When Turn Off the Indexing, it will Speed Up the Windows XP!

When Turn Off the Indexing will Speed Up the Windows XP

The Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc. If you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then you may want to turn this feature off:

• Open My Computer.

• Right-click your hard drive icon and select Properties

• At the bottom of the window you'll see "Allow indexing service to index this disk for faster searches," uncheck this and click ok.

• A new window will pop up and select Apply to all folders and subfolders.
It will take a minute or two for the changes to take affect but then you should enjoy slightly faster performance.

Comments (1)

	1. 03-09-2008 18:01
	Re: disabling indexing Hi,    just tried the tip but ran into a an illegal file access issue...I'm guessing that one needs to shut down everything else before applying this fix...(currently have about 10 instances of IE and several other windows open...) IP: 76.243.182.2 Registered Report

Sean Dogue

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