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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: eagl on May 14, 2005, 07:05:06 AM

Title: google desktop search or new MS search game friendly?
Post by: eagl on May 14, 2005, 07:05:06 AM

A question about the new google desktop search and that new microsoft search tool...

Is either one of them game friendly?  The old microsoft indexer was horrible for games because every 30 min or so it would grab most of the cpu and thrash on the hard drive for a few minutes.  The new utilities do a lot more indexing than the old index tool ever did, so I'm wondering if they're as poorly behaved in gaming situations.

TIA!

Title: google desktop search or new MS search game friendly?
Post by: Siaf__csf on May 14, 2005, 08:45:28 AM

I still haven't been able to figure out why anyone would need one.

Title: google desktop search or new MS search game friendly?
Post by: eagl on May 14, 2005, 04:25:26 PM

Well, I installed the google desktop search and within an hour used it to find a document I was sure I had, but couldn't find.  Then I used it to find the email with the link I used to download a video several months ago.  

I think it will be quite useful, and after monitoring it's progress it seems to use almost zero cpu when you're using the computer, and not a whole lot of memory either.

I'll have to see if it remains nice though.

Title: google desktop search or new MS search game friendly?
Post by: Pongo on May 14, 2005, 05:00:12 PM

I only have the google one on my work lap top. Its increadable.

Title: google desktop search or new MS search game friendly?
Post by: Siaf__csf on May 15, 2005, 05:17:18 AM

Windows has a built in search function and I've been able to find whatever I needed with that for ages. Can't see any benefit from installing a third party program which is a huge security risk too.