cidaemon.exe

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Robert J. Lafayette

My computer is running very slow and the
cidaemon.exe is taking nearly 95% of computing power from the system.

This from Windows Task manager...

How can I made this stop or adjust it to allow my system to run more
efficiently.

Thanks,
Robert
 
Robert said:
My computer is running very slow and the
cidaemon.exe is taking nearly 95% of computing power from the system.

This from Windows Task manager...

How can I made this stop or adjust it to allow my system to run more
efficiently.

Thanks,
Robert
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Admin tools>services, disable the indexing service.
 
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: 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.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Thanks
..
I disallowed indexing for both by drives the internal HDD 40 GB, and the
external 250GB,
but the problem, a recent continuing problem,
is a software keeps crashing with the following message:

"Out of Memory
Paging file is too small for this operation to complete."

I do not understand what is happening as this is a fairly recent occurrence
and I had used said software for several years with no problems till now.

The software encodes a file on the USB 2.0, 250GB external HDD,
but software is installed on the 40GB internal HDD.

I uninstalled software, downloaded a new copy, and reinstalled on 40 GB HDD;
the memory problem seems to be a Windows issue.

Or is it?

Please advise.

Robert
 
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