Vista - Vista Indexing Question

I went to RUN.... SERVICES.MSC and disabled the Windows Search service. I
don't want indexing on my computer. However, when going to the Properties
of my C: drive, the check mark is ON for indexing my drive. So which is it?

Note: I "think" that if I uncheck the box that shows indexing on my C;
drive, it will alter the characteristics of EVERY file on the computer for
non-indexing, and that will take a while, plus it will thrash my hard drive
insatiably. Isn't simply disabling the Windows Search enough for stopping
all indexing??? Thanks.

EW

There are two quite distinct settings. One is related to the service and
indicates which drives should be included in the indexing procedure that the
service is responsible for. The other is related to the drives themselves
and indicates whether or not an index exists for the drive and therefore
whether or not the index should be consulted when carrying out a search.
Although obviously related, the two settings must be managed separately.

"Clearwire Mail" <ernlizz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi EW,

Yes, disabling the "Windows Search" service will disable the Index completely in Vista. They are just different ways of doing it. The Service disables completely, while the unchecking the drive just disables that drive from being included in the indexed.

Index - Enable or Disable

Do not forget to also set your Search options as well for how you want your non-indexed searches for.

Search Options

Hope this helps,
Shawn