Hi Jack,
The search indexing in Vista runs at low-priority for both CPU time and disk
I/O. So in general it shouldn't prevent media center from doing its thing,
but I'm interested if you have any more details on this.
For reference, the processes in which indexing takes places are
SearchIndexer.exe, SearchProtocolHost.exe and SearchFilterHost.exe, so
generally if you can see them using a lot of CPU then indexing is happening,
and if not then it's not indexing using your CPU ...
Dave Wood
"jack" <jack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hey thanks, I Understand what its trying to do and that it reduces the
> load
> if the computer is in use doing other things. BUT one thing you guys didnt
> notice is that when the using the media center to watch tv ,Vista thinks
> nothing is going on the indexer uses the full capacity of the drive. this
> causes the media center to hang and the TV tuner to freeze. My machine is
> a
> d960, 4gb ram, ati1900xt and 2 500gb drives. that indexer really is a pain
> in
> the arse.
>
> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> The indexer isn't supposed to bother you while you are using the
>> computer.
>> Although it technically is using your disk all the time, it notices when
>> you
>> are trying to do something and lets the stuff you are trying to do go
>> first
>> (in the same way that Automatic Updates can download in the background
>> without affecting your internet browsing).
>>
>> It should finish its indexing within a day or two, depending on how much
>> stuff you have on your computer. The benefits of having the index are
>> really
>> worth waiting for, IMHO.
>>
>> However, you can disable the search indexer this way:
>>
>> -Click Start
>> -Click Control Panel
>> -Click System and Maintenance
>> -Click Administrative Tools
>> -Double-click Services
>> -If asked for permission, click Continue
>> -Scroll through the list and find "Windows Search"
>> -Right-click it, and click Properties
>> -Click Stop
>> -Click the dropdown box next to Startup Type
>> -Click Disabled
>> -Click OK
>>
>>
>> --
>> - JB
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Windows Vista Support Faq
>> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>>