Yahoo! desktop search has a built-in viewer and you can view search results as quickly as you can type with your search terms highlighted. The file preview looks exactly as they should look. You can even play audio files without the need of an external player.
Unlike other applications, Yahoo's lets people sort and refine query results within seconds by merely typing a letter or two into one of several linear search boxes, which include file size, name and date/time.
Since Yahoo supports text based search, you can even use search inside your text inside code files like *.c, *.cc. It ensures your privacy by not indexing your Web browser history. You can even save your favorite searches for one-click reuse. Yahoo! Desktop Search provides you with an indicator of its indexing progress in the bottom right hand corner of the application so you'll know when all of your files and emails are searchable.
Yahoo! Desktop Search works on PC's running Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000 SP3 and SP4.
Yahoo has acknowledged that the beta product has one data security issue. It will index and display as search results e-mail that's been archived into a password-protected file will be indexed and displayed in the preview pane. The company promised to fix the bug in a subsequent release.
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