Wayne wrote:
>I know that I have seen a free fast desktop search that doesn't require
>indexing>>


I'd have thought that "fast" and "no indexing" were mutually exclusive terms.

I've never been quite sure what "desktop searching" is.  I assume it means 
"computer search" , as I can't conceive of any reason why I'd want to ever 
search just my desktop.

I don't see how any proper search function could be fast unless it uses 
some form of database or indexing.  Maybe I'm missing something here.

I've been using "Locate" for quite a while now. Once it's made its initial 
database, monthly updates only take a few seconds, despite the data on my 
computer changing constantly. It's not a continuos running process, so it 
doesn't constantly monitor current activity, though I see that's planned as 
a future option.

http://www.uku.fi/~jmhuttun/english/softwares.shtml

It locates any file or whatever instantly---even things as obscure as 
recent Ebay favourite links.  Dunno how it works so fast.  Its database 
file, on mine, is 3 Mb, so it's not too space-hungry, though I don't have a 
huge number of files compared to some.

It's free, the version I have is Beta version3 and only good for XP, but it 
works brilliantly, I highly recommend it.

As well, it has a huge number of command line options, for those clever 
enough or old enough to remember what a command line is. I'm neither.

Don Penlington


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