Jim Curits
05-09-2008, 01:46 PM
Hi I'm currently tweaking XP SP2 and I've just read this statement below...can anyone confirm this?
Get Rid of Indexing Service
Indexing Service is a totally useless service that eats a TON of your resources [yes, Microsoft made a mistake, but didn't have time to 'write it out', imagine that!]
Getting rid of it will give you a very noticable boost in performance, and your system will run much more smoothly due to the extra resources you'll have.
Double click on My Computer (desktop icon)
Then right click ON THE DRIVE ICON, then click on Properties and uncheck the box (at the bottom) that says: "Allow Indexing To Index This Drive For Fast File Searching", then click on Apply
Confirm Attribute Changes (window) will pop-up
click ~ Apply changes to [drive]:\, subfolders and files
hit OK
[if another pop-up pops up saying something about not having permission - just click on Ignore All and it will start]
Applying Attributes to:(window) will pop-up un-indexing all your files, this will take a few minutes.
[repeat for all drives you may have]
Now, Click on Start > Administrative Tools > Services
find Indexing Services ~ double click on it
Indexing Service Properties (Local Computer) will pop-up
in the middle you'll find Startup type:
choose Disabled
restart computer
Now you have gotten rid of the biggest resource waster in XP!
[note] this may not work if you compressed your drive! Don't compress your drives (once you compress, you can't un-compress without re-formatting) ~ hard drives are big enough now that you should never have to worry about running out of space. If your worried ~ get a bigger drive or manage your system better.
(As always, please make a System Restore Point before you do this in the unlikely event that something goes wrong)!
Get Rid of Indexing Service
Indexing Service is a totally useless service that eats a TON of your resources [yes, Microsoft made a mistake, but didn't have time to 'write it out', imagine that!]
Getting rid of it will give you a very noticable boost in performance, and your system will run much more smoothly due to the extra resources you'll have.
Double click on My Computer (desktop icon)
Then right click ON THE DRIVE ICON, then click on Properties and uncheck the box (at the bottom) that says: "Allow Indexing To Index This Drive For Fast File Searching", then click on Apply
Confirm Attribute Changes (window) will pop-up
click ~ Apply changes to [drive]:\, subfolders and files
hit OK
[if another pop-up pops up saying something about not having permission - just click on Ignore All and it will start]
Applying Attributes to:(window) will pop-up un-indexing all your files, this will take a few minutes.
[repeat for all drives you may have]
Now, Click on Start > Administrative Tools > Services
find Indexing Services ~ double click on it
Indexing Service Properties (Local Computer) will pop-up
in the middle you'll find Startup type:
choose Disabled
restart computer
Now you have gotten rid of the biggest resource waster in XP!
[note] this may not work if you compressed your drive! Don't compress your drives (once you compress, you can't un-compress without re-formatting) ~ hard drives are big enough now that you should never have to worry about running out of space. If your worried ~ get a bigger drive or manage your system better.
(As always, please make a System Restore Point before you do this in the unlikely event that something goes wrong)!