Windows Desktop Search 3.01 Released
Feb 25th, 2007 by MrGroove
Windows Desktop Search 3.01 for Windows XP (KB917013)
Download Here
This is a nice follow-up to my previous article: Permanent Link to Microsoft releases Windows Desktop Search 3.00. It’s a "MUST" have for you Office users out there who like me, spend 75% of the day in Microsoft Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007.
So, because of the promised updates and bug fixes, I quickly upgraded one of my boxes.
SPEC:
Windows XP SP2
Office 2007
Instant Problem
Although the instructions "SAY" the upgrade process works, it did not for me….. After the upgrade process I did a reboot and when I came back up, desktop search was broken. Although all the options were there (including the features which were added back from the older Windows Desktop Search 2.x and Live Desktop Search) such as the feature to add UNC searches, no results were returned. I even tried a re-index with no success.
I was able to get search going again by un-installing the Windows Desktop Search 3.01 doing a reboot then re-installing Windows Desktop Search 3.01. After I did this AND re-indexed my PC, outlook and PST’s, WDS is once again working.
Very Bad News
The one feature that I "REALLY" wanted is still missing from the Windows Desktop Search 3.01 "upgrade". Yup, you know what I’m going to say. the "Show Conversation" options is STILL MISSING!!!!
Shot take from Windows XP & Windows Desktop Search - 02.06.6000.5414
So, I guess back to the drawing board for Microsoft. At least I can index my network shares again……..
