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10-13-2007
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| | The *(#$^*%!!! Search Indexer The infernal Windows Search Index often cranks the hard drive for long periods of time. This slows down the computer. Since we do not use search much it is not a very useful feature to us. Does anyone know how to turn off the search indexer in Vista? I have turned off the fast indexing option on the disk. I have turned it off in Control Panel by deselecting those things to search. I have turned it off in "Services" by setting it to manual and rebooting. I have turned off searching in Outlook 2007. Yet after all of that it keeps showing up in task manager and in services it starts even when set to maual and will restart if turned off. Just what in the sam hill do I need to do to turn it off and keep it turned off. |
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10-13-2007
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| | Re: The *(#$^*%!!! Search Indexer It will eventually stop indexing, and your computer will not be that slow. But I do agree with you, this is annoying... I don't know of any methods how to turn it off, however. -- Thank you, Have a nice day, Jonathan Yaniv Microsoft Windows LiveT Butterfly Expert "Keith B. Rosenberg" <enii@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#gTiuTdDIHA.3332@xxxxxx Quote: > The infernal Windows Search Index often cranks the hard drive for long > periods > of time. This slows down the computer. Since we do not use search much it > is > not a very useful feature to us. > > Does anyone know how to turn off the search indexer in Vista? I have > turned off > the fast indexing option on the disk. I have turned it off in Control > Panel by deselecting > those things to search. I have turned it off in "Services" by setting it > to manual and > rebooting. I have turned off searching in Outlook 2007. > > Yet after all of that it keeps showing up in task manager and in services > it starts > even when set to maual and will restart if turned off. > > Just what in the sam hill do I need to do to turn it off and keep it > turned off. > |
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10-13-2007
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| | Re: The *(#$^*%!!! Search Indexer Thanks. It generally only stops indexing after some hours so it is more than a little annoying when it indexes. Keith "Jonathan Yaniv- Windows Live Butterfly Expert" <jy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23WrOUldDIHA.3548@xxxxxx Quote: > It will eventually stop indexing, and your computer will not be that slow. > > But I do agree with you, this is annoying... I don't know of any methods > how to turn it off, however. > > > > -- > Thank you, > > Have a nice day, > > Jonathan Yaniv > Microsoft Windows LiveT Butterfly Expert > > > "Keith B. Rosenberg" <enii@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:#gTiuTdDIHA.3332@xxxxxx Quote: >> The infernal Windows Search Index often cranks the hard drive for long >> periods >> of time. This slows down the computer. Since we do not use search much it >> is >> not a very useful feature to us. >> >> Does anyone know how to turn off the search indexer in Vista? I have >> turned off >> the fast indexing option on the disk. I have turned it off in Control >> Panel by deselecting >> those things to search. I have turned it off in "Services" by setting it >> to manual and >> rebooting. I have turned off searching in Outlook 2007. >> >> Yet after all of that it keeps showing up in task manager and in services >> it starts >> even when set to maual and will restart if turned off. >> >> Just what in the sam hill do I need to do to turn it off and keep it >> turned off. >> |
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10-13-2007
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| | Re: The *(#$^*%!!! Search Indexer You can also try turning off the Indexing Service, but I recommend leaving it on since its handy feature that makes finding files a cinch in Vista. -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "Keith B. Rosenberg" <enii@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OIyqOzdDIHA.2004@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks. It generally only stops indexing after some hours so it is more > than a little annoying when it indexes. > > Keith > > > > "Jonathan Yaniv- Windows Live Butterfly Expert" <jy@xxxxxx> wrote in > message news:%23WrOUldDIHA.3548@xxxxxx Quote: >> It will eventually stop indexing, and your computer will not be that >> slow. >> >> But I do agree with you, this is annoying... I don't know of any methods >> how to turn it off, however. >> >> >> >> -- >> Thank you, >> >> Have a nice day, >> >> Jonathan Yaniv >> Microsoft Windows LiveT Butterfly Expert >> >> >> "Keith B. Rosenberg" <enii@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:#gTiuTdDIHA.3332@xxxxxx Quote: >>> The infernal Windows Search Index often cranks the hard drive for long >>> periods >>> of time. This slows down the computer. Since we do not use search much >>> it is >>> not a very useful feature to us. >>> >>> Does anyone know how to turn off the search indexer in Vista? I have >>> turned off >>> the fast indexing option on the disk. I have turned it off in Control >>> Panel by deselecting >>> those things to search. I have turned it off in "Services" by setting >>> it to manual and >>> rebooting. I have turned off searching in Outlook 2007. >>> >>> Yet after all of that it keeps showing up in task manager and in >>> services it starts >>> even when set to maual and will restart if turned off. >>> >>> Just what in the sam hill do I need to do to turn it off and keep it >>> turned off. >>> |
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10-13-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate | Re: The *(#$^*%!!! Search Indexer I used to have mine off in XP but ive left it on in Vista, mainly because its not annoying me, I have 4 hdd's plugged in atm (tho ones a external and the other will probably come out once the new one arrives) but I've never noticed it. It must realy depend on whether you select more places to index tho |
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10-13-2007
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| | Re: The *(#$^*%!!! Search Indexer > The infernal Windows Search Index often cranks the hard drive for long Quote: > periods > of time. This slows down the computer. Since we do not use search much it > is > not a very useful feature to us. it and select properties; under Startup Type change it to Disabled |
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10-13-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: The *(#$^*%!!! Search Indexer  Quote: Originally Posted by Keith B. Rosenberg  The infernal Windows Search Index often cranks the hard drive for long periods of time. This slows down the computer. Since we do not use search much it is not a very useful feature to us. Does anyone know how to turn off the search indexer in Vista? I have turned off the fast indexing option on the disk. I have turned it off in Control Panel by deselecting those things to search. I have turned it off in "Services" by setting it to manual and rebooting. I have turned off searching in Outlook 2007. Yet after all of that it keeps showing up in task manager and in services it starts even when set to maual and will restart if turned off. Just what in the sam hill do I need to do to turn it off and keep it turned off. This tutorial will show you how to disable the Search Index and allow Vista to default to using the non-index search instead. Index - Enable or Disable Shawn |
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