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(Unverified)Mar 30th 2008 12:26PM

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I'd like to add 2 things as I have just reviewed both of these this week in my work environment.

1. Windows Search 4.0 does not support Outlook 2003. This is a major drawback for corporations that have not upgraded to Office 2007 yet.
2. Google Desktop does not support wildcards in their searches which is a major drawback for me.

I stuck with Windows Desktop Search 3.1

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(Unverified)Mar 30th 2008 12:28PM

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Windows Search 4.0 seems work with Outlook 2003 for me. I use Outlook for appointments and contacts though, not email. So I can't say if it indexes email.

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Brandon LiveMar 30th 2008 3:14PM

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Windows Search 4.0 DOES support Outlook 2003, and all versions of Outlook supported by the last release.

You should give it a shot and share your feedback.

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(Unverified)Mar 30th 2008 3:35PM

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Brad & Brandon: Thanks for making me check again. I must have missed something when I installed it earlier. Plus I was confused by this link on Microsoft's website. Check out the 7th point on the list.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/overview/featurecompare.mspx

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