Disable Indexing Services

Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you dont search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:

Go to Start
Click Settings
Click Control Panel
Double-click Add/Remove Programs
Click the Add/Remove Window Components
Uncheck the Indexing services
Click Next

Tags: Computer, control panel, indexing_services, Windows, windows vista, windows xp

This entry was posted on Sunday, February 4th, 2007 at 3:51 pm and is filed under Windows Vista, Windows XP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Related posts

• Windows Automatically Restart (3)
• Should I install ActiveX controls? (0)
• Fix Common Computer Network Issues (0)
• XP to Windows 7 (4)
• Windows Vista: An FAQ for Nonprofits (0)
• Windows Vista and Malware Immunity (0)
• Windows SteadyState for Vista and XP (3)
• Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit (1)
• Windows Search 4.0 (0)
• Windows PowerShell 2 CTP3 (0)
• Windows Laptop Selector Guide (2)
• Windows Easy Transfer Companion (1)
• Vista System Restore (0)
• Twenty Secrets about Windows XP (3)
• Turning Off Indexing Speeds Up Windows XP (2)
• Top10 Tips – August 2007 (0)
• Top 3 Free Product Key Finder Programs (18)
• Top 10 – November 2008 Popular Tips (1)
• The definitive guide to upgrading from Windows XP (0)
• Ten tips to increase your Windows security (3)