Why is the search companion so slow ?

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dave xnet

I know this tool searches inside archives such as zip,
cab, etc - something the search from earlier OS's
didn't do. I also know this can be turned off
by unregistering some DLL's
(Why the MS designer/programmer didn't
provide this funcionality as part of the UI
has never been explained - it just seems nonsensical)

But this doesn't explain why it's so slow.
It only takes a fraction of a second to open the
CAB or ZIP enough to get the list of files,
but you can see the tool churning and churning.
What's it doing in there? I'm just searching
on a file name, not searching *in* the file
looking for some string.

I'm using Agent Ransack, but it doesn't work for
networked drive. I need to use the search
companion - and it's a dog.
Dave
 
G

gg

searching on networked drive?
search companion is slow on networked drive esp on drive from servers. It
frequently refreshes even while searching.


try Effective search from SowSoft. It is only twenty some dollars and saves
a lot of time and headache

http://www.sowsoft.com
 
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HeyBub

dave said:
I'm using Agent Ransack, but it doesn't work for
networked drive. I need to use the search
companion - and it's a dog.

My AgentRansack works over a network.
 
F

frodo

get Google's desktop search tool - very fast and unobtrusive. Yahoo's DTS
is also very good, perhaps better if you mainly search for file NAMES
rather than CONTENTS. Both are free; there are a few others entering this
busy fray too (like MS's own Desktop Search beta).

re: search network shares: I think these tools also require the network
share to be mapped to a drive letter to work - typically network tools
cost extra. but check 'em out for yourself...
 

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