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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Copernic Desktop Search 1.5 build 642
Pros: Does what its meant to do very well & fast.
Cons: Not enough options & customizablity.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: Copernic Desktop Search 1.5 build 642
"Great Idea! Computer unstable after installing"
Pros: Love that it works on W98, since others require XP. It's a useful tool to find things quickly. I love the concept and the execution when it's working and not causing my system to lockup.
Support has been good about answering emails.
Cons: I installed on a variety of computer types includeing W98SE and XP. It seems that in each case the systems became unstable afterwards. One W98 machine will no longer shut down. Another has an application that can not invoke with Copernic in background. My Spool32 crashes when printing from Outlook with Copernic running, but resumes fine when I kill it.
So, if Copernic can figure out why their software causes system instability, this would be a fanstastic find.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Copernic Desktop Search 1.5 build 642
"Great product, but interferes with Outlook backup"
Pros: A fabulous and fast find utility. Preview pane for documents of most useful types (e.g., no need to open Outlook to view Outlook mail messages found by Copernic).
Cons: Running on a Windows 98 machine seemed to be unstable during initial indexing.
On an XP machine, Copernic interferes with backup of Outlook files. Had to shut Copernic down to copy/backup .pst files (pausing indexing is not enough). It took a lot of searching to figure this out, so I'm sharing it here.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
3 stars
Version: Copernic Desktop Search 1.5 build 642
Pros: Quick and efficient; great interface. There is a preview for many file types, so no need to open the file in the native application.
Cons: Does not index text in TIF files. Those of us who use TIF for document scans should better try Lookout or something else.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: Copernic Desktop Search 1.5 build 642
"Excellent idea, terrible execution"
Pros: Great organizational structure for making searches and showing results. Definitely better than Google desktop search in that regard. I really wanted this program to work, because I do lots of Internet research.
Cons: Before the indexing could finish the program caused my computer to shut down. One time the computer went into high speed, making lots of noise (like a vacum cleaner) and then the screen went blank. Also, during indexing, it took it long periods of time to index some simple PDF files (always getting hung up on the same ones) and it kept starting over, indexing the same files repeatedly. I had to unplug my computer to get it going again. I experimented several times, and each time a system restore ended the problem of shutdowns. This was just too frightening so I gave up.
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