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What on earth is a "crawl-type start page"??
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939039
(search for crawl) A means of searching for links from one location to another typically within websites. (e.g. Generate a site map.) In Vista, this is a function of the Search Index verifying that the nodes within the search index (database) actually lead to something and perform necessary updates to the index. Example: (Pardon me if my example is too simplified. I'm only trying to explain crawling.) Search engine may create a map that uses the alphabet as nodes (forks in the path.) So, on the first rung you have 26 nodes indicating the first letter starting any word. (These are the "start pages".) On the next rung, each letter has 26 more nodes indicating the second letter. You would find the word "at" on the second rung with a pointer branching from the "at" node to the location on the hard drive where the word is located in a file. (There may be several locations associated with this node since "at" is a fairly common word.) Unused nodes are simply removed to speed up the search when requested. Crawling is an automated process that walks along the path from node to node verifying that something exists at each location indicated by the index to keep it up-to-date and efficient. "Bill Bonnet" wrote in message ... It comes under Description of the scheduled tasks in Vista, what is it/they? Simple terms please -- Bill Bonnet |
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What on earth is a "crawl-type start page"??
Thanks, I'm not sure I understand all that but I get the general drift. Doesn't sound as if that can be responsible for the attribute question that is displayed below this one. Bye -- Bill Bonnet |