Searchindexer.exe hogs CPU

We run Vista home premium on a Dell Dimension E521. Last spring ou
system slowed way down--we didn't know why. We backed everything up an
reloaded the system. It worked well for about 2 months. Now the CPU i
running consistently at 100%, and we finally discovered that it i
Searchindexer.exe. We "end process" three times, and it will turn of
each time, but restarts after the first two times. By the third time, i
stays off. In Control Panel=> Indexing options, it says "Indexing is no
running" even when Searchindexer is hogging all the memory. Are thes
separate activities? How can we disable this annoying memory hog? Jus
turn it off totally

Thanks for any help. I've seen this problem reported in a variety o
forums, but the things suggested so far haven't worked for us

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Wolffoley

"Wolffoley" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> We run Vista home premium on a Dell Dimension E521. Last spring our
> system slowed way down--we didn't know why. We backed everything up and
> reloaded the system. It worked well for about 2 months. Now the CPU is
> running consistently at 100%, and we finally discovered that it is
> Searchindexer.exe. We "end process" three times, and it will turn off
> each time, but restarts after the first two times. By the third time, it
> stays off. In Control Panel=> Indexing options, it says "Indexing is not
> running" even when Searchindexer is hogging all the memory. Are these
> separate activities? How can we disable this annoying memory hog? Just
> turn it off totally?
>
> Thanks for any help. I've seen this problem reported in a variety of
> forums, but the things suggested so far haven't worked for us.
>
>
> --
> Wolffoley

A quick Google search turned this up:

"To modify Indexing Service performance
Open Computer Management.
In the console tree, click Indexing Service:Computer Management >Services
and Applications >Indexing Service

On the Action menu, click Stop (It may be stopped already).

On the Action menu, point to All Tasks, and then click Tune Performance.

In the Indexing Service Usage dialog box, select the option that best fits
the way Indexing Service is used on your computer.

If you selected Customize, click the Customize button and proceed to **. If
you did not select Customize, continue to ***.

** . In the Desired Performance dialog box, move the Indexing slider to Lazy
for less immediate indexing or to Instant for immediate indexing of new and
changed documents. Lazy indexing uses fewer resources; Instant indexing uses
as much of the computer's resources as it can.

Move the Querying slider to Low load if you expect to process only a few
queries at a time or to High load if you expect to process many queries at a
time. Low load uses fewer resources; high load uses more.

***Close the Desired Performance dialog box.

Close the Indexing Service Usage dialog box and restart Indexing Service."

I have the indexing service disabled on my Vista and XP PC's and have
noticed no discernable reduction in performance.

SC Tom

Thanks! We will try it this way and see if it works

It is frustrating--many similar postings on various logs are greete
with comments about how one shouldn't disable such an important featur
of Vista, or even deny that it can happen. The fact is that somethin
goes wrong, and the computer stops working unless it is turned off. Th
messages for this problem on Vista go back two full years. Surel
Microsoft should be able to post a patch?

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Wolffoley

Searchindexer.exe rose from the dead, and has continued to take control
of our CPU. I don't know what reanimates it, but after a period of
non-use, the Searchindexer is always on, and CPU is always running at
100%. I can turn it off, but why should I have to do this?


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Wolffoley

In case it helps...
In Task Manager=>Services the Indexing Service "CISVC" is listed a
"Stopped.

In Control Panel=> Indexing options, it says "Indexing is not running.
We don't have the ability to turn it on--it's just off, and all button
greyed out

In Control Panel=>Administrative tools=>Services=>Windows Search,
have just set it to "Disabled" as recommended in this website 'Disabl
and Turn Off Windows Vista Search Indexer and Indexing Service » M
Digital Life
(http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...exing-service/
[we did this once before, but it seems to have gone back t
"Automatic." I have disabled it again.

I haven't yet turned off the indexing for the C and D drives fro
Windows Explorer as is also described in the article above, but did tur
it off for our backup drive

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Wolffoley

"Wolffoley" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> In case it helps....
> In Task Manager=>Services the Indexing Service "CISVC" is listed as
> "Stopped."
>
> In Control Panel=> Indexing options, it says "Indexing is not running."
> We don't have the ability to turn it on--it's just off, and all buttons
> greyed out.
>
> In Control Panel=>Administrative tools=>Services=>Windows Search, I
> have just set it to "Disabled" as recommended in this website 'Disable
> and Turn Off Windows Vista Search Indexer and Indexing Service » My
> Digital Life'
> (http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...exing-service/)
> [we did this once before, but it seems to have gone back to
> "Automatic." I have disabled it again.]
>
> I haven't yet turned off the indexing for the C and D drives from
> Windows Explorer as is also described in the article above, but did turn
> it off for our backup drive.
>
>
> --
> Wolffoley

Do you have Windows Search 4.0 installed? If so, go to Control Panel,
Programs and Features and uninstall it. That may take care of it. I have
that uninstalled, Windows Search service disabled, and indexing turned off
on my HDD. For searching for files, etc., I use Agent Ransack (
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransa...aspx?page=home ), and find it to
be one of the better search engines.

SC Tom

I use this program it turns off a lot of things when I want to pla
games.Now I find I use it even when I'm not gaming because my PC flie
in gaming mode.
'Game Booster | Faster Play, Free Download | Free Game Accelerato
Download' (http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html?Str=download
Also right click start / explore right click on the drive and unchec
Index this drive for faster searching.I think thats what you're tryin
to do ;

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blue75