Windows Search 4.0 to be Included in Windows XP Updates
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Recently Microsoft has publicly released its Live Mesh Tech Preview Service, here is another updates from Microsoft official blog, Windows Search 4.0 is planned to be released as part of Windows Update (KB940157).
Windows Search 4.0 is enhanced version of old windows search functionality. Windows Search 4.0 preview is available here.
Features of Windows Search 4.0
Comprehensive and intuitive search feature helps you locate items quickly, and is accessible within common tasks
Easy deployment and management tools use common infrastructure elements, support Group Policy, and help fine tune network performance.
Well-supported platform provides great support for common data formats, making it easy for developers to enhance and extend search capabilities.
Windows Search 4.0 lets you to quickly find, preview and retrieve e-mail messages and attachments, business documents, media files, encryped documents and many other file types located on PCs and file shared on your local network simply typing in Windows Search 4.0.
Windows Search 4.0 is an optional update for Windows XP users that means Windows XP users have to visit Windows Update Site to install Windows Search 4.0 . Windows Vista SP1 users will get Windows Search 4.0 as regular windows updates.
Index structure of Windows Search 4.0 is totally changed and it will require re-indexing user’s data for Windows Search 4.0 to work properly. This indexing service will run in background and will only be activated when system is in ideal mode. So you won’t see any slow down in system performance.
