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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:05:43 +0000

[...] of indexed Directory as explained here. Even better disable Microsoft Search service (refer to Disable Search Indexing In Windows 7) and enable it at times, just when you have created new interesting stuff to be [...]

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:39:24 +0000

GREAT, I DON’T NEED IT THIS F*CKING INDEXING!
EVERYTIME, WHEN I USE CCLEANER, GETTING SEARCH ERROR: 1019, 3028, 3029, 3058, 7010, 7040, 7072, 9000 AND 9002 !!!
THIS IS NOT NORMALLY, SO FUCK OFF MICROS*HIT ADDONS, I DON’T NEED IT THIS DOGSHIT!

By: windows power user

windows power user — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:14:14 +0000

I noticed that when disabling Windows Search (Indexing) in the Windows services, then navigating to programs and features\Turn Windows features on or off

The windows “Indexing Service” and not the “Search”.

I always disable services safely using services control panel and not msconfig.exe which is generally not recommended, even though I do also admit to doing that from time to time, simply because I know what to disable safely without causing any problems to my system.

And there is no NEED to reboot your system when following this guide, it simply allows the power user to STOP and DISABLE the service at once!

Good post!

By: Netfireflies Info Zone » Disable Search Indexing In Windows 7

Netfireflies Info Zone » Disable Search Indexing In Windows 7 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:11:44 +0000

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By: ndog

ndog — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:08:35 +0000

Could you please provide advice to do this via scripts?
I hate having to click buttons everytime when I have to repeat this very good advice on more than 50 machines.

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By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:56:44 +0000

Nicely posted.

By: benben

benben — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:33:13 +0000

Very nice post man .. i think indexing is the main reason why my few GB size burned game data disc always take long time to read .
I just keep wondering how come my recent burned game data disc keep on give me trouble on reading it . Whenever i put in any huge game data disc I can see the dvdrom activity light keep on flashing for a long time, looks like its doing something or windows 7 is doing something on it ( i suspect windows 7 is indexing that huge data in the disc ) . It can take like 30mins to finish something before i can do copy and paste to my computer ; if i do copy before that something still going on then the copy wont success ( the copy stuck on the “getting disc info” status … )
So i hope this disable indexing can help me solve my problem forever ; temp i have to winrar all the huge game data that i wanna store before burn then the disc work completely perfect but of cause thats mean i have to spend another 20-30mins on winraring before i burn it .
thanx for the info again and hope this do work for my problem .
Good day .

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:06:59 +0000

Nowhere in that thread is it it stated that this is destructive or invalid. Infact, it is offered as one of many methods.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:35:07 +0000

Thanks, Novacain

By: Novacain

Novacain — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:39:44 +0000

JUST to make sure you understand what I am talking about, here is a forum thread from the very SAME forum that you linked to, RealityStrike.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/78720-search-indexing.html
This details exactly what I am talking about, and what the original post is about.

By: Novacain

Novacain — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:37:16 +0000

This is neither destructive nor bad advice. Disabling the Windows Search service turns off the Search Indexing and NOTHING else – Windows Explorer Search will still be present. Turning off Windows Search from the “Turn off Windows Features” however, will completely remove Windows Explorer Search. The two are different things. It is neither stupid, nor based on lack of knowledge. If you think otherwise, I invite you to try it.

With Windows Search service running, and all Windows Search/Indexing turned on in “Windows Features”, go ahead and disable just the Windows Search Service. Reboot JUST to be sure. You will notice that all of the Indexing processes are no longer running, and Windows Explorer still has Search.

I’m afraid you’re working under a misunderstanding here RealityStrike.

What the OP is detailing is not meant to disable Windows Search, it is meant to disable Windows Search Indexing processes that run in the background regardless of whether or not you have Search Indexing turned off in Folder Options.

By: RealityStrike

RealityStrike — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:34:37 +0000

Okay – this is actually very bad distructive advice. It is old and so I’m sure the OP has now learned it was a stupid suggestion based upon lack of knowledge (after all Win7 was fairly new at the time).

However – it still shows up in Google searches and so I’ll post this warning. Don’t do this!

You don’t have to turn things off using services anymore, Win7 gives you the control to do this through the application, however, turning off search is different than turning off indexing. They are separate under Win7. Instead, go to Control Panel – Programs & Features – Turn Off Windows Features to turn off EITHER indexing or search.

Please read this post if you really want to proceed:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/25343-windows-search-turn-off.html

By: Satish

Satish — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:28:15 +0000

Thanks i knew in windows xp that how we disable it (“My Computer” –>right click on your hard drive. At the bottom of the window that opens, you should see a check box titled “Allow Indexing Service to index the disk for fast file searching.” Uncheck it.) but i tried a lot in windows 7 and i never knew it. thank u brother.

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Optimize & Boost Solid State Drives For Longer Life — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:49:57 +0000

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By: 12 Simple Ways To Boost Windows 7 Performance

12 Simple Ways To Boost Windows 7 Performance — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:42:18 +0000

[...] In order to speed up the search process, the Search indexing service scans through the files and folders on the Windows system and records information about them in an index file. But it also consumes some resources from the system, so if you are performing searches once in a blue moon then it would be better to keep this feature disabled. Here are the steps to disable search indexing in Windows 7. [...]