Windows Search
3/21/2011
This package is a Feature Pack in the category User Interface. The name of the package as it appears on disk and for use with some command-line tools is WinEmb-Search.
This package includes the search and indexing capabilities of Windows Search, used for everything from searching your computer for files and folders, to searching e-mail or Web content for terms or phrases, to searching network connections for devices such as printers. Among other improvements, index creation in Windows Search now requires fewer processor resources.
Settings
No settings provided.
Services
- Windows Search Service
Dependencies
Package Dependencies
This package depends upon features provided by the following packages:
- .NET Framework 2.0 Client Profile
- Natural Language 6
- Search Indexing
- Win32 Application Runtimes and Libraries
Group Dependencies
No group dependencies.
Optional Supporting Packages
You can select any number of packages from the following list:
- Help and Support Engine
- Internet Explorer 8 Foundation
- Microsoft Management Console
- Windows Data Access Components
You can use the optional packages to enable the following functions:
| To do this | Use these packages |
|---|---|
Provide support for bringing up other windows from the search invoked via the start button (for example a Windows Explorer window if looking for a file). |
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Provide for searching through indexed data built by the search engine for some rare search cases. |
Common Uses
Notes
Although the Search Indexing package is included as a dependency of this package, the feature itself should be turned off. To turn it off, stop and disable the Indexing Service in Control Panel.
On devices using File-Based Write Filter (FBWF) or Enhanced Write Filter with HORM (EWF) to protect volumes, folders, or files, the index created by Windows Search might not be persisted after a system restart, and therefore would have to be recreated. Due to the significant processor resources required to create indexes, you may want to stop and disable the Windows Search service in Control Panel. The Indexing Service in Control Panel may also need to be stopped and disabled as mentioned above to reduce processor usage. Search capabilities are still present, but take longer because the search index is no longer used.