tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post114277813807846238..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Google Desktop Should Reinvent Itself For VistaAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-10805564863406372712009-05-13T22:13:00.000-07:002009-05-13T22:13:00.000-07:00it's now 3 years after the original post, and the ...it's now 3 years after the original post, and the good news is that vista did try to put a really good desktop search tool in there. the bad news? IT DOESN'T WORK! it basically ignores your search settings and returns all kinds of crap - i.e. if you have it on search file names only, and type in "smart" - it returns a whole slew of "matches" that have nothing remotely like the word in it. oh yeah - before someone asks - the "show partial matches" was turned off, too ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-45200716326427115822008-11-24T01:05:00.000-08:002008-11-24T01:05:00.000-08:00Im sure that Windows Vista will NOT become the def...Im sure that Windows Vista will NOT become the default operating system :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-4606907218077135022008-04-26T15:45:00.000-07:002008-04-26T15:45:00.000-07:00Not only does vista search work great but you can ...Not only does vista search work great but you can also search your gmail with it.<BR/><BR/>All you need to do is add your gmail account to outlook express. since it's IMAP, it will show all your folders and emails in outlook the way it does at the gmail website. and windows search searches for emails in outlook therefore, gmail. google desktop is not necesary in vista.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-32238471598858663742008-02-08T14:54:00.000-08:002008-02-08T14:54:00.000-08:00Vista search does not work *at all*, is broken and...Vista search does not work *at all*, is broken and I wish the XP search was back.<BR/><BR/>You are required to put Google Desktop on to get any search capability at all.mickrussomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130771302195038970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-35031724993183266122007-06-10T10:20:00.000-07:002007-06-10T10:20:00.000-07:00Yeah, but the nice thing about google desktop is t...Yeah, but the nice thing about google desktop is that it indexes your gmail too.<BR/><BR/>I just upgraded to vista, w/ a clean install, and I haven't reloaded all my files back onto the system yet. So I'll have to see how the windows search works..Throkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013943441636013560noreply@blogger.com