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Google Desktop App
http://desktop.google.com
Google Desktop App
This App not only allows you to search items on your computer but also uses gadgets to be able to pull in info from social media sites.
Google Desktop doesn't just help you search your computer; it also helps you gather new information from the web and stay organized with gadgets and sidebar. Google Gadgets can be placed anywhere on your desktop to show you new email, weather, photos, personalized news, and more. Sidebar is a vertical bar on your desktop that helps you keep your gadgets organized.

Ask Jeeves Desktop Search
http://sp.ask.com/docs/desktop/
Ask Jeeves Desktop Search
Search your computer like you search the Web
Thanks to Ask Jeeves Desktop Search, you can now search for files and emails on your computer like you search for information on Ask Jeeves. Just enter a keyword or phrase, and Ask Jeeves Desktop Search will quickly retrieve any file or email on your hard drive matching your query. So you can save time finding old files, as well as storing new ones.

Google Desktop Search
http://desktop.google.com/
Google Desktop Search : Search your own computer.
Find your email, files, web history and chats instantly | View web pages you've seen, even when you're not online | Search as easily as you do on Google |

X1 Desktop Search
http://www.x1.com/
X1 Desktop Search : full-featured, FREE 15-day trial version downloadable
X1?Desktop Search is a personal search tool for your own computer. X1?Desktop Search is a personal search tool for your own computer. X1?Desktop Search is a personal search tool for your own computer. X1 Desktop Search is a personal search tool for your own computer.
Instantly locates any word or words in any email message, attachment, file or Outlook contact on your PC.

Filehand Search (FREE)
http://www.filehand.com/
Filehand Search (FREE) : Winner of the 2004 Shareware Industry Awards
Not only does Filehand Search 2.1 search your hard drive and network drives instantly, it shows you the information you need. You don't have to poke around at all the search results to find the piece of information you're looking for.
Don't be fooled by snappy interfaces of other search tools. Filehand Search displays the search results in order of relevance and displays the relevant extracts so you can find your information fast.

Microsoft .... Windows ... remember F3
http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut.htm
Microsoft .... Windows ... remember F3 brings up a search facility in most Windows applications.

Copernic: Software to search, find, and manage information
http://www.copernic.com/
Copernic: Software to search, find, and manage information : FREE Download 2.3M
Easily search your entire hard drive in less than a second to pinpoint the right file, e-mail, music or pictures. CDS brings the power of a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use search engine right to your PC and allows you instantly to search files, e-mails, and email attachments stored anywhere on your PC hard drive.
It executes sub-second searching of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, Acrobat PDFs, and all popular music, picture and video formats. CDS also searches your browser history, favorites, and contacts.