Search came with Outlook 2007 ... I was unable to use my computer anymore with these two shitty programs. But we're forced to use Outlook because we're gold partner now (wtf?) - I want my Thunderbird back! Anyway ... I removed the Desktop Search from my work computer (mac at home :) ) and finding some text in Outlook now takes ages.
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I am using Windows Search less and less.... In XP I stopped using it when the search companion cames in, just made everything worst.. In Vista, while I appreciate the quick name based search in the start menu and windows explorer, anything more advanced (which can be accessed trhourgh some lengthy manipulation of this and that) I just don't use them, too well hidden.. Anyway a colleague of mine is apparently usng them a lot, and curses a lot as well. I"m going back to XP, I'm going to buy a Mac, etc... Now I was wondering, what does people think of the new Windows Search? Microsoft is obviously proud of it. But what about the customers? Me, I just don't use it, except for named based search. It was easy in pre-search companion days to do a search based on file size or content for exemple but nowadays, I don't know, it's just so much less intuitive and straightforward.. what do you think?
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
Vista search is pants. It's not intuitive and hardly finds the files I'm after. If I search by name, quite often is says zero results. I find using dos dir name /s/b is quicker and always finds the file. If I search inside a file for text, vista search is slow and quite often doesn't find the file I'm after, for searching inside files I use devstudio. Search in Vista is a backwards move. At least in XP search by name and search inside files were handled differently. In vista they're handled the same, and badly.