Microsoft can and should be credited with being the first of the mainstream OS makers to announce and then implement system-wide instant search functionality in its operating systems. And now, years later, Windows Vista/7, and 2008 users (and XP and 2003 users, via an add-on) know the wonders of what's now called Windows Search. It works, and it works great. That said, Windows Search also supports some far more advanced usage. And that capability is outlined in this handy article on the Windows Web site
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