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Old 06-10-2007  
Brink
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Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Index - Enable or Disable

How to Enable or Disable Search Index in Vista


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Old 06-11-2008  
MadDogAZ
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Vista Ultimat 32bit
 
 

Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Quick question on this. I store my Outlook pst file on my local drive. Does this get indexed with this feature? The only real intense searches I do on my laptop are in my email. I'm thinking Outlook indexes/handles these searches, so turning off Vista's indexing still makes sense. Can you confirm?

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Old 06-11-2008  
Brink
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Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Hi MadDogAZ,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Outlook adds itself and uses the Index in Vista for it's searches, so turning it off will also turn it off in Outlook.

Shawn
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Old 06-19-2008  
zebraloc
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Vista Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Thanks for all your hard work, Brink. You make this Vista thing a better break from XP. Thanks again.
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Old 06-19-2008  
Brink
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Your welcome Zebraloc, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn
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Old 06-19-2008  
Abiosis
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Join Date: May 2008
Windows Vista® Ultimate x64 SP2 v.113 build 6002/W7 x64 7000
 
 

Re: Index - Enable or Disable

I found I've to do both methods to turn the Indexing off completely...

is that any error'll occur while turning off indexing & 0 page files?

please enlighten,thanks Shawn
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Old 06-19-2008  
Brink
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Hi Abiosis,

It will not hurt anything by turning off (disabling) the Index.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Old 07-16-2008  
neon.dead
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Is it correct that a lot of constant running of hard disk causes it to age off more quickly.
i recently lost a disk. my pc would not read it anymore so will turning off indexing improve h.disk life. I really need to know cause i have the torrent's running about 20 hours a day plus i don't have a ups.
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Old 07-16-2008  
Brink
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Hi Neon.Dead,

It really depends on if you do a lot of searches or not and prefer the Index search or non-indexed search. It can help if you do not do a lot of searches. If you do, then the Index can help make doing searches quicker and not search the hard drive as long per search, but the results may not always be as acurate.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Old 07-16-2008  
Rob Kuhn
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Vista BE x64
 
 

Cool Re: Indexing Service (Search)

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Asky View Post
Thanks Man !
Kinda disliked the Indexing feature , Google Desktop is btter IMO

Google Desktop is not compatibile with the 64-bit version of Vista.
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Old 07-21-2008  
bmb
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Vista Ultimate
 
 

Re: Index - Enable or Disable

Hi

I have one question about Indexing and Disabled it from my D drive( My Computer Right Click..as like Option 2 here shown) and i wants to disable it from C drive too if this helps for better Perfomance.But if i disable it.... i will get any Error message for this all the time ??Coz im littlebit worried one mentioned 1000 error ..thats why..

And if i disable from Service windows search what is the Diffrence??
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