Quick post to let all you Lazy Admins out there that Windows Search 4.0 has been released. There is a long list improvements. I have been using the preview release for the past month, and I definitly have noticed performance benefits on my laptop. For those who haven't tried Windows Search, it's a Lazy Admin's best friend. The only downside is the search is so good, I forget where everything actually is located in Windows.
Grab it here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940157
From the Microsoft Website:
Windows Search 4.0 includes the following improvements:
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Support for indexing encrypted documents of local file systems |
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Reduced affect on Microsoft Exchange when you index e-mail in online mode, and there is no local cache (.ost) |
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Support for indexing online delegate mailboxes |
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Support for client-to-client remote query to shared indexed locations |
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Improved indexing performance |
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Faster previewer updates for Windows XP |
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Per-user Group Policy settings |
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Windows software updates for Watson errors |
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Windows Search 4.0 supports the following operating systems:
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32-bit versions of Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) |
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64-bit versions of Windows Vista with SP1 |
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32-bit versions of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or a later version |
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64-bit versions of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or a later version |
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32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 with SP2 |
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64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 with SP2 |
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Windows Server 2008 |
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Windows Home Server |