Re: My PC slowed down when I installed windows search on my XP


"SC Tom" <sc@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I installed a windows search on my XP. Version 4.0 I think. Now a
process, seachindexer.exe, has take over. The disk activity never stops
and everything else is very slow. I noticed its base priority is normal.
Shouldn't that be lower.

Also, do you know if it searches only files that it has a filter for. I
like to search all text files when I search.

I think you'll be much happier if you uninstall that dog and use Agent
Ransack instead:

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/



I can't find in Add Remove Programs anything that looks like a Windows
Search item. So I looked in Window Components and there is an Indexing
Service but it is not checked.

What am I missing?

Also, I really search very little so if the original Windows Search will
search all text files, even if it takes a while, I could stick with that.
Can it do that?


Thanks
This is from another group:
"First off, in Control Panel -> Folder Options, is "Show hidden files and
folders" selected in the Advanced settings box on the View page?

If it is and you still can't find the $NtUninstallKB940157$ folder, let's
see if
the following helps.

Go to Start and click on Run.
In the Run box, enter regedit.exe.
In the Registry editor, click on the + signs in the left hand pane to
navigate
to the following registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB940157

Right click on this key and select Delete from the menu.

Do the same for this key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KB940157

Once you deleted these two keys, close the registry editor. Next,
reinstall
Windows Search 4.0. Check in Add or Remove programs to see if it is now
listed.
If not, look for the $NtUninstallKB940157$ folder in C:\Windows. "

OEM XP search will search for and within text files and others with no
problem.

SC Tom

Does the term "OEM XP search" refers to the original search app that came
with windows?

I'm going to try to stick with that. I believe that must also support
indexing because I see the note in it that says "indexing is turned off". I
guess that means it can be turned on, but I won't.

Anyway, deleting those registry keys did the trick.

Thanks a lot.

I have an old problem that I tried solving with Microsoft but got no where
so I gave up.

Microsoft Update keeps downloading and trying to install an update for
Visual Studio 2005(KB937060). It downloads it and the installation fails
because I've uninstalled VS2005. Microsoft had me try some things but when
that failed to fix it I agreed to hide the update. Now Update keeps warning
me I have a security update hidden.

Your instructions to delete those keys fixed my 4.0 problem, so I wonder if
you happen to know something similar that might work for my vs2005 problem.

Thanks again











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