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Google Desktop Search is a slick and speedy search tool for finding information on your hard drive. It lacks a file viewer and media player but is very fast and easy to use.
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MSN Desktop Search delivers fast searches, but without a viewer or media player, it still lags behind the competition.
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Microsoft hustles to catch up with search engine giants Google and Yahoo, but the beta version of MSN Search still leaves plenty of room for improvement.
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Easy to use, Copernic Desktop Search locates hard to find photo, music, and document files on your hard drive and CDs.
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