Indexing Services

[MedRxman]

I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and unparks the
heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a firmware
utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the clicking issue.
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddrive&message.id=38562
===================================
Quoted:
Turn "acoustic level" all the way down to quietest, and pump "power usage"
all the way up to maximum. BTW the hard disk clicking has something to do
with power saving features that's why it doesn't when at maximum power
usage. Save, reset computer, fixed!
===================================
In addition to the above another posted message suggested to disable the
"Indexing Services" as this may also contribute to the light ticking sound.
--------------------------------------------------------
I have tried the firmware adjustments without success and therefore my
question is........

Will disabling indexing services create any problems ?

Thanks,

BL

 

[Vagabond Software]

I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and unparks the
heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a firmware
utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the clicking issue.
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddrive&message.id=38562
===================================
Quoted:
Turn "acoustic level" all the way down to quietest, and pump "power usage"
all the way up to maximum. BTW the hard disk clicking has something to do
with power saving features that's why it doesn't when at maximum power
usage. Save, reset computer, fixed!
===================================
In addition to the above another posted message suggested to disable the
"Indexing Services" as this may also contribute to the light ticking sound.
--------------------------------------------------------
I have tried the firmware adjustments without success and therefore my
question is........

Will disabling indexing services create any problems ?

No, not at all unless your have huge sections of files that are often searched for some significant purpose. The typical user doesn't need the indexing service at all.

carl

 

[pjp]

That can't be true. The indexing service seems more pervasive than that
otherwise games such as Grand Pre legends would run without needing the
service enabled.

Typical of MS really, e.g. state it does "this" but leave out it also does
"this" and "this" and "that".

I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and unparks the
heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a firmware
utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the clicking issue.
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddrive&message.id=38562
===================================
Quoted:
Turn "acoustic level" all the way down to quietest, and pump "power usage"
all the way up to maximum. BTW the hard disk clicking has something to do
with power saving features that's why it doesn't when at maximum power
usage. Save, reset computer, fixed!
===================================
In addition to the above another posted message suggested to disable the
"Indexing Services" as this may also contribute to the light ticking
sound.
--------------------------------------------------------
I have tried the firmware adjustments without success and therefore my
question is........

Will disabling indexing services create any problems ?

No, not at all unless your have huge sections of files that are often
searched for some significant purpose. The typical user doesn't need the
indexing service at all.

carl

 

[Vagabond Software]

That can't be true. The indexing service seems more pervasive than that
otherwise games such as Grand Pre legends would run without needing the
service enabled.

Typical of MS really, e.g. state it does "this" but leave out it also does
"this" and "this" and "that".

You're pointing the finger in the wrong direction. The question is why does GPL require the indexing service when just about every other game recommends disabling it or is at least nuetral about it.

In any event, I'll revise my statement. ...And unless you are playing Grand Prix Legends, you can disable the Indexing Service without any problems.

carl

 

[Wesley Vogel]

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

Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Yes it acesses the drive big time.

Yes it runs when the system is idle and...

[[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.
Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

Disable it and see if that is your problem. If it isn't and you *want* the
Indexing service, everything can be turned on again.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Does "IndexServicing" run when the pc is idle( no keyboard activity)
Is it possible to hear the indexing at work, on a laptop. I am trying
to link the possibility
of drive access when the laptop is just sitting there with no keyboard
activity.

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

Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and
unparks the heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a
firmware utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the
clicking issue.

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddriv
e&message.id=38562

 

[MedRxman]

Well, I turned off the "Indexing Service" but is was not the resolution I
was hoping for.
I guess I will have to accept the characteristics of the Hitachi drive. =
and it light tick every so often.

THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES..

BL

Yes it acesses the drive big time.

Yes it runs when the system is idle and...

[[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.
Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

Disable it and see if that is your problem. If it isn't and you *want*
the
Indexing service, everything can be turned on again.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Does "IndexServicing" run when the pc is idle( no keyboard activity)
Is it possible to hear the indexing at work, on a laptop. I am trying
to link the possibility
of drive access when the laptop is just sitting there with no keyboard
activity.

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

Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In MedRxman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and
unparks the heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a
firmware utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the
clicking issue.

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddriv
e&message.id=38562

===================================
Quoted:
Turn "acoustic level" all the way down to quietest, and pump "power
usage" all the way up to maximum. BTW the hard disk clicking has
something to do with power saving features that's why it doesn't
when at maximum power usage. Save, reset computer, fixed!
===================================
In addition to the above another posted message suggested to disable
the "Indexing Services" as this may also contribute to the light
ticking sound.
--------------------------------------------------------
I have tried the firmware adjustments without success and therefore
my question is........

Will disabling indexing services create any problems ?

Thanks,

BL

 

[Wesley Vogel]

ProcessIdleTasks (Prefetch) also accesses the HDD while the system is idle.

So does WMI for System History, it places items here...
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\DataColl.

There are other processes that access the HDD when the system's idle, but I
can't think of any right now.

Have you scanned for viruses?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Well, I turned off the "Indexing Service" but is was not the
resolution I was hoping for.
I guess I will have to accept the characteristics of the Hitachi
drive. = and it light tick every so often.

THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES..

BL

Yes it acesses the drive big time.

Yes it runs when the system is idle and...

[[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. Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

Disable it and see if that is your problem. If it isn't and you
*want* the
Indexing service, everything can be turned on again.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Does "IndexServicing" run when the pc is idle( no keyboard activity)
Is it possible to hear the indexing at work, on a laptop. I am
trying to link the possibility
of drive access when the laptop is just sitting there with no
keyboard activity.

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

Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In MedRxman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and
unparks the heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a
firmware utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the
clicking issue.

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddriv
e&message.id=38562

===================================
Quoted:
Turn "acoustic level" all the way down to quietest, and pump
"power usage" all the way up to maximum. BTW the hard disk
clicking has something to do with power saving features that's
why it doesn't when at maximum power usage. Save, reset
computer, fixed! ===================================
In addition to the above another posted message suggested to
disable the "Indexing Services" as this may also contribute to
the light ticking sound.
--------------------------------------------------------
I have tried the firmware adjustments without success and
therefore my question is........

Will disabling indexing services create any problems ?

Thanks,

BL

 

[MedRxman]

Wesley,
I am not really having a problem, just an observation at this point in time.
The laptop I purchased from Dell last November has since I took it out of
the box had a
slight ticking sound. After much investigation I have found out the drive is
made by Hitachi and is a VERY VERY well known issue. I have called Hitachi
and the have acknowledged the ticking and called it normal (what else..you
know what I mean). The same drive was used on some IBM Thinkpads
(Travelstar) with the same ticking and IBM also concurred with Hitachi that
the sound is normal.

I have an extended warranty on the laptop for 3 years sot if it fails or if
the sound gets worse I'll complain to DELL and get the drive replaced when I
am close to the end of the warranty. I always have a recent image of my HDs
in the event a drive must be replaced. My serious work is done on a desktop
and the laptop is just for fooling around and surfing the net and
communicating with nice guys like you on the newsgroups.
I routinely run adaware, spybot and the MVPs hated antivirus program McAFEE.

Both my desktop and laptop have all MS updates to date, so I am reasonably
sure that is not an issue.

Again, thanks for the information.

BL

ProcessIdleTasks (Prefetch) also accesses the HDD while the system is
idle.

So does WMI for System History, it places items here...
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\DataColl.

There are other processes that access the HDD when the system's idle, but
I
can't think of any right now.

Have you scanned for viruses?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Well, I turned off the "Indexing Service" but is was not the
resolution I was hoping for.
I guess I will have to accept the characteristics of the Hitachi
drive. = and it light tick every so often.

THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES..

BL

Yes it acesses the drive big time.

Yes it runs when the system is idle and...

[[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. Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

Disable it and see if that is your problem. If it isn't and you
*want* the
Indexing service, everything can be turned on again.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In MedRxman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Does "IndexServicing" run when the pc is idle( no keyboard activity)
Is it possible to hear the indexing at work, on a laptop. I am
trying to link the possibility
of drive access when the laptop is just sitting there with no
keyboard activity.

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

Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In MedRxman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and
unparks the heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a
firmware utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the
clicking issue.


http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddriv
e&message.id=38562
===================================
Quoted:
Turn "acoustic level" all the way down to quietest, and pump
"power usage" all the way up to maximum. BTW the hard disk
clicking has something to do with power saving features that's
why it doesn't when at maximum power usage. Save, reset
computer, fixed! ===================================
In addition to the above another posted message suggested to
disable the "Indexing Services" as this may also contribute to
the light ticking sound.
--------------------------------------------------------
I have tried the firmware adjustments without success and
therefore my question is........

Will disabling indexing services create any problems ?

Thanks,

BL

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Sounds like your Dell can take a licking and keep on ticking. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Wesley,
I am not really having a problem, just an observation at this point
in time. The laptop I purchased from Dell last November has since I
took it out of the box had a
slight ticking sound. After much investigation I have found out the
drive is made by Hitachi and is a VERY VERY well known issue. I have
called Hitachi and the have acknowledged the ticking and called it
normal (what else..you know what I mean). The same drive was used on
some IBM Thinkpads (Travelstar) with the same ticking and IBM also
concurred with Hitachi that the sound is normal.

I have an extended warranty on the laptop for 3 years sot if it fails
or if the sound gets worse I'll complain to DELL and get the drive
replaced when I am close to the end of the warranty. I always have a
recent image of my HDs in the event a drive must be replaced. My
serious work is done on a desktop and the laptop is just for fooling
around and surfing the net and communicating with nice guys like you
on the newsgroups.
I routinely run adaware, spybot and the MVPs hated antivirus program
McAFEE.

Both my desktop and laptop have all MS updates to date, so I am
reasonably sure that is not an issue.

Again, thanks for the information.

BL

ProcessIdleTasks (Prefetch) also accesses the HDD while the system is
idle.

So does WMI for System History, it places items here...
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\DataColl.

There are other processes that access the HDD when the system's
idle, but I
can't think of any right now.

Have you scanned for viruses?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Well, I turned off the "Indexing Service" but is was not the
resolution I was hoping for.
I guess I will have to accept the characteristics of the Hitachi
drive. = and it light tick every so often.

THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES..

BL
Yes it acesses the drive big time.

Yes it runs when the system is idle and...

[[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. Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Indexing_Service

Disable it and see if that is your problem. If it isn't and you
*want* the
Indexing service, everything can be turned on again.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In MedRxman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Does "IndexServicing" run when the pc is idle( no keyboard
activity) Is it possible to hear the indexing at work, on a
laptop. I am trying to link the possibility
of drive access when the laptop is just sitting there with no
keyboard activity.

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

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 MedRxman <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have a Dell Laptop with a Hitcahi Hard Drive.
This drive is known for making a ticking sound as it parks and
unparks the heads, presumably to save power.

After reading the many posts of the Dell Forums someone found a
firmware utility(from Hitachi) for the drive that addresses the
clicking issue.

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddriv

e&message.id=38562
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Quoted:
Turn "acoustic level" all the way down to quietest, and pump
"power usage" all the way up to maximum. BTW the hard disk
clicking has something to do with power saving features that's
why it doesn't when at maximum power usage. Save, reset
computer, fixed! ===================================
In addition to the above another posted message suggested to
disable the "Indexing Services" as this may also contribute to
the light ticking sound.
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I have tried the firmware adjustments without success and
therefore my question is........

Will disabling indexing services create any problems ?

Thanks,

BL