Default indexed paths
Enabling this policy allows you to specify a list of paths to index by default. The user may override these paths and exclude them from indexing. On a per-user basis this policy setting will work only if a protocol handler referencing a SID-based user scope such as MAPI is specified. File system paths that do not reference a specific SID will not be included for indexing if these are only specified in the Group Policy under “User Configuration. ” To include a file system path for indexing please specify the file system path to be indexed under the “Computer Configuration” Group Policy.
Default indexed paths
Enabling this policy allows you to specify a list of paths to index by default. The user may override these paths and exclude them from indexing.
Prevent indexing certain paths
If you enable this policy setting you specify a list of paths to exclude from indexing. The user cannot enter any path that starts with one of the paths you specified. On a per-user basis this policy setting will work only if a protocol handler referencing a SID-based user scope such as MAPI is specified. File system paths that do not reference a specific SID will not be excluded from indexing if these are only specified in the Group Policy under “User Configuration. ” To restrict a file system path from indexing please specify the file system path to be indexed under the “Computer Configuration” Group Policy. If you enable and then disable this policy setting users can index any path not restricted by other policies but their original list of paths to index is not restored.
Prevent indexing certain paths
If you enable this policy setting you specify a list of paths to exclude from indexing. The user cannot enter any path that starts with one of the paths you specified. If you enable and then disable this policy setting users can index any path not restricted by other policies but their original list of paths to index is not restored.
Do not allow web search
Enabling this policy removes the option of searching the Web from Windows Desktop Search. When this policy is disabled or not configured the Web option is available and users can search the Web via their default browser search engine.
Prevent unwanted iFilters and protocol handlers
Enabling this policy prevents Windows Desktop Search from using iFilters and protocol handlers unless they are specified in the allow list. However This policy will not prevent iFilters or protocol handlers from being installed nor will it prevent them from being used by other applications or services. You can also specify an allow list of add-ins by providing the classID or ProgId string. For example if you plan to deploy a particular iFilter make sure that this iFilter is on the allow list either as a GUID such as {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} (include the braces) or a ProgID such as VisFilter. CFilter. 1. If you maintain a locked desktop environment this setting is redundant because non-administrative users do not have permission to install new components. If your users have Administrator permissions or can install software this policy prevents them from specifically using Windows Desktop Search-related add-ins. Note: Because of a limitation in the Group Policy editor you must add at least one entry in the allow list even if you want to enable this policy without an allow list. Create a list entry by putting a space in the name field and a space in the value field and then save it. This will create a placeholder entry that is ignored by the program.
Stop indexing in the event of limited hard drive space
Enabling this policy prevents indexing from continuing after less than the specified amount of hard drive space is left on the same drive as the index location. Select between 0 and 2147483647 MB. Enable this policy if computers in your environment have extremely limited hard drive space. When this policy is disabled or not configured Windows Desktop Search automatically manages your index size.
Set large or small icon view in desktop search results
Enabling this policy allows you to specify whether you want large icon or small icon view for your Desktop Search results. The two options are:- Large Icon- Small Icon. If you have disabled the preview pane because your organization does not support Office XP or above you should enforce the large icon view so that users can see snippets related to their desktop search query. When this policy is disabled or not configured the default is small icon view.
Preview pane location
Enabling this policy allows you to set the location of the preview pane in the Desktop Search results. You can also turn off the preview pane. The four options are:- Auto- Right- Bottom- OffYou should consider enabling this policy to turn off the preview pane if your environment does not support Office XP or later. The full preview pane functionality is only available for Office documents in Office XP or later. When this policy is disabled or not configured the preview pane shows automatically to the right of the Desktop Search results and your users can choose the location of the preview pane
Add secondary intranet search locations
Enabling this policy allows you to add intranet search locations in addition to the primary intranet search location defined in the Add Primary Intranet Search Location policy. The value of this text should be:name1url1;name2url2;. . . nameNurlNFor example:MySearchhttp://mysearch. aspx?q=$w;MySearch2http://mysearch2?q=$w. For each search scope provide:1) A name for the scope such as ‘IT Web’. 2) The URL to the search service. Use $w in place of the query term for the search service URL. If your intranet search service is SharePoint Portal Server your query should resemble the following:http://sitename/Search. aspx?k=$wIf your intranet search service is Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) the query should resemble the following where XXXX is the locale ID of your WSS Service. For example the English locale ID is 1033. http://sitename/_layouts/XXXX/searchresults. aspx?SearchString=$wThese additional intranet search locations are added to the All Locations list in the Desktop Search results.