The Reverend Posted January 13, 2005 CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hi, In Windows XP a System Service was added in hopes that it would aid in the finding of files, or at least make it more efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteolorin Posted January 13, 2005 CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 I don't know how much improvement could be made to the performance of my computer, but i did notice that after i got rid of that indexing thing, when i did a search for something i had done a search on earlier, i found a few extra things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted January 13, 2005 CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 I learned something today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICROWAVE Posted January 13, 2005 CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 Yep thats a good one that I have used for sometime , got the tip in the Langa Letter and its a tip on some tweaking sites. There is way to much stuff running on a default system..... great info to pass on Reverand {applaud} thanks Microwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 13, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 The latest poll I read stated that 50% of the medium to intense group of computer users were NOT aware of any part of XP System Services, not to mention that the Indexing was half-killing their performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted January 13, 2005 CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 i killed that Indexing too, so far looking good VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 13, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 It just clutters up your system, gives your CPU and memory worthless things to do ...and if you try a search before and after, you'll find that the "without indexing" is faster ..because you have gained THAT MUCH MORE in resources! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizdoms^ Posted January 13, 2005 CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 Thanks one of the first things that i do when i install windows.. that and the message service.. bah msft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 13, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 13, 2005 The Messenger Service is a #1 source of headaches, but in the Post I put up that describes the various System Services, (written by Black Viper), it makes no bones about the messenger service and so I believe that everyone will find that and render it useless if they haven't already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted January 14, 2005 CID Share Posted January 14, 2005 i couldnt find the little box to uncheck. i know ive seen it before tho, its just been a long time since ive done this kind of thing with my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 14, 2005 Yo Cobra, There is not any box to uncheck! Once you are in where your System Services are found, just find the Messenger Service, double click on it, then in the center of that window you'll see a box with a 'down' arrow on it ...select "Disable" then back your way out of it. If this doesn't help, let me know and I'll get more specific on how to get in there? Fair Enough? Start ---->Control Panel ----->Administrative Tools ---->Double Click "Services" ---->scroll down to "Messenger" and then do what I just described. Easy! Hope this helps! Cheers! The Reverend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted January 14, 2005 CID Share Posted January 14, 2005 Now, click on My Computer. RIGHT click on your C: Drive (or whatever you have named it), then click on Properties and uncheck the box (at the bottom) that says: "Allow Indexing To Index This Drive For Fast File Searching", then click on OK. Now a flurry of files will start to go by and when it stops, just click on OKAY TO ALL and let it finish then close out of that drive ....you are done unless you have another HDD (if so do the same with it)! i mean that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOhioRR Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 yeah i cant find the "box" in properties.....PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE!!! INDEXING WAS ALREADY TURNED OFF IN SERVICES. BUT SHOW ME THAT ONE PLZ REV!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 Hmm...I don't get it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShow Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 Hmm...I don't get it here. (not that it needs to be done, but it's odd that you are not pulling it up ....we are using XP right)??? lol I mean, on your desktop you either doubleclick on My Computer so that the next window that pops up shows you your c: drive Icon (and other drive icons if you have them. THEN you rightclick ON THE DRIVE ICON, select Properties, then "uncheck" the bottom statement about "Indexing" for that drive..... OR -------> START, MY COMPUTER, (new page) Hard Disk Drives, (right click on your C: Drive and click on properties at the very bottom?) ---->now, at the very bottom of the window that just pooped up ....er I mean POPPED up, is where you want to uncheck the box that talks about Indexing for that Drive! (In the GENERAL TAB). Find it now? The Reverend *sorry I wasn't explicit enough ....major brain fades lately!!!!! It won't show that box to uncheck if they ever checked the box to compress files to save disk space on that particular drive. That's probably why they aren't seeing it. One of my drives has it but the other doesn't because of this. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 Ut oh! That's right! If you have compressed your drive(s) then like the man says it is not going to show that option, because it is stuck in there ...no worries though, you can still turn it off and save your resources because the HDD will just allow the defragger to move the files around in a different (and more efficient) manner! Thanks for that tip there NoShow! I appreciate it very much (never crossed my mind in the least because I never compress anything except when I am e-mailing files! Cheers! "The Rev" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShow Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 You're very Welcome Reverend. It just came to my mind as I was reading the forum. Glad I was able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOhioRR Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 that worked, thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShow Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 Glad you got it., and am glad it worked for ya. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 how do i un-compress the files then? the options gone now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShow Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 As far as I know, you can't decompress them. I may be wrong but if there is a way myabe Reverend can tell you how. Sorry! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 I think that once you have compressed them that the drive is forever in a compressed format (unless you trash it, reformat it, then reload it all over again). However, I know a 'guru' and I'll give him a call. Give me a few minutes and I'll be back with the "bottom line" for an answer on that one. "The Rev" *Still, it really doesn't matter that you can't access that part of the Indexing, because you have disabled it. Now the usual defrag will "do it's thing" and make things better in a matter of days. Still, let me call "the man" and find out.... brb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 k cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICROWAVE Posted January 15, 2005 CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 Hmmm I thought a disk could be un or decompressed....but now I'm not sure, but I'm gonna find out....it seems like I was told once upon a time is a way to look at a compressed drive is that its almost like its Zipped.....now I wont be able to go to s;sleep until I find the correct answer......LOL Microwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted January 15, 2005 Remember you are dealing with NTFS .... all new rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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