Comments on: Launchy and Quickstart: Vista’s Start Search for Windows XP http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/ For Windows Administrators Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mads http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-41782 Mads Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:55:11 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/#comment-41782 Michael: I fully agree with you - a lot of the new features in Vista are stuff you could have "plug-in'ed" your way to, but it's just become easier to work with a fresh Windows installation... Michael: I fully agree with you – a lot of the new features in Vista are stuff you could have “plug-in’ed” your way to, but it’s just become easier to work with a fresh Windows installation…

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-41752 Michael Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:06:38 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/#comment-41752 Mads, the biggest advantage of Start Search is that it is already installed. You can get most of Vista’s new user-interface-features also for XP, but it is often just too time consuming to install and configure them Mads, the biggest advantage of Start Search is that it is already installed. You can get most of Vista’s new user-interface-features also for XP, but it is often just too time consuming to install and configure them

]]> By: Mads http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-40977 Mads Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:22:58 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/#comment-40977 Vista's Start Search has a similar intelligence feature as QuickSilver. Though I think QuickSilver's seem more intelligent :-) I've used Launchy quite a bit back in the XP days, but since I installed Vista, I've forgotten all about Launchy 'cause Vista's Start Search does it for me. It, of course, also searches other items than applications (documents, music ...) since it is really just the Desktop Search + app loader. Vista’s Start Search has a similar intelligence feature as QuickSilver. Though I think QuickSilver’s seem more intelligent :-)

I’ve used Launchy quite a bit back in the XP days, but since I installed Vista, I’ve forgotten all about Launchy ’cause Vista’s Start Search does it for me. It, of course, also searches other items than applications (documents, music …) since it is really just the Desktop Search + app loader.

]]> By: Jim http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-2489 Jim Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:07:23 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/#comment-2489 Quicksilver, to my knowledge, won't show the whole list but the nice thing that it does that Launchy and Quickstart don't seem real good about is that it uses some sort of intelligence so it has a good idea of what software or items you want to select. It can learn what should be popping up first on the list as you type the name of the app. If Launchy actually has anything like that, it's definitely not on the same level or simply doesn't work. BTW, I have found a shareware app like these called AppRocket. I haven't ran it through its paces yet. http://www.candylabs.com/approcket/ Quicksilver, to my knowledge, won’t show the whole list but the nice thing that it does that Launchy and Quickstart don’t seem real good about is that it uses some sort of intelligence so it has a good idea of what software or items you want to select. It can learn what should be popping up first on the list as you type the name of the app. If Launchy actually has anything like that, it’s definitely not on the same level or simply doesn’t work.

BTW, I have found a shareware app like these called AppRocket. I haven’t ran it through its paces yet.

http://www.candylabs.com/approcket/

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 Michael Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:26:58 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/#comment-2433 Jim, I never tried Quicksliver, but I liked Start Search more than Launchy and Quickstart since it displays all matches. With Launchy and Quicksilver you have to scroll down to access the other matching apps. Jim, I never tried Quicksliver, but I liked Start Search more than Launchy and Quickstart since it displays all matches. With Launchy and Quicksilver you have to scroll down to access the other matching apps.

]]> By: Jim http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 Jim Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:23:33 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/launchy-and-quickstart-vista%e2%80%99s-start-search-for-windows-xp/#comment-2225 I'm anxious to see how well this feature works in Vista. Being a cross platform guy I've fallen head over heels for Quicksilver for Mac OS X . I've tried Launchy, Quickstart, along with a few others I don't recall the names of in the last year on XP and have yet to find anything anywhere as functional and slick as Quicksilver. Since I doubt Quicksilver will be ported to Windows, I'm hoping that Vista does a decent job of implementing an app launch system like Quicksilver. The other features would be nice as well but good app launching would be a good start. I’m anxious to see how well this feature works in Vista. Being a cross platform guy I’ve fallen head over heels for Quicksilver for Mac OS X .

I’ve tried Launchy, Quickstart, along with a few others I don’t recall the names of in the last year on XP and have yet to find anything anywhere as functional and slick as Quicksilver. Since I doubt Quicksilver will be ported to Windows, I’m hoping that Vista does a decent job of implementing an app launch system like Quicksilver. The other features would be nice as well but good app launching would be a good start.

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