<P> Other Explorer UI elements that can be customized include columns in "Details" view, icon overlays, and search providers: the new DHTML - based search pane is integrated into Windows 2000 Explorer, unlike the separate search dialog found in all previous Explorer versions . </P> <P> Search capabilities were added, offering full - text searches of documents, with options to filter by date (including arbitrary ranges like "modified within the last week"), size, and file type . The Indexing Service has also been integrated into the operating system and the search pane built into Explorer allows searching files indexed by its database . The ability to customize the standard buttons was also added . </P> <P> There were significant changes made to Windows Explorer in Windows XP, both visually and functionally . Microsoft focused especially on making Explorer more discoverable and task - based, as well as adding a number of features to reflect the growing use of a computer as a digital hub . </P> <P> Windows Explorer in Windows Server 2003 contains all the same features as Windows XP, but the task panes and search companion are disabled by default . </P>

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