http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/tags/Search+Indexer/default.aspxTags: Search IndexerenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2008/04/10/indexer-status-sidebar-gadget-for-windows-search.aspxFri, 11 Apr 2008 07:47:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:497036Brandon LeBlanc12http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=497036http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2008/04/10/indexer-status-sidebar-gadget-for-windows-search.aspx#comments<P>Brandon Paddock, who works on the Windows Shell Team here at Microsoft, wrote a Windows Sidebar Gadget that displays the <A class="" href="http://brandonlive.com/2008/04/09/windows-search-indexer-status-gadget/" mce_href="http://brandonlive.com/2008/04/09/windows-search-indexer-status-gadget/">status of the Windows Search Indexer</A>. </P> <P><A href="http://windowsvistablog.com/photos/windows_experience_images/picture497035.aspx" target=_blank><IMG border=0 src="http://windowsvistablog.com/photos/windows_experience_images/images/497035/original.aspx"></A></P> <P>Download the Indexer Status Gadget <A href="http://brandontools.com/files/folders/sidebar_gadgets/entry511.aspx">here</A>. </P> <P>I don't know about you but I think it's kind of neat being able to see how many files Windows Search has indexed on my PC right from my desktop. For folks giving the <A href="http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/03/27/announcing-the-windows-search-4-0-preview.aspx">Windows Search 4.0 Preview</A> a try, you can enable "Index Now" functionality (which is reflected in the above screenshot).</P> <P>Brandon Paddock developed this gadget on his own time and isn't officially supported by Microsoft. Brandon also developed the <A href="http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/03/06/new-search-add-on-for-windows-vista-start.aspx">Start++ search add-on</A> for Windows Vista. </P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://windowsteamblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=497036" width="1" height="1">Windows VistaFeatured NewsSidebar GadgetWindows Search 4.0Windows SearchSearch Indexer