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| Thread ID: 51621 | 2004-11-25 19:40:00 | A Better Computer Search Facility? | Steve_L (763) | Press F1 |
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| 296378 | 2004-11-26 04:08:00 | Except that it has to be running all the time. Files change, and the index file has to be kept up to date. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 296379 | 2004-11-26 04:21:00 | > Except that it has to be running all the time. Files > change, and the index file has to be kept up to date. Which is what makes it a glutton for your PC's resourses and not worth it (on the average desktop machine/use) unless your going to be using it's capabilties frequently. Having it sitting on another machine would help though, would it not? Now what do you call those things. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 296380 | 2004-11-26 05:22:00 | So how do I turn the indexing on? I had a look in Control Panel and Search Companion, even hit the F1 key :) but nothing... |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 296381 | 2004-11-26 05:31:00 | If Fast Find/Find Fast is not installed, you'll have to install it off the Windows CD. If indexing is merely disabled you can re-enable it in the Control Panel > Computer Management > Services | Murray P (44) | ||
| 296382 | 2004-11-26 05:33:00 | > Fast Find/Find Fast OK, will dig around for the XP CD and have a look for it. Thanks. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 296383 | 2004-11-26 10:44:00 | WindowsGrep at WindowsGrep (http://www.wingrep.com) | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 296384 | 2004-11-26 10:47:00 | >Fast Find/Find Fast Comes with Office I believe. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 296385 | 2004-11-26 10:50:00 | It does indeed and is a big steaming pile of dung. The question i have to ask.....Why doesn't everyone just remember where everything is? Rather then do a search,just open up its directory and...whoomp,There it is!!! |
metla (154) | ||
| 296386 | 2004-11-26 11:03:00 | I kill Find Fast and the Indexer on all PC's I handle. For an ordinary file search I will use PowerDesk5's File Finder and Windows Grep to search for text. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 296387 | 2004-11-26 11:40:00 | Find Fast with Office!! Your absolutely right, my bad. Yep, I kill it and shut down the indexing service along with OSA the Office startup app. All gluttons. |
Murray P (44) | ||
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