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MSN Beta Search Software
What is it? A test version of software that can search through files on a personal computer.
MSN Toolbar Suite: The final version isn't expected until early next year. The MSN Search utility gives you the oppurtunity to either scan your own hard drive for information, or have a look on the internet and search for it. But not the option to search both at the same time, which rival Google does offer. The MSN Toolbar Suite test version is available for download at beta.toolbar.msn.com. What does it search? By default, it indexes only files in the My Documents folder and in the Outlook e-mail program. A user can expand that index to include the entire contents of the computer. What's required? Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 (with the SP4 service pack). It also needs Internet Explorer 5.01 or later versions. To search e-mail, it needs Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later or Outlook Express 6.0 or higher. What does it cost? It's free. Analysts say Microsoft and other companies are offering free software tools to draw more people to their Web search engines, the big moneymaker on the Internet. |
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posted by BlogFonk: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 [#] Erms Suripatty