Comments on: Beware – Copernic Desktop Search 3.0 is a Freeware Downgrade

By: Lotus

Lotus — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:24:13 +0000

I found this small company’s search product quite useful. It’s located at irissearch.net.

Note Added by ProReviewer – This is not a freeware product

By: Century22

Century22 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:49:19 +0000

Sorry folks, the links to Download.com gets the latest version.
I’ll keep looking for version 2.3

Found here: http://depositfiles.com/en/files/6936586
Version 2.3 build 30

By: JL

JL — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:59:34 +0000

Though my comment isn’t about the Copernic Desktop Search but their Agent Pro (thus a paid for product), I thought I post it to find out if others that may use this Copernic product have been as frustrated as I am with one of its major functions, tracking of pages. The company doesn’t clearly let you know that it doesn’t work with Vista (and I wonder Windows 7). Something to do with the Windows Task Scheduler. Some of there technicians gave me a method to fix this, which works only once procedures are applied and you’re on the computer and don’t hold after you shut down and boot up later, and others directly let me know it doesn’t work with Vista.

Also, I get the impression that the company is focusing more on the Desktop product and the new myCopernic as opposed to the true unique and better products they have like Agent, Summarizer and Tracker. Perhaps, I’m wrong, but for the price, these are the products that researchers, analysts, etc., need and where Copernic “stands out” from the crowd, yet they don’t seem to be updating them with the advancing changes in OS systems.

By: vincent

vincent — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:32:02 +0000

With version 3.2.1, Copernic’s Free Desktop Version is much better than google. Plus, Copernic offers a unique mobile search plug-in. Let’s you search your pc with your cellphone and then transfer and view all sorts of documents on your PDA, Iphone, or Cellphone. It works great. Kudos to Copernic.

By: Jez

Jez — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:04:11 +0000

Personally I think google is still the best for desktop search, but I know what you mean about the interface, it is not the best.

By: Jes

Jes — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:35:01 +0000

Thanks for the info. There are many other freeware alternatives!

By: batterien

batterien — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:53:54 +0000

Hi…

It happened with me before when I was using USB security tool.I was asked to update virus database.When i did it,it stoped deleting viruses from my USB drive.So most of the time they are doing for their business purpose.I would suggest to use the free versions of the software as they are mostly bug free.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:03:45 +0000

As Copernic tries to connect via URL (cdsweb.copernic.com) AND (!) IP address (209.71.208.119) for the current release it’s enough to create a “Local Security Policy” / IP security policy to block 209.71.208.119.

As soon as Copernic get’s an “destination host unreachable” for 209.71.208.119, ads and banners are stopped.

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:41:49 +0000

I kept 2.3 and put the following in my hosts file:

127.0.0.1 updates.copernic.com
127.0.0.1 download3.copernic.com
127.0.0.1 http://www.copernic.com

I can still get to help.copernic.com but the updates leave me alone.

By: Tim Gross

Tim Gross — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:58:37 +0000

How this compare to Google desktop search which is completely free