Google Desktop Search

[Oldsoftboss]

Well, anyone use it?

I purchased a new laptop a week ago and noticed it came with Google Desktop Search, how ever each time I open it the following message appears:

None of these programs are running (half of them I dont have) I press "OK Close these applications" then it just closes and thats it.

I read somewhere about how it needs to index the computer or something but thought after a week it should have completed that by now.

Dave

 

[RuralGuy]

It may just be a StartUp item that never got deleted when it ran. Is it in the StartUp folder or in the registry?

 

[Minkey]

If it happens everytime then it could be because Windows indexing service is not running or disabled. To check go to services from control panel > admin tools.

Note: this will actually slow your PC down a little as it's a constantly running service.

Further note: I'm sure your carefull but just a word to the wise for anyone thinking of installing it there have been a lot of security concerns with desktop search clicky because of the information it indexes and hackers are always looking for easy ways to exploit this.

Google have been quick to patch beta versions but just be aware by default it doesn't only index all your files (including music, video and photo's) but also your Internet history/ searches and even secure data (from https:// sites), IM messages, Office doc's etc. and if you have search across computers option on this information is not stored on your PC but on a remote Google server and can therefore be easily found by someone else.

I would recommend turning search across computers off and also turn off the indexing of web information.

 

[Oldsoftboss]

Thanks for the heads up. Downloaded the lastest version of this thing and installed. Seems to be working now.

As Minkey says - Do I realy need this thing? At the moment I am thinking probably not.

Dave

 

[Oldsoftboss]

I would recommend turning search across computers off and also turn off the indexing of web information.

And how would I do this? I can see these options in the preferences bit

 

[Minkey]

I haven't got it so can be certain but on the beta it was under Desktop Preferences clicky scroll down to twiddling knobs and setting preferences part.