Versions

5.9.1005.12335	86.26%
5.9.911.3589	1.53%
5.9.909.30391	0.76%
5.8.809.23506	0.76%
5.7.808.7150	0.76%
5.7.806.10245	0.76%
5.7.802.22438	4.58%
5.7.801.7324	0.76%
5.1.706.29690	0.76%
5.1.703.26697	0.76%
5.0.611.10655	1.53%
4.2006.814.1947	0.76%

googledesktop.exe has 12 known versions, the most recent one is 5.9.1005.12335. It is started as a Windows Service called 'GoogleDesktopManager-110309-193829' with the name 'GoogleDesktopManager-051210-111108'. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 355.09 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Google Inc by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0053% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 31.12 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 66.5 KB per minute for reads and 11.85 KB per minute for writes.

Google Desktop was desktop search software made by Google. The program allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets". After initially installing Google Desktop, the software completes an indexing of all the files in the computer. After the initial indexing is completed, the software continues to index files as needed. Users can start searching for files immediately after installing the program.