AOL Spins Off Desktop Search Product

By Nate Mook | Published November 22, 2005, 3:00 PM

AOL's Desktop Search software debuted last year as a component of the company's new AOL Explorer Web browser. Now, version 2.0 of the utility has been spun off as a standalone download with a revamped interface and support for removable media. AOL Desktop Search 2.0 indexes a variety of document types, emails, and even audio and video.

Unlike homegrown desktop search solutions from Microsoft and Google, AOL utilizes technology developed by Copernic. Version 2.0 will feature a full preview window for viewing entire files without opening them, and integrates with the standard Windows Open dialog box. Beta 1 of AOL Desktop Search 2.0 is available for download now, but it's not yet feature complete, company officials say.

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I will destroy AOL after I am finished with the smoking ruins of Wal-Mart and the slashed tires of every Geek Squad-mobile I can find.

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NO!

This too...

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When did 1.0 come out?

AOL, please go out of business and make AIM client Opensource. Okay? Thanks :)

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lol... I know, I know.

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Don't like AOL? Don't use it. Heck, don't even use AIM. There are plenty of other messaging services you can use not the least of which is MSN Messenger.

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NO! BAD AOL! GO TO YOUR ROOM! STAY AWAY FROM OUR PERFECTLY GOOD WORKING COMPUTERS!!!

^^For those of you uptight, stupid, inconsiderate dumb***es out there....this is a joke...nothing but a joke, haha, funny, ok go..."

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LOL!

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"NO! BAD AOL! GO TO YOUR ROOM! STAY AWAY FROM OUR PERFECTLY GOOD WORKING COMPUTERS!!!"

Then don't download it, you f*cking idiot.

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That was a joke you F*cking Idiot...DOI

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Settle down. Can't you tell a joke when you see one?

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