Best Desktop Search

[Aegis]

Sorry if a similar poll already exists. Did a search and surprisingly, I couldn't find such a poll. I think I listed all of the major desktop search applications. Sad thing is, I've tried every one of them, and my favorite is still Google Desktop Search. It's not nearly as powerful as dtSearch or ISYS, but I like the simple web interface. Might've gone with dtSearch, if it weren't dependent on Internet Explorer. WDS was also a possible alternative, but it was dependent on Windows Explorer.

Anyway, enough about my preference. Tell me about yours!

[socializer]

Hey, why you are not added to your poll program we mentioned in neighbour topic? I'm talking about VistaGlance. Please, can you add two positions into your poll:

1) Other (for those users, who using another software)

2) VistaGlance

Edited July 24, 2006 by socializer

[DigeratiPrime]

Only tried Google's and deleted it after a few minutes.

[Shindo_Hikaru]

I know of only one best all in one desktop seach that combines all search engines, and the would be ME.

[spacesurfer]

Where's the choice for "I don't need one/use one!"

I think you should redo the poll with this choice while it's still new.

[Aegis]

Hey, why you are not added to your poll program we mentioned in neighbour topic? I'm talking about VistaGlance. Please, can you add two positions into your poll:

1) Other (for those users, who using another software)

2) VistaGlance

No idea how to edit polls ...And VistaGlance wouldn't fit anyway, after I add none and other.

[Mangix]

my guess is Google Desktop because of the fact that it has sooooo many plugins.

[magicfly]

these desktop search programs are completely useless and ram/hd space eaters

[socializer]

VistaGlance also can take place among these applications. The goal of any search is - to locate a certain file, VG can do it. Why do you think this tool is not fit here?

[P1R4T3]

WDS without any plugin is very fast.

[Aegis]

Poll results thus far are ironic, to say the least. People complain all the time about how they hate IE and WMP being tightly integrated into Windows, but yet that's exactly what WDS does, and people are flocking to that software. Am I missing something here? GDS can't be that bad...

Edited July 24, 2006 by Aegis

[DigeratiPrime]

Poll results thus far are ironic, to say the least. People complain all the time about how they hate IE and WMP being tightly integrated into Windows, but yet that's exactly what WDS does, and people are flocking to that software. Am I missing something here? GDS can't be that bad...

I bet the people that complain about the integration dont use any desktop search. The people that use IE and WMP probably use WDS as well thats all.

[Zxian]

With what little I've used of these programs, I'd have to say that Windows Desktop search is the best so far.

The fact that all the configuration for Google Desktop Search is done through the browser is a bad idea, because you're now relying on the user's browser to be compatible with your setup (which beta releases might not be).

Copernic Desktop search didn't seem to have anything special about it, and the toolbar integration was strange at best. You have to select what you want to search for before you can type it in...

The fact that WDS is tightly knit with WIndows isn't really a bad thing at all. It makes it feel like it's a part of the OS - not a separate application. If I want to find something, I'd like to be able to just go and type it in - not have to open up a completely new window.

I'm gonna keep using WDS for a while and see how things go. I just really wish that there was a way to remove the tray icon...

[breadandbubbles]

yea, thatd be nice eh? i love WDS as well, but that icon is a bummer.

do you know of any software that can manage those tray icons? theres some icons that you cant even make auto-hide, and id liek them to do at leats that, if not completely disappear.