Description of Windows Desktop Search 3.0 Beta 2 (917013)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Windows Desktop Search

Beta Information

This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a Beta release, see the documentation that is included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location where you downloaded the release.

INTRODUCTION

Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0 uses indexing technology to enable fast searching on a particular computer. This technology optimizes the search for documents, e-mail messages, music files, photos, and other items on the computer.

MORE INFORMATION

The search engine in WDS 3.0 is a Microsoft Windows service that is also used by programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. You can use this search engine to index a program's content and to obtain instant results when you search within a particular program. WDS 3.0 supports the following installations:
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later versions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later versions
You cannot install WDS 3.0 on a Microsoft Windows Vista-based computer, because WDS functionality is already built into Windows Vista.

This Beta 2 release is an update to the Beta Engine Preview release of WDS 3.0. The most noticeable improvements in the Beta 2 release include a full desktop search user interface, 64-bit support, and faster search results. The WDS 3.0 installation process will automatically upgrade WDS 2.5 and later versions of WDS. Before you install WDS 3.0, use the Add or Remove Programs tool to uninstall versions of WDS that are earlier than version 2.5.


The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Server 2003: DownloadDownload the package now.
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: DownloadDownload the WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-Srv2K3_XP-x64-enu.exe package now.
Windows XP: DownloadDownload the WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-XP-x86-enu.exe package now.
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: DownloadDownload the WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-Srv2K3_XP-x64-enu.exe package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/22/2006
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