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.

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.



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"Keith B. Rosenberg" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> 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.
>

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" <> wrote in
message news:%...
> 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" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> 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.
>>

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.
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"Keith B. Rosenberg" <> wrote in message
news:...
> 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" <> wrote in
> message news:%...
>> 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" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> 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.
>>>
>

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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> 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.

Start - Administrative Tools - Services - find Windows Search; right click
it and select properties; under Startup Type change it to Disabled

Keith B. Rosenberg;481099 Wrote:
> 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.

Hi Keith,

This tutorial will show you how to disable the Search Index and allow
Vista to default to using the non-index search instead.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69...e-disable.html

Shawn


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