Windows ® 7 Libraries And Federated Search Name Title Microsoft ® Corporation

The “New” Windows Explorer Rich metadata Cleanernavi gation Easy previews Powerful Instant Search Arrangement views Federated search Libraries

Managing Library

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ShellAPIs Shell Folder Shell Item Thumbnails Metadata Verbs Indexer APIs File System APIs User Interface APIs Stream User Interface APIs Shell APIs Indexer APIs File System APIs

File and Folder Picking APIs

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The Shell Helper Functions NameSummary

Create Library and Add Folder

Create Library & Add Folder

Many Operations

Federated Search The Best Internet and Intranet Search Experience on the Desktop

Document repository Enterprise data store Enterprise application

How Federated Search Works 1. Search connector (.osdx) installed 2. Windows sends search terms as HTTP request 3. RSS results returned from server

Federated Search

File Format Ecosystem

IPropertyHandler IPreviewHandler IPropertyHandler IFilter IPropertyHandler IFilter IThumbnailProvider IPropertyHandler IThumbnailProvider IPropertyHandler

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