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Windows 7 / Windows Desktop Search 4 Indexing
Does anyone know if there is an addon or solution that allows a Readynas (I have a Duo) to index itself so that Windows 7 in particular can add it's shares to the "Libraries" feature. This issue has b...
timlacey wrote: While the suggestion of tricking Windows 7 by creating a symbolic link has some merit, it will not work in terms of playlists and support with other computers.
For example, if I create playlists on the Windows 7 WMP/WMC using music from \\server\music, they will appear in the playlist, I assume using their "linked" file path, c:\Users\myname\Music\...
So playlists from other machines will not work and vice versa. (although WMP should be able to use playlists that reference files on the server \\server\music just fine, even if the metadata doesn't work quite right)
Anyway, I think we need to know if the ReadyNAS will be adding any features to support the indexing demands of Windows 7. I think the best long term solution is for the ReadyNAS to support these Windows services. Can it happen? Is anyone working on it?
Tim
Angreed and +1
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