Vista's built in search

I am wondering if it is possible to add network locations to the Windows Vista v4 indexer.

I know you can do it in Windows XP Desktop search very easily but it does not seem possible in Vista.

The UNC/FAT protocol handler (that let you add UNC shares to your index) is not supported anymore after XP. You can, however, do queries across machines when you have WDS 3 or higher installed on both the client and the "server".

PaoloM said:

The UNC/FAT protocol handler (that let you add UNC shares to your index) is not supported anymore after XP. You can, however, do queries across machines when you have WDS 3 or higher installed on both the client and the "server".

Is there any way around this? Will the next update allow this?
 
I love this feature and have our primary file server indexed at my desk.

I have a Vista user that would benfit greatly from this but I do not think that we be installing the index client on the server he has his files on?

Typhoon87 said:

PaoloM said:

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Is there any way around this? Will the next update allow this?
 
I love this feature and have our primary file server indexed at my desk.

I have a Vista user that would benfit greatly from this but I do not think that we be installing the index client on the server he has his files on?

That would be the recommended strategy. You could install WS4 (that is so much better than WDS 3.x ) on the server and the client. Then just open an Explorer window on the share and search from the search box.

There has to be a better solution that installing Windows Desktop Search on the client and on the Server...

intelman said:

There has to be a better solution that installing Windows Desktop Search on the client and on the Server...

I have a Samba share on my slackware box, that I can't index with WDS. I use Yahoo's Desktop search to search that share..

I have nothing against Windows or Windows Server, but I didn't want to pay for the licensing for that storage box, Linux was the answer.

If both machines run Windows, installing WS4 on both is actually the best possible solution. The indexes are kept close to their sources and only queries and resultsets are sent across the network, instead of having to move files back and forth during indexing and properties retrieval.

Damn, I can't wait until PDC

MS ruined a lot of good things in Vista... WDS is not alone.

BlackTiger said:

MS ruined a lot of good things in Vista... WDS is not alone.

You know what'd be cool? If Vista's search (and WS4) could find text inside Office documents and text files. Like Windows XP could.

Bas said:

BlackTiger said:

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You know what'd be cool? If Vista's search (and WS4) could find text inside Office documents and text files. Like Windows XP could.

If you want to do that, you could export your documents to text files, paste everything into 1 file and use SpectateSwamp Search. Easy.

TommyCarlier said:

Bas said:

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If you want to do that, you could export your documents to text files, paste everything into 1 file and use SpectateSwamp Search. Easy.

Don't say his name three time looking in a mirror, or he'll appear!

Herbie

Bas said:

BlackTiger said:

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You know what'd be cool? If Vista's search (and WS4) could find text inside Office documents and text files. Like Windows XP could.

Works perfectly fine here. What exactly is the issue you're seeing?

PaoloM said:

Bas said:

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Works perfectly fine here. What exactly is the issue you're seeing?

The issue is that I don't get any search results when I search for text that I know is inside certain office documents and text files. And yes, they're indexed.

Bas said:

PaoloM said:

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The issue is that I don't get any search results when I search for text that I know is inside certain office documents and text files. And yes, they're indexed.

Ok, what version of Windows, WDS/WS and Office are you using? Where are you trying to search from, the start menu, explorer, Win+F...?

PaoloM said:

Bas said:

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Ok, what version of Windows, WDS/WS and Office are you using? Where are you trying to search from, the start menu, explorer, Win+F...?

Vista Ultimate SP1, whatever search version comes with that, Office 2007. I'm searching from the start menu.

Bas said:

PaoloM said:

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Vista Ultimate SP1, whatever search version comes with that, Office 2007. I'm searching from the start menu.

That should work fine. Do you have a sample document (that doesn't return the results you expect) that I can use here for testing?

PaoloM said:

intelman said:

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If both machines run Windows, installing WS4 on both is actually the best possible solution. The indexes are kept close to their sources and only queries and resultsets are sent across the network, instead of having to move files back and forth during indexing and properties retrieval.

Damn, I can't wait until PDC

Well, I do agree that is the best solution, but in my case I can't do that. WDS 4 doesn't work on Slackware...

intelman said:

PaoloM said:

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Well, I do agree that is the best solution, but in my case I can't do that. WDS 4 doesn't work on Slackware...

If someone gives me sufficient money to get a Windows license on that PC, I'd do it . There has to be a workaround solution for non windows shares.

It isn't that I do not understand your argument, I just hate the current situation...

As far as I know, there is no workaround. That feature (actually, that protocol handler) was removed mostly because of huge and unavoidable performance concerns.

PaoloM said:

intelman said:

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As far as I know, there is no workaround. That feature (actually, that protocol handler) was removed mostly because of huge and unavoidable performance concerns.

Understandable. Oh well I guess...