Windows Search 4 veröffentlicht – Endlich schneller und einfacher suchen!

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Would you like to find files, folders, e-mails or contacts much faster on your computer with Windows XP or Vista? Windows Search 4!

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Besitzer von Windows XP freuen sich: Die alte festplattenweite Suche wird durch die so genannte „indizierte Suche“ ersetzt. Dabei wird der gesamte Festplatteninhalt in einer Tabelle, dem „Index“, aufgelistet. Um eine Datei zu finden, muss nur dieser Index durchsucht werden – und nicht mehr die gesamte Festplatte. Auf diese Weise können Suchvorgänge deutlich flotter durchgeführt werden!

This indexed search is already integrated in Windows Vista, but it will be significantly improved with Windows Search 4. Microsoft promises around 30% faster searches and better search results for emails. If you want to speed up your search function, we recommend using the new Windows Search 4:

Installing the new search function couldn't be easier: After you have transferred the file to the desktop, double-click on the downloaded file, for example:

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Follow the instructions on the screen and then restart the computer.

A bit annoying: All files on your computer have to be added again under Windows Vista, which can take several hours. Windows Vista stops this so-called indexing every time you work on your computer so as not to slow down your working speed. For this reason, the search results are incomplete on the first day of Windows Search installation! To find out when indexing is complete: Click on Windows_Vista-241 , Windows_Vista-242 , Windows_Vista-243  and Windows_Vista-244 . Here you can see how many files are already indexed.

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If this number no longer increases, indexing is complete!

Sincerely,
Yours, Sandro Villinger

By Sandro Villinger

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (back then this is what Sandro looked like). He then went on to write elsewhere, such as for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.