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November 12th 09, 03:22 PM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, esp forOffice2003)
WindowsXP Pro
msOffice 2003 Xara Xtreme Pro MindManager FreeMind ....} all latest versions Hi Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local WindowsXP PC? I need to do text searching across msOffice2003 files (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word). (Optionally, I would IDEALLY also like to be able to search files from: Xara Xtreme Pro, Mindjet's MindManager, FreeMind, plus HTML, PDF files... but this is not a deal breaker.) I have tried - WindowXP's search == horrible. I have uninstalled it and use the previous version - which is very slow but more accurate. Fails to do outlook files. - GoogleDesktop == Initially I was impressed, but now keeps failing to spider things. Terrible at handling archivals of emails. - Copernic Desktop (v3.2.1) == Takes literally *days* to spider/re-spider. Clunky & processor hungry. Not good at handling archivals of emails. All I need something as powerful as Google websearch, but that runs across my own PC ! For example exact phrase matching (e.g. by using double quotes around a phrase) For example negative matching - i.e. excluding certain phrases I am becoming increasingly desperate!! - Any thoughts? Ship Shiperton Henethe 
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November 12th 09, 03:32 PM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP,esp for Office2003)
Have you tried Google? That's what we do.
--- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est ship wrote: WindowsXP Pro msOffice 2003 Xara Xtreme Pro MindManager FreeMind ...} all latest versions Hi Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local WindowsXP PC? I need to do text searching across msOffice2003 files (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word). (Optionally, I would IDEALLY also like to be able to search files from: Xara Xtreme Pro, Mindjet's MindManager, FreeMind, plus HTML, PDF files... but this is not a deal breaker.) I have tried - WindowXP's search == horrible. I have uninstalled it and use the previous version - which is very slow but more accurate. Fails to do outlook files. - GoogleDesktop == Initially I was impressed, but now keeps failing to spider things. Terrible at handling archivals of emails. - Copernic Desktop (v3.2.1) == Takes literally *days* to spider/re-spider. Clunky & processor hungry. Not good at handling archivals of emails. All I need something as powerful as Google websearch, but that runs across my own PC ! For example exact phrase matching (e.g. by using double quotes around a phrase) For example negative matching - i.e. excluding certain phrases I am becoming increasingly desperate!! - Any thoughts? Ship Shiperton Henethe
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November 13th 09, 10:28 AM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, espfor Office2003)
Er do you mean Google Desktop? If so the answer is yes (see original post) It is bl**dy terrible. Certain emails in outlook it repeatedly fails to spider (despite being completely un-installed and re-installed). And yes I even ran scanpst.exe across the PST files in question. But still no good... Also if I archive from one PST file to another, it utterly fails to notice. Not impressed. :^( Ship On Nov 12, 3:32*pm, Leonard Grey wrote: Have you tried Google? That's what we do. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est ship wrote: WindowsXP Pro msOffice 2003 Xara Xtreme Pro MindManager FreeMind ...} all latest versions Hi Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local WindowsXP PC? I need to do text searching across msOffice2003 files (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word). (Optionally, I would IDEALLY also like to be able to search files from: Xara Xtreme Pro, Mindjet's MindManager, FreeMind, plus HTML, PDF files... but this is not a deal breaker.) I have tried - WindowXP's search == horrible. I have uninstalled it and use the previous version - which is very slow but more accurate. * * * *Fails to do outlook files. - GoogleDesktop == Initially I was impressed, but now keeps failing to spider things. Terrible at handling archivals of emails. - Copernic Desktop (v3.2.1) == Takes literally *days* to spider/re-spider. Clunky & processor hungry. * * * *Not good at handling archivals of emails. All I need something as powerful as Google websearch, but that runs across my own PC ! For example exact phrase matching (e.g. by using double quotes around a phrase) For example negative matching - i.e. excluding certain phrases I am becoming increasingly desperate!! - Any thoughts? Ship ShipertonHenethe
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November 12th 09, 03:48 PM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, esp for Office2003)
ship wrote:
WindowsXP Pro msOffice 2003 Xara Xtreme Pro MindManager FreeMind ...} all latest versions Hi Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local WindowsXP PC? I need to do text searching across msOffice2003 files (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word). (Optionally, I would IDEALLY also like to be able to search files from: Xara Xtreme Pro, Mindjet's MindManager, FreeMind, plus HTML, PDF files... but this is not a deal breaker.) I have tried - WindowXP's search == horrible. I have uninstalled it and use the previous version - which is very slow but more accurate. Fails to do outlook files. - GoogleDesktop == Initially I was impressed, but now keeps failing to spider things. Terrible at handling archivals of emails. - Copernic Desktop (v3.2.1) == Takes literally *days* to spider/re-spider. Clunky & processor hungry. Not good at handling archivals of emails. All I need something as powerful as Google websearch, but that runs across my own PC ! For example exact phrase matching (e.g. by using double quotes around a phrase) For example negative matching - i.e. excluding certain phrases I am becoming increasingly desperate!! - Any thoughts? http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/
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#5
November 12th 09, 06:03 PM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, esp forOffice2003)
Hey, I would recommend you 'Lookeen' (http://www.lookeen.net)! Normally this tool is for Outlook, but if you use Outlook than you can also search in doc or pdf file etc. with this tool! Beside this it isn´t only a Outlook search, you can also search your whole desktop with it! I work with it and I am very satisfied with it...it really searchs everywhere and that fast and reliable too! More you find on their homepage...there is also a testversion! I hope I could help you!  -- Smuthie http://forums.slipstick.com
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#6
November 12th 09, 08:34 PM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, esp forOffice2003)
FYI, Lookeen replaces the old lookout search utility and does a very good
job. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Poll: What version of Outlook do you use? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072 "Smuthie" Smuthie.41jvaa@invalid wrote in message news:Smuthie.41jvaa@invalid... Hey, I would recommend you 'Lookeen' (http://www.lookeen.net)! Normally this tool is for Outlook, but if you use Outlook than you can also search in doc or pdf file etc. with this tool! Beside this it isn´t only a Outlook search, you can also search your whole desktop with it! I work with it and I am very satisfied with it...it really searchs everywhere and that fast and reliable too! More you find on their homepage...there is also a testversion! I hope I could help you! -- Smuthie http://forums.slipstick.com
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#7
November 16th 09, 02:15 PM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, espforOffice2003)
On Nov 12, 8:34*pm, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
FYI,Lookeenreplaces the old lookout search utility and does a very good job. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072 "Smuthie" Smuthie.41jvaa@invalid wrote in message news:Smuthie.41jvaa@invalid... Hey, I would recommend you 'Lookeen' (http://www.lookeen.net)! Normally this tool is for Outlook, but if you use Outlook than you can also search in doc or pdf file etc. with this tool! Beside this it isn´t only a Outlook search, you can also search your whole desktop with it! I work with it and I am very satisfied with it...it really searchs everywhere and that fast and reliable too! More you find on their homepage...there is also a testversion! I hope I could help you! -- Smuthie http://forums.slipstick.com So far Lookeen's performance has been dreadful - it keeps crashing my PC. (Lookeen version 2.2.1.1112) I have tried running the window Update utility as suggested but that doesn help. I shall have to uninstall it. Ship
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#8
November 13th 09, 09:26 AM
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Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, esp for Office2003)
"Daave" wrote in message ... ship wrote: WindowsXP Pro msOffice 2003 Xara Xtreme Pro MindManager FreeMind ...} all latest versions Hi Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local WindowsXP PC? I need to do text searching across msOffice2003 files (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word). (Optionally, I would IDEALLY also like to be able to search files from: Xara Xtreme Pro, Mindjet's MindManager, FreeMind, plus HTML, PDF files... but this is not a deal breaker.) I have tried - WindowXP's search == horrible. I have uninstalled it and use the previous version - which is very slow but more accurate. Fails to do outlook files. - GoogleDesktop == Initially I was impressed, but now keeps failing to spider things. Terrible at handling archivals of emails. - Copernic Desktop (v3.2.1) == Takes literally *days* to spider/re-spider. Clunky & processor hungry. Not good at handling archivals of emails. All I need something as powerful as Google websearch, but that runs across my own PC ! For example exact phrase matching (e.g. by using double quotes around a phrase) For example negative matching - i.e. excluding certain phrases I am becoming increasingly desperate!! - Any thoughts? http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/ Seconded. Always one of the first things I put on a new XP setup.
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#9
November 14th 09, 01:02 AM
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On Nov 13, 9:26*am, "Olórin"
wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... ship wrote: WindowsXP Pro msOffice 2003 Xara Xtreme Pro MindManager FreeMind ...} all latest versions Hi Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local WindowsXP PC? I need to do text searching across msOffice2003 files (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word). (Optionally, I would IDEALLY also like to be able to search files from: Xara Xtreme Pro, Mindjet's MindManager, FreeMind, plus HTML, PDF files... but this is not a deal breaker.) I have tried - WindowXP's search == horrible. I have uninstalled it and use the previous version - which is very slow but more accurate. * * * Fails to do outlook files. - GoogleDesktop == Initially I was impressed, but now keeps failing to spider things. Terrible at handling archivals of emails. - Copernic Desktop (v3.2.1) == Takes literally *days* to spider/re-spider. Clunky & processor hungry. * * * Not good at handling archivals of emails. All I need something as powerful as Google websearch, but that runs across my own PC ! For example exact phrase matching (e.g. by using double quotes around a phrase) For example negative matching - i.e. excluding certain phrases I am becoming increasingly desperate!! - Any thoughts? http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/ Seconded. Always one of the first things I put on a new XP setup.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes I have just installed Agent Ransack. I agree it's quite impressive at what it does. BUT a) It doesn't seem to do emails (i.e. Outlook2003 .PST files) b) It doesn't seem to pre-index things first and is that relatively slow. A good thought and useful if the likes of Google desktop are failing me... ....but not ideal. Ship
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November 12th 09, 07:13 PM
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ship typed: WindowsXP Pro msOffice 2003 Xara Xtreme Pro MindManager FreeMind ...} all latest versions Hi Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local WindowsXP PC? I need to do text searching across msOffice2003 files (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word). (Optionally, I would IDEALLY also like to be able to search files from: Xara Xtreme Pro, Mindjet's MindManager, FreeMind, plus HTML, PDF files... but this is not a deal breaker.) I have tried - WindowXP's search == horrible. I have uninstalled it and use the previous version - which is very slow but more accurate. Fails to do outlook files. - GoogleDesktop == Initially I was impressed, but now keeps failing to spider things. Terrible at handling archivals of emails. - Copernic Desktop (v3.2.1) == Takes literally *days* to spider/re-spider. Clunky & processor hungry. Not good at handling archivals of emails. All I need something as powerful as Google websearch, but that runs across my own PC ! For example exact phrase matching (e.g. by using double quotes around a phrase) For example negative matching - i.e. excluding certain phrases I am becoming increasingly desperate!! - Any thoughts? Ship Shiperton Henethe Try PowerDesk at http://eau.v-com.com/product/PowerDesk_Pro_Home.html . If you wish it'll even replace windows Explorer for you whenever something calls for it. It's accurate, stable at rev7 and my only explorer-like program anymore. I don't know if there still is; there used to be a fully functilnal freebie version avaiable but I don't see it offhand just now. IMO its best use is in being able to put two folders up side by side for viewing and drag n drop but the Find features are excellent. HTH, Twayne`
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