Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Microsoft, Freeware, Beta
Microsoft launches improved desktop search for Windows XP and Vista
by Brad Linder Mar 28th 2008
The desktop search feature in Vista is based on an application called Windows Search, and Microsoft has just released a preview of the next version of the utility. And best of all, Windows Search 4.0 Preview runs on either Windows Vista or Windows XP.
Aside from support for Windows XP, Windows Search 4.0 has a few other significant updates:
- A number of bug fixes
- Get your results 33% faster
- Remote Index Discovery now works with every version of Windows, meaning you can index files on any Windows machine on your network
- If an error occurs, Windows Search will rollback to your last known working state rather than starting the entire indexing process over again from scratch
- Encrypted files can now be indexed
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
