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netneurones

9:16 pm on Jan 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

I've been looking for a software which can search as fast as Google but for my files on the hard disk. I know that it would be better to upload all my text files online ;-) but I can't do it... Pls help. FYI, I've tried a dozen sw (infosearch, Likse, afsearch..) I am still searching for th rare pearl

hakre

2:39 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

you mean as a website search? then why not htdig. or as a search on your filesystem, then tell what os you use.

sun818

2:54 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

Didn't AltaVista have a PC program called Discoverer that would index your hard drive?

hakre

2:55 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

win2k has it's own indexing service which is quite good and well integrated into the os. why does anyone need a third party tool? ;-)

netneurones

5:10 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

"you mean as a website search? then why not htdig. or as a search on your filesystem, then tell what os you use"
No, one for my HDD. Most software take minutes (even infosearch) to browse thru my tens of thousand of articles - I am a journalist.

"Didn't AltaVista have a PC program called Discoverer that would index your hard drive"
Do you know where I can find it. I've looked at AV's site but niet... Perhaps I should use google to find it ;-)

"win2k has it's own indexing service which is quite good and well integrated into the os. why does anyone need a third party tool? ;-)"
I'm using Windows XP and its indexing is quite resource hungry.

Indexing in background in low priority mode would be ideal. Also has anyone noticed that Windows XP's search can't cope with numbers when combined with words. For example "1999 crime".

hakre

5:21 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

for windows index search, you've got plenty of options. don't use the regular interface in windows explorer. there is another one you can specify anything your want. i think for xp it's the same like 2k.

indexing is resource-hungry ever. or your search will be. the plus with the os integrated stuff is, that it's hardly bound to the os and filesystem. and you want it cheap, and that's something already installed on your sys. and for search option you can even use regexes.