What is "cidaemon.exe" doing?

[Erik Kullberg]

I run WXP SP1 (with all the patches, almost SP2).
If I leave the computer idle for a little while (a couple of minutes or so)
a process "cidaemon.exe" starts running. It uses an increasing amount of
CPU - up to 100%. Sometimes it can be "disturbed" by the press on a button,
and then it goes down to zero CPU usage. Sometimes it does not react at all.
Is this normal XP behaviour? What is the task for this process?

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[Phil]

cidaemon - cidaemon.exe - Process Information
Process File: cidaemon or cidaemon.exe
Process Name: Microsoft Indexing Service
Description: Indexing Service that runs in the background and catalogs files
so that you can search for files containing a specific text string.
Company: Microsoft Corp.
System Process: Yes
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No
Common Errors: N/A

Indexing Service
You can use Indexing Service to index documents and document properties on
your disks and store the information in a catalog. You can also use Indexing
Service to search for documents, either through Search on the Start menu or
through a Web browser.

Search xp's help and support for indexing service to find how to turn it on
and off.

 

[Erik Kullberg]

Thank you!!
/ Erik

cidaemon - cidaemon.exe - Process Information
Process File: cidaemon or cidaemon.exe
Process Name: Microsoft Indexing Service
Description: Indexing Service that runs in the background and catalogs files
so that you can search for files containing a specific text string.
Company: Microsoft Corp.
System Process: Yes
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No
Common Errors: N/A

Indexing Service
You can use Indexing Service to index documents and document properties on
your disks and store the information in a catalog. You can also use Indexing
Service to search for documents, either through Search on the Start menu or
through a Web browser.

Search xp's help and support for indexing service to find how to turn it on
and off.

 

[Phil]

You're welcome.

Thank you!!
/ Erik