Availability of the Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes

This article discusses the availability of version 1.00.04.0000 of the Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes. This version of the Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes replaces all earlier Windows Desktop Search add-ins for Lotus Notes.

Overview

The Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes version 1.00.03.0000 is an updated protocol handler for Lotus Notes. This protocol handler lets you run index-based searches of locally stored Lotus Notes content. This content includes the following:

• E-mail messages
• Archived e-mail messages
• Journal items
• Contacts
• Calendar items

After you install this add-in, Windows Desktop Search indexes Lotus Notes content every hour or when you click Index Now. After the Windows Desktop Search index has been updated, you can search the Lotus Notes content.

Note Uninstall any previous versions of the Add-in for Lotus Notes before you install this updated version. After you install this Add-in, select the databases that you want to include by using the Windows Desktop Search preferences screens.

System requirements

This version of the Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes is supported for use with the following operating systems:

• Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 (SP4)

This version of the Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes is supported for use with the following programs:

• Windows Desktop Search version 2.6.x or Windows Desktop Search 3.0.x
• Lotus Notes versions 5.x through Lotus Notes version 7.x

Improvements

This version of the Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes includes the following improvements over earlier versions:

• You can select which local Lotus Notes databases will be indexed
• You can index multiple local Lotus Notes databases
• You can search many properties in e-mail messages and in Calendar items. These properties include the following:
  • The message body
  • The message subject
  • The From field
  • The From name
  • The From address
  • The To name
  • The To address
  • The CC name
  • The CC address
  • The Document Title Prefix field
  • The Sent date
  • The Received date
  • The Primary Date field
  • Attachment names
  • Whether the item includes an attachment
• You can search e-mail messages and calendar items based on their priority
• You can search the content of e-mail message drafts
• You can index message attachments
• Windows Desktop Search better handles database name changes and database moves
• Windows Desktop Search removes deleted Lotus Notes items from the index so that the deleted items do not appear in search results

How to obtain the add-in

To obtain the Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Lotus Notes, visit the following Microsoft Web site:For more information about Windows Desktop Search, visit the following Microsoft Web site:The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.