Microsoft updates desktop search toolbar
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is set to release on Monday an upgrade to its MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search that adds a number of enhancements, including the ability to preview documents on users' hard drives.
This upgraded version of the search toolbar, which requires Windows XP or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later versions, features a new preview pane to let users view documents retrieved from their PCs.
Another enhancement is an increased capability to determine which files in a user's PC the toolbar should index. Microsoft has also created a Web site at http://addins.msn.com/, where users will find components created by third parties to extend the toolbar's desktop search functionality. Finally, the upgraded version getting unveiled Monday features new wizard-like setup tools as well as improved performance.