Index Service is not running

[Allen]

If I check properties on disk C I see "Allow Indexing Service..." is
checked.

But if I look under Services (from Control Panel) I see that Index Service
is Manual Startup Type and not running.

I guess I don't really want it so my question is does the check make any
difference?


And what is the catalog file's name, so I can delete it if I'm not using it.



Thanks

 

[Jim Lewandowski]

I believe that the checkmark probably just sets a flag in directory entries for
files/folders that says "indexing IS on for this file/folder".

IOW, if you uncheck the box, and answer "yes" to the popup, Windows will grind through all
your files doing something (like the above).

So, as long as indexing service is off, that's all that should matter. But, for purety
sake, I unchecked mine. Interestingly, when I just added a new hard drive (keeping old
one) it defaulted to indexing box checked.

JL

 

[Allen]

I did uncheck it and it is going through all the files now.

Do you know if there is an index file somewhere that is no longer needed
that I can now delete?

Thanks a lot

 

[Allen]

I think your link for v2.10 of TweakUI is broken

 

[Allen]

Please ignore the last post

I think your link for v2.10 of TweakUI is broken

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Allen,

If the indexing service was enabled via Start - Run - Services.msc, than
a catalog would have been created by the name of catalog.wci and it
would be located in the System Volume Information folder located in the
root of each partition. This is a super hidden folder. Use the following
link to access the SVI folder. Once the Indexing Service is disabled
look for the catalog.wci folder and delete it. Just be careful not to
make any other changes because this is where System Restore holds it's
information and restore points.

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#SRFileLocation


This information was previously posted by Wesley Vogel MS-MVP Windows
Shell/User

Most people do not need the Indexing service.

cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.

Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
unless it has been disabled.

Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it via the 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 | OK |
Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
select Disabled | Apply | 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.

Default XP Home: Manual
Default XP Pro: Manual
Safe Setting: Disabled

 

[Allen]

I'm afraid to do as bertk says, but I did click on the System Volume
Information folder and it opened. I looked in there and in some of the sub
folders and do not see the file you mentioned. Do you think it does not
exist or might it is hidden?

In the System Volume Information folder I can open the _restore{... folder
and see what look like restore point folders (like RP666)

I did have a third party file search once that may of did some things like
deleting the catalog.wci file

What do you think?

Thanks

Unforntanly, I had disabling the Indexing Service before I read this, which
is probably why when I did the add/remove programs I didn't find Indexing
Service. But that's probably not really as much a problem as having a large
file (I don't have a lot of extra space)

Hi Allen,

If the indexing service was enabled via Start - Run - Services.msc, than a
catalog would have been created by the name of catalog.wci and it would be
located in the System Volume Information folder located in the root of
each partition. This is a super hidden folder. Use the following link to
access the SVI folder. Once the Indexing Service is disabled look for the
catalog.wci folder and delete it. Just be careful not to make any other
changes because this is where System Restore holds it's information and
restore points.

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#SRFileLocation


This information was previously posted by Wesley Vogel MS-MVP Windows
Shell/User

Most people do not need the Indexing service.

cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.

Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
unless it has been disabled.

Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it via the 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 | OK |
Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
select Disabled | Apply | 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.

Default XP Home: Manual
Default XP Pro: Manual
Safe Setting: Disabled

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

If I check properties on disk C I see "Allow Indexing Service..." is
checked.

But if I look under Services (from Control Panel) I see that Index
Service is Manual Startup Type and not running.

I guess I don't really want it so my question is does the check make
any difference?

And what is the catalog file's name, so I can delete it if I'm not using
it.
Thanks