search assistant doesn't work anymore

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Stefan Oberl?nder

Hi, maybe you can help:

the search assistant in Windows-Explorer doesn't work anymore, I can
open it, change settings and everything, but when I start the search,
nothing happens. When I want to abort, there is "no response from the
application".
I'm using WinXP Pro. Thanks.
 
Thank you. This was one of the steps that I did already take, but it
didn't solve the problem. But that was a very good link because a
little further down I found that maybe disabling the index-service
would help and it did :o)

Now, without the index-service the search is working again. What do I
need the index-service for and can I repare it?
Thanks.
 
Chances are that you do not need the Indexing service.

cisvc.exe = Content Index service

From Black Viper
http://www.blackviper.com

[[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.]]
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[[Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers;
provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.

What Microsoft said above. What they don't say is that this service tends to
run amok, indexing far more than necessary and starting without warning. For
the benefit it provides, the resource usage is far from an equal tradeoff.
However, in all fairness, if you have a reasonably powered machine you might
as well leave Indexing Service on. It can speed things up a bit and most of
the systems capable of running XP efficiently shouldn't be bogged down by
having this service running. If it does take a noticeable performance hit
it's really time to consider upgrading.]]
http://www.theeldergeek.com/indexing_service.htm
 
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