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1127961 2010-08-15 12:01:00 I cannot stand the Windows 7 search function, and I much prefer the XP one.

Does anyone use a 3rd party file searching tool on their Windows machine, that would be the same (or preferably even better than) the XP default?
Agent_24 (57)
1127962 2010-08-15 12:16:00 goffconcepts.com ???

From looking at
social.technet.microsoft.com
bob_doe_nz (92)
1127963 2010-08-15 12:17:00 This?? http://www.voidtools.com/

Dont know what its like, never tried it
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1127964 2010-08-15 12:27:00 I cannot stand the Windows 7 search function, and I much prefer the XP one.

Does anyone use a 3rd party file searching tool on their Windows machine, that would be the same (or preferably even better than) the XP default?
Google Desktop?
Renmoo (66)
1127965 2010-08-15 12:48:00 www2.think-less-do-more.com zqwerty (97)
1127966 2010-08-15 14:12:00 What specifically don't you like about the Windows 7 search? Deimos (5715)
1127967 2010-08-15 19:33:00 Agent Ransack pctek (84)
1127968 2010-08-15 22:52:00 If you just want to search on file names, I find Everything from voidtools (Speedy link above) is fantastic. Indexes whole disk in seconds and there is seemingly no system loading. You just start typing the name and it finds stuff in real time. You can also work on the files it lists as well. linw (53)
1127969 2010-08-18 11:16:00 Agent Ransack looks very good... I will try that one out first.

Thanks for your suggestions
Agent_24 (57)
1127970 2010-08-18 11:20:00 After trying speedy's link I now have Everything on all my machines nedkelly (9059)
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