| Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6 (WDS) is an older version of desktop search recommended for companies that are running Windows 2000 and that require Encrypted File System (EFS) support on the desktop. Although Windows Vista and Windows Search 4.0 offer many more benefits, WDS 2.6.6 provides basic search functionality and is appropriate for mixed legacy environments. If you would like further guidance to help determine the best solution for your environment, please review the Windows Search deployment guidance page. To learn more about the latest version of Windows Search, visit the Windows Search 4.0 overview page.  |  | Unless you are running Windows 2000 or earlier, you should consider downloading Windows Search 4.0, which supports indexing of encrypted files and provides the latest search functionality for Windows. | | The underlying schema for WDS 2.6.6 is significantly different than Windows Search 4.0, Windows Vista, and WDS 3.01. IFilters and protocol handlers written for WDS 2.6.6 and earlier will not work with Windows Search 4.0, Windows Vista, or WDS 3.01. WDS 2.6.6 supports both the IPersistStream and IPersistStorage interfaces; IFilters and protocol handlers written with the IPersistStream interface may work with more recent versions of Windows Search. | The Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6 SDK provides developers with guidance for creating applications that can add data to the index or read proprietary data stores. | Querying the index General references |
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 |  | Minimum Operating System | 32-bit Microsoft Windows XP SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000 SP4
x64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are NOT supported
| | | Minimum Processor Speed | Pentium 500MHz processor or better (1GHz recommended) | | | Memory Required | Minimum 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended) | | | Hard Disk Space | 500 MB of available hard disk space recommended
Note: The index size depends on how much content included in the index | | | Display | 1024 × 768 screen resolution recommended | | | E-mail Indexing and Search | Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later or Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 or later are required to index and search your e-mail
Note: Outlook 2000 must be in Corporate or Workgroup mode; Outlook 2003 is recommended to be in cached mode | | | Microsoft Office Document Preview | Microsoft Office XP or later versions required for full preview of Microsoft Office documents in desktop search results | |  |
Review KB article 926356 for information on the availability of and minimum system requirements to install Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6. Additional supporting documentation is available below. | | | | The .ADM template file allows you to customize your organization’s WDS 2.6.6 setup, indexing options, and search capabilities using Windows Group Policy. The WDS 2.6.6 .ADM file is contained in the Enterprise Components Pack. | Using Advanced Query Syntax (AQS), you can more quickly define and narrow your searches for even more targeted results. You can narrow your searches using a variety of keywords, or search parameters, which can restrict your query to specific locations, specific file types or properties within those types, or specific "file kinds." File kinds are displayed at the top of the Windows Desktop Search results window. Download the Advanced Query Syntax for WDS 2.6.6 to learn more methods for improving your search results. |
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To download Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6, go to the Microsoft Download Center, select your preferred language and select 'Download'. By downloading, you agree to the end user license agreement for Windows XP and the Supplemental License Terms listed below. Please also review our privacy statement. | | The Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6 Enterprise Components Pack consists of the Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6 software, the .ADM template to allow for Group Policy settings and the Windows Desktop Search step-by-step Administration Guide. The English language Enterprise Components Pack also contains the Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6 Multilingual User Interface (MUI) pack. To download the Enterprise Components Pack, drop down to the preferred language and select 'Go'. By downloading, you agree to the end user license agreement for Windows XP and the Supplemental License Terms listed below. Please also review our privacy statement. | | Microsoft Corporation (or based on where you live, one of its affiliates) licenses this supplement to you. You may use a copy of this supplement with each validly licensed copy of Microsoft Windows software identified for use with it (the 'software'). You may not use it if you do not have a license for the software. The license terms for the software apply to your use of this supplement. |
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