Re: cidaemon - Application Error

I don't know why you would, but go back to Add or Remove Windows Components,
add it and start the service.

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:0AFBF1B3-48DC-45E2-AB56-7C9D63370A3A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Paul Dennis <PaulDennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> thanks for this I will give it ago, however what happens if I want to add
> it back in in the future?
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Uninstall and disable the Indexing Service instead.
>>
>> Windows XP may run slowly and you may see multiple symptoms in Windows
>> Task Manager
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;899869
>>
>> cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.
>> cidaemon.exe = Indexing Service filter daemon
>>
>> Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
>> unless it has been disabled.
>>
>> Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it in Add or Remove
>> Programs Control Panel applet.
>>
>> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs |
>> Add/Remove Windows Components button on left hand side|
>> Scroll down to and UNCheck:Â? Indexing Service | Finish |
>> Close Add or Remove Programs
>>
>> Turn off the Indexing Service.
>>
>> Start | Run | Type:        services.msc        | Click OK |
>> Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
>> Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
>> select Disabled | Click Apply | Click OK
>> After you restart your machine it will stay disabled.
>>
>> Indexing Service
>> [[Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers;
>> provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.]]
>>
>> [[Indexing service is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and
>> can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy.  This system process
>> indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search
>> for them quickly, but it's completely unnecessary.]]
>>
>> Indexing Service
>> [[This service always has been a major resource hog. I NEVER recommend
>> having this service enabled. Remove the function via the "Add / Remove
>> Programs" icon in the control panel (Windows Setup Programs). It uses
>> about 500 K to 2 MB in an idle state, not to mention the amount of
>> memory and CPU resources it takes to INDEX the drives. I have had people
>> (and witnessed it on other people's computers) report to me that the
>> Indexing Service sometimes starts up EVEN while the system is NOT
>> idle... as in the middle of a game. You may feel, as I do, that this is
>> unacceptable. If your computer suddenly seems "sluggish," Indexing
>> Service is usually the cause of it.
>>
>> Safe Setting: Disabled
>>
>> Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
>> http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service
>>
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>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:A4477C0C-ACCD-4102-8501-96BA181B32A1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Paul Dennis <PaulDennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>> Is there a hotfix to resolve my cidaemon error message? Don't want to
>>> have to reinstall XP

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