to those who installed the beta of office and installed the updated desktop search. did the search box that is next to the tray vanish and cannot be restored?
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LaBomba
Summer
lol, thanks for the heads up.
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i installed it on my work PC and my home PC and it only removed the search box on my home PC. re-installing the desktop search dosn't do anything. maybe an update will fix it
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jamie
mazie is amused
i loaded the new office
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PaoloM
Hypermediocrity
Refrax wrote:to those who installed the beta of office and installed the updated desktop search. did the search box that is next to the tray vanish and cannot be restored?
The only thing I can say is that we're aware of this issue but, as I'm currently in Italy, I don't know exactly how to address it.
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It's a known issue that hasn't been very well documented. The decision was made to use WDS 3.0 as the indexing engine for both Outlook and OneNote in teh beta 2 release and if either program is istalled, you will be prompted to update to the new WDS 3.0 beta and cannot use the instant search features until you have done so.
Unfortunately, there is no UI for this version - only the indexing agent so if you install it, your previous install is hosed and you will no longer have the ability to conduct searches from the deskbar or the WDS application window.
All that functionality is promised back in a future release. IMO, this should have been handled differently. A the every least, the consequences of installing WDS 3.0 should be stated much more explicitly to someone who has a prior version installed.
There is an option in Outlook 2007 b2 to turn off the prompts but so far you have to add a couple of Registry keys to disable the nags in OneNote.
Also, the consequences of running two indexers for people already using another desktop search tool are considerable. You will now have two aggressive background process sets grinding away with very little visibility on your system. The WDS 3.0 background processes are very persistent. Killing the main process is only a temporary fix - it regenerates itself after a short time. It's also not battery aware and can drain your laptop or Tablet PC battery by kicking in when you're untethered.
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blowdart
Peek-a-boo
On my work PC (the only place I installed the beta) the Index Server MMC plugin refuses to load after installing the new search engine
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nlinus
nlinus
Doh! I was so addicted to the desktop search. I'm gonna be jonesin 'til they fix this.
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Tom Servo
W-hat?
...while I'll be waiting for that dreaded x64 version.
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BlackTiger
If you stumbled and fell down, it doesn't mean yet, that you're going in the wrong direction.
There is an option in Outlook 2007 b2 to turn off the prompts but so far you have to add a couple of Registry keys to disable the nags in OneNote.
WHERE?! How about Outlook?
This stupid message annoying me![6][6][6]
I can't install WDS3! I don't want to isnatll WDS without UI. Also WSD2 works quite well with Outlook2007 (except "InstantSearch" ofcos).
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BlackTiger
If you stumbled and fell down, it doesn't mean yet, that you're going in the wrong direction.
The registry key is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Search
DWORD: DisableSearchDownloadPrompt
Values: 1 = The WDS installation prompt and yellow bar are not displayed
0 (or missing DWORD) The WDS installation prompt is displayed
You may need to restart Outlook to remove the yellow bar from the view.
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Cyonix
Me
BlackTiger wrote:The registry key is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Search
DWORD: DisableSearchDownloadPrompt
Values: 1 = The WDS installation prompt and yellow bar are not displayed
0 (or missing DWORD) The WDS installation prompt is displayed
You may need to restart Outlook to remove the yellow bar from the view.
OR
Tools --> Options --> Other (tab) --> Advanced Options -- > uncheck "Show prompts to download Windows Desktop Search"
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