Microsoft agreed Tuesday to make changes to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista in an effort to assuage Google and head off a further antitrust battle with U.S. regulators. Under the agreement, Microsoft will create a mechanism whereby both computer makers and individuals will be able to choose a default desktop search program, much as they can choose a rival browser or media player, even though those technologies are built into Windows.
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There are at least 3 different ways to stop the Indexing service, 2 of which have been there since W2K and 1 of which stops Windows Search Service.
1 right click a drive or folder, properties, disable indexing service.
2 go to CP>Indexing Options> Disable
3 Start>type Services> and disable the Windows search service.
Google and any other 3rd party provider can add this info into their "before you install" FAQ. There's no reason to force MS to add a 4th yet more obvious way to the batch.
This clearly demonstrates that Google is no longer an innovative independent but a large corporation who uses lawyers, not products, to compete.
Way back in early 2002, Gates told users "where's my stuff" is the focus of the next OS. Early demos showed pervasive search. We all knew pervasive search was coming. Only Copernic was out then. X1 came out in 2003 and GDS came out in late 2004. It's not like Konfabulator or screensaver companies who were blindsided when their products were integrated into the OS. With every OS and desktop environment integrating search deep into the UI, this is like standing on the train tracks and complaining when the train hits you.
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Edited 2007-06-20 15:51
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..."stop indexing and search related operations" button in Windows and I'll be satisfied.