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Copernic website group test

Copernic Desktop Search

Thu, 24 Sep 2009

An excellent free Desktop search tool that throws up neatly categorised results.




WindowsSearch group test

Windows Search

Thu, 24 Sep 2009

Microsoft's Desktop search tool surprised us by outperforming Google.


GoogleDesktop group test

Google Desktop Search

Thu, 24 Sep 2009

Search giant Google shocks with a less-then-perfect Desktop search tool.


Everything website group test

Everything

Thu, 24 Sep 2009

This simple free tool searches for filenames quickly and precisely.




YahooDesktop group test

Yahoo Desktop Search

Thu, 24 Sep 2009

This former Yahoo search tool offers little to justify its price tag.



Locate32

Thu, 22 May 2008

This lightweight program doesn’t index your hard disk in the same way as some other tools but, instead, uses databases to store information about the structure of your directories.



Agent Ransack

Thu, 22 May 2008

Although it doesn’t index your hard disk and isn’t especially fast at finding files, this program does have a few advantages over XP’s Search tool.



Ask Desktop Search

Thu, 22 May 2008

Ask’s Desktop tool lets you search for files in two ways – either directly through your browser or by using the program interface.



Windows Search 4.0 Preview

Thu, 22 May 2008

Vista’s built-in search tool is excellent, but this new replacement is even better. It’s much faster and it’s also available for the older operating system.



Google Desktop

Thu, 22 May 2008

Google’s search tool can find files, music, photos, emails, chats, etc. Press Ctrl twice to open the Quick Search box, enter keywords and it displays its findings



Copernic Desktop Search 2

Thu, 22 May 2008

Copernic adds a small search box to the Taskbar and displays the results as you type. If you make a mistake, it will suggest the correct spelling for you.



MSN Search Toolbar

Thu, 8 Jun 2006

Microsoft’s search utility boasts a wider range of options than many programs, letting you search only your My Documents folder and email, the whole hard disk or just the folders you select.



Times Online Smart Search

Thu, 8 Jun 2006

Like some other free tools available, this is a beta program and a customised version of Blinkx’s search software.



Aduna Autofocus

Thu, 8 Jun 2006

Aduna Autofocus works in an unusual way. First you create a list of data sources such as folders on your hard disk, websites or email accounts.





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