You can't stop the indexing service without giving up the search feature.
When you search, it builds an index that would prevent delay on the next
search.
The Control Panel, Indexing Options lets you set what to index, and the file
types included in it.
You cannot find files when you search a Windows Vista-based computer even
though the files exist on the computer:
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932989/en-us[/url]
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"©LarryEº" <LarryE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2E10072A-F5F3-4995-AD77-63AA8EE1822D@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I've found that when I click on the start orb and type in something in the
> Search field and it finds what I'm looking for, I click on the result but
> Search keeps on working. Even if I close the search, I can hear it still
> accessing the hard drive. How do I stop it once I've found what I'm
> looking
> for?
>
> Thanks.
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