The various faces of Windows Search
When I updated my computer a while back I inadvertently installed the
new Windows Seach 4.0 and really disliked it. So I started googling
for a way to get back to the good old XP Seach Companion. While
researching I found that there are 3 search modes, for lack of a better
word that may be configured for XP. In this article I will explain how
to configure your system for each.
ClipSpy+ - Clipboard intercept application
The Clipboard class uses global memory to store and retrieve data during cut, copy and paste operations
and when dragging and dropping files. It accomplishes this by storing data pertaining to the object in
fragments with various formats to represent different aspects of the data being acted upon.
Windows provides a hook for anyone interested in intercepting data from the Clipboard by allowing
us to add ourself to a chain or linked list of listeners. The only thing we need to do here is to relay
the data passed to us to the next listener in the chain. Don't break the chain or you'll be dancing on
thin ice! i.e. unpredictable things can happen.