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All rights reserved. 2 Windows Desktop Search 3.01 Administration Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS WINDOWS DESKTOP SEARCH 3.01 ........................................................................................................... 1 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE .......................................................................................................................... 1 WINDOWS DESKTOP SEARCH 3.01 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE .......................................................... 2 Last Updated 26 Sept, 2007 ......................................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... 3 UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS XP WITH WDS ............................... 4 WINDOWS DESKTOP SEARCH (WDS) ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT CHECKLIST ........................................................... 5 PRE-INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................................................. 6 System Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 6 Security & Privacy .................................................................................................................................. 7 Group Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Providing Enterprise-Specific Defaults .................................................................................................. 9 International Options ............................................................................................................................ 10 Enterprise Search Integration .............................................................................................................. 10 Using WDS and Microsoft Outlook\Exchange ..................................................................................... 11 Network Performance ........................................................................................................................... 12 Roaming User Profiles ......................................................................................................................... 12 Terminal Servers ................................................................................................................................... 12 INSTALLING WINDOWS DESKTOP SEARCH .......................................................................................................... 13 Installation Package ............................................................................................................................. 13 WDS Migration Plans ........................................................................................................................... 15 VERSION COMPARISON & OS .......................................................................................................................... 15 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 15 Upgrading Versions .............................................................................................................................. 15 WDS Software Updates ......................................................................................................................... 16 Version History Table ........................................................................................................................... 16 Installing International Versions .......................................................................................................... 19 Adding Functionality with MSN Search Toolbar ................................................................................. 20 Deployment Modes ............................................................................................................................... 20 Installer command-Line Options .......................................................................................................... 21 Deploying WDS by Using Group Policy .............................................................................................. 22 Wrapping WDS into an MSI Wrapper ................................................................................................. 22 WINDOWS DESKTOP SEARCH EXTENSIBILITY AND PROGRAMMABILITY .................................................................. 26 File Types and Indexing ........................................................................................................................ 27 CUSTOMIZING WDS BY USING GROUP POLICY .................................................................................................. 28 Group Policy Overview ........................................................................................................................ 28 Obtaining the WDS .adm template for Windows Group Policy ........................................................... 29 Windows Search Policy Location ......................................................................................................... 29 General Policy Setting Behavior .......................................................................................................... 30 Adhering to System Policies ................................................................................................................. 31 Windows Search Policies ..................................................................................................................... 31 WDS 3.01 ADM Template for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 ............................................. 32 Prevent indexing when running on battery power to conserve energy ............................................................. 32 Prevent customizing indexed locations in the Control Panel ........................................................................... 32 Allow using diacritics ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Prevent displaying advanced indexing options in the Control Panel ............................................................... 33 Prevent indexing files in Offline Files cache ................................................................................................... 33 Prevent Indexing uncached Exchange Folders ................................................................................................ 33 Prevent indexing Microsoft Office Outlook .................................................................................................... 33 Prevent indexing e-mail attachments ............................................................................................................... 33 Control Rich Previews for Attachments .......................................................................................................... 34 © 2007 Microsoft