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<title><![CDATA[Valix NetSearch comments:]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[By: UpperEast]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54044</link>
<description><![CDATA[Installed on my PC which is part of a network. 
Tested on a specific file located on my pc : never retrieved.
Tested another one: never retrieved.
Tested on a file located on a network disk: same result....

??? !!!!]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:54:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Pinoy.ca]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54043</link>
<description><![CDATA[@47: "i’d like to try that 8kb text editor, i like lightweight."

TERSE 1.51, written by Joseph (Yossi) Gil, is 4096 bytes.

TheGun 3.0f, written by Steve Hutchesson, is 6144 bytes.  I just had it load, edit and successfully save a 100Mb text file a moment ago.

Imagine what you'd do with the disk space you gain with these two! :)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:27:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: spacingham]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54042</link>
<description><![CDATA[@35, i'd like to try that 8kb text editor, i like lightweight.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:56:50 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: harpo2448]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54041</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, another clarification:

1) A bit of experimentation reveals that the name "NetSearch" says it all.  

It does NOT search for file titles in, say, your own machine's My Documents folder (or under the Windows folder, Program Files, etc.), even if you have privileged access to it as the administrator, UNLESS you have shared it to the network and it appears in the left-side list (along with other network-shared folders and items on other machines in your LAN).

So, you have to share whatever folder(s) you want to be searchable for NetSearch to find file titles in them.

Actually, this is OK for an office setting as it allows easy "public" (network shared) to be created while the rest of your documents stay "private".  

(With the file-content indexing products like enterprise-versions of Copernic and Google Desktop Search often EVERY file in all folders is a candidate to appear in a remotely-initiated search results list.  Although the remote user doing the searching may not be able to access the file itself due to permission restrictions, just like a Google internet search there's usually a sample summary of the contents that appears, which might be undesirable without a lot of tweaking which I've heard about.)

2) Did I say this was fast?  In my very limited tests it displays results from shared remote folders much faster than using Windows Explorer to search for filenames on another machine.

3) It does not create a folder under START &gt; PROGRAMS . Instead it creates an icon under START itself (which is OK, to be handy) and optionally a desktop icon.  Also there's not a dedicated UNINSTALL, except it is listed for uninstalling in the ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS Control Panel list.

Again, this is a very focused, simple, no-frills product that simply does one thing fast -- great for businesses and I think useful around the home as well (now where's that darn movie/MP3 stashed?).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:03:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: harpo2448]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54040</link>
<description><![CDATA[Well, OK... since leaving the previous two comments I just had a chance to download and run this title on a couple of XP machines.

It seems all the discussion about Copernic search and file content indexing was premature.

Somehow I didn't gather from previous comments that this program simply searches for file titles (filenames), really quickly, across all machines on a local network.  

A window pane on the left displays something like an Explorer folder view listing of all the machines in your network that have NetSearch running on them (and so are remotely searchable).  There's a checkbox by each item to include it in a search if you want (all are selected by default).  You do a right-click to show choices to Refresh (update the list of machines/shares), Select All, Deselect All, Expand All, and Collapse All.

Theres a box to enter in some text; a portion of a file's title/name you want to match in the search.

Click on Search and the resulting list of files that includes the portion of text you entered (as part of their name) has the usual stuff:  icon, name, path, size, type, and dates created and modififed.

You can then treat the files in the results list about like any other in an Explorer folder:  a right-click displays choices to Open, Explore, Copy, Copy Path, and Properties.

Double-clicking on a file opens it (as long as the local machine you're on has the appropriate application).

It seems to work great and very fast.

A couple of notes, though:

In the settings there is the option to "Load program on startup".  Since it is apparently not run as a "service" then that means that your (as a user) must be logged into their account for NetSearch to be running.  Same is true for all the remote machines you hope to be able to search.

Also, when you log into your account, NetSearch initially appears on-screen (not minimized, or in the system tray, which is another option) as it starts up.

Perhaps those choices were made so that all users would be aware that their machine is subject to being searched by a remote user.  

However, it would be nice to have it automatically minimize to the systray after, say, 5-10 minutes.  (Maybe it would have on its own if I hadn't touched/used it after logging in and left it on screen, but since I was checking it out I'll have to experiment some more later.)

Also, apparently it does not remember previously-used window size and column width settings, another possible improvement.

So far that's the main points I wanted to make:  Not a service; initially appears and stays on screen at startup/login; window &amp; column adjustments don't stick.

I haven't yet tested to see what files it can't find (probably those that are not "shared"?).  And I don't know enough about it using subnet mask 255.255.255.255 and port 9096 to know if having it open is any kind of back door security risk -- comments would be welcome!

Otherwise, this little program works great!  I hope it is offered again with improvements.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:10:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: CB]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54039</link>
<description><![CDATA[#35 G

You must also go back to the pre MS Windows days -- back when code had to be written tight.  None of this recommend 3 gb Ram in order to be able to run Vista SP 2...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:57:09 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Spiritwolf]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54038</link>
<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, the qualification that NetSearch has to be installed on every computer you want to be able to search, limits its usefulness greatly for me since out of 5 pcs, I only have this xp desktop and my Vista laptop up and running at the moment, and most of the time the laptop isn't connected to the rest of the network.  In a few days, I will have the other 3 pcs back up and running but not soon enough to be able to utilize the program.

Kinda sucks that it has to be installed on all pcs you are searching, instead of just being on the pc you are searching FROM.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:53:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: CB]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54037</link>
<description><![CDATA[The claimed "Faster then windows desktop search" made me want to try it.  Only have a single computer -- but it didn't find it.  Putting in a file name CB* and clicking search didn't do a thing either.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:48:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Paul Merrick]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54036</link>
<description><![CDATA["they aren’t obliged to find a piece of software that caters 100%"

Even 5% would be adaquate!

I have three PC's and a laptop but always take my external back-up drive to any PC I'm using (I only use one to do all the downloading so have no problems finding files)

Sure, The external drive was more costly but I don't have any problems with *Will this work on XP or Vista, Will I have problems finding a certain file* and so on.

TBH, I think this could be modified for hacking (if it's not doing that already from the registration process!)

GOTD has had some good programs in the past but just recently they have been more difficult to like.

Perhaps it's a simple problem getting the software makers to actually give good software away.
A good idea is to ask does anyone using this site actually purchase more from the same company that offers whatever is free on here?

I have (with games especially) but for now I've been following the freeware links posted by users usually saying "This is better"

Lets not forget this invaluable part of the site :-))]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:41:22 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: harpo2448]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/valix-netsearch/#comment-54035</link>
<description><![CDATA[Whoops!  A clarification:

"It's the machine-to-machine remote “sharing” of the indexes and resulting higher performance that sets the “ENTERPRISE” versions above and apart from the “PERSONAL” versions of these various desktop search applications..."

I think I said it right this time!]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:09:06 -0400</pubDate>
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