Have you ever wondered how much progress the Indexing Engine in Windows Vista has made across the space defined for searching?
Indexer Status Gadget for Window Vista
This gadget displays status information for the Windows Search indexer. It also allows you to pause and resume the indexer as well as quickly access the Indexing Options control panel.
If you have installed the Windows Search 4 update for Vista (currently a "preview" release) you can also enable "Index Now" functionality.
LINK: http://brandontools.com/files/folders/sidebar_gadgets/entry511.aspx
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