How to uninstall cisvc?

[J Warren]

I cannot uninstall Indexing Service. In the add/remove windows
components dialog in add/remove programs, Indexing Service is checked. I
uncheck it and click Next. When all is then said/done, it's still
present under Services and Applications in the Management app.

Help.

Jason

 

[*Vanguard*]

"J Warren" said in news:[email protected]:

I cannot uninstall Indexing Service. In the add/remove windows
components dialog in add/remove programs, Indexing Service is
checked. I uncheck it and click Next. When all is then said/done,
it's still present under Services and Applications in the Management
app.

Help.

Jason

Why does the Indexing Service need to be uninstalled? What is the
difference (other than the removed files) between configuring the
service to Manual startup or Disabled or having it uninstalled? If you
don't want it running then don't! Configure it for Manual startup mode.
Or configure it as Disabled so not even another application can
momentarily start the service. If you are so short on hard disk space
that you need to delete what few files comprise this service, you have
more major issues than the Indexing Service.

 

[J Warren]

"J Warren" said in news:[email protected]:

Why does the Indexing Service need to be uninstalled? What is the
difference (other than the removed files) between configuring the
service to Manual startup or Disabled or having it uninstalled? If you
don't want it running then don't! Configure it for Manual startup mode.
Or configure it as Disabled so not even another application can
momentarily start the service. If you are so short on hard disk space
that you need to delete what few files comprise this service, you have
more major issues than the Indexing Service.

Sorry, all your assumptions are wrong. I want to uninstall it so I can
re-install it to see if that makes it work properly. I believe I have it
set up correctly to index contents of selected directories that contain
documents of various types, yet queries fail to find documents that
exist in those directories. I've also noticed that asking for Help on
the advanced query syntax fails also. This issue is not that I "...don't
want it running." I do!

Jason

 

[*Vanguard*]

"J Warren" said in news:[email protected]:

Sorry, all your assumptions are wrong. I want to uninstall it so I can
re-install it to see if that makes it work properly. I believe I have
it set up correctly to index contents of selected directories that
contain documents of various types, yet queries fail to find
documents that exist in those directories. I've also noticed that
asking for Help on the advanced query syntax fails also. This issue
is not that I "...don't want it running." I do!

Jason

You think I or anyone else is supposed to assume that your real
intention is to reinstall based on your request regarding how to
uninstall? Not likely. I didn't have to assume that you wanted to
uninstall because that's what you asked about. I didn't assume that you
wanted to reinstall since you only asked about uninstalling. I didn't
assume you had actually had problems with the Indexing Service simply
because you never mentioned having any problems at all. If you ask
vague questions then expect vague, inappropriate, and numerous but
possibly irrelevant responses. People will respond according to what
you say, not according to what you meant to say.

What happens if you go to Add/Remove Programs applet, click the
Add/Remove Windows Components, and uninstall and reinstall the Indexing
Service from there? If it is already listed as uninstalled then
install. Otherwise, what happens if you rename cisvc.exe to
cisvc.old_exe and run the Repair function by booting using the Windows
2000 CD? If the file is inuse although you have stopped the service,
try using Micrsoft's inuse.exe utility to rename the file after a
reboot.

Have you configured Indexing Services to include unknown filetypes? In
the Computer Management MMC (compmgmt.msc) under Services and
Applications -> Indexing Service, right-click, Properties, have you
enabled the option to index unknown filetypes? You don't mention what
document filetypes it fails to index, if it fails to index any documents
in the selected directory, or if just some files don't get indexed. As
you pointed out, it is hazardous to assume when insufficient information
is provided.

 

[J Warren]

"J Warren" said in news:[email protected]: -snip-

You think I or anyone else is supposed to assume that your real
intention is to reinstall based on your request regarding how to
uninstall? Not likely. I didn't have to assume that you wanted to
uninstall because that's what you asked about. I didn't assume that you
wanted to reinstall since you only asked about uninstalling. I didn't
assume you had actually had problems with the Indexing Service simply
because you never mentioned having any problems at all. If you ask
vague questions then expect vague, inappropriate, and numerous but
possibly irrelevant responses. People will respond according to what
you say, not according to what you meant to say.

Easy there, Vanguard. I posted the question exacactly because I *HAD*
tried the Control Panel Add/Remove components approach and it had failed
to uninstall the service. I said exactly what I meant to say. So, any
ideas about how to actually repair it if I cannot uninstall it?
I'd said that:The dialog for install/uninstall for applications (but not for Windows
components) includes the option to Repair. MS Office has such an option.
It seems to work - it has fixed up things for me in the past.
I'm not expecting anyone to divine my "real intention," just to answer
what seemed to me like a straight forward question.

Jason

 

[*Vanguard*]

"J Warren" said in news:[email protected]:

The dialog for install/uninstall for applications (but not for Windows
components) includes the option to Repair. MS Office has such an
option. It seems to work - it has fixed up things for me in the past.
I'm not expecting anyone to divine my "real intention," just to answer
what seemed to me like a straight forward question.

I have Indexing Service disabled in the Services MMC. In Add/Remove
Windows Components, it is unchecked which would lead one to believe that
it is not installed. However, it is installed but just disabled so its
state shown in the Add/Remove Windows Components is not accurate.
That's why I suggested checking it to install it, then see if it
actually goes through the procedure to copy files. You might then even
uncheck it to uninstall and the check again to reinstall although that's
getting a bit desparate in hoping the first install (of simply a
disabled service) might then get the uninstall to work properly and then
follow with another reinstall hoping it steps on any remnants left
behind (registry and files).

The Indexing Service you see is not from Microsoft Office, so Office's
Repair function won't affect it. The Indexing Service is a component of
NT-based Windows. Reading KB articles like "HOW TO: Create and
Configure a Catalog for Indexing"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308202) it says, "Windows 2000
Indexing Service", not "Office Indexing application". It is a Windows
component, not an Office component. I saw no Repair option under
Add/Remove Windows Components. I can only install or uninstall it.
However, it also says that it occupies 0.0 MB (so the file space is
under 0.05 MB), and uninstalling it leaves it listed in the Services MMC
but with a status of Disabled. That's why I suggested rebooting with
the Windows 2000 CD and using its Repair function. If it detects a
corrupted files then it should step atop them. But you might want to
run "sfc.exe /scannow" (System File Checker) first.