Windows Indexing

March 19, 2008

How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried everything

I can think of but it still interferes and causes my computer to

stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook saying that an

error has occurred and I need to send a report to MS...Send...Don't

Send.

When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show that

I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread messages.

Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess things

up.

I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

computer. How can I do this?

Gordon

March 19, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried everything

> I can think of but it still interferes and causes my computer to

> stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook saying that an

> error has occurred and I need to send a report to MS...Send...Don't

> Send.

>

> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show that

> I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread messages.

>

> Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess things

> up.

>

> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

> foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

> computer. How can I do this?

>

> Gordon

I'm not sure what Windows Indexing is. Are you talking about Windows Desktop

Search? If so, remove it in add/remove programs. If this is Google Desktop,

same thing. Etc.

March 19, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing?

If you're talking about XP's built-in Indexing, go to My Computer,

right click on each of your drives, at the bottom of the box that pops

up, un-tick "enable indexing".

If you're talking about one of the Desktop Search programs, uninstall

it via Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs.

March 19, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

Lanwench

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms689718.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_indexing_service

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

> Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried

>> everything I can think of but it still interferes and causes my

>> computer to stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook

>> saying that an error has occurred and I need to send a report to

>> MS...Send...Don't Send.

>>

>> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

>> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show that

>> I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread messages.

>>

>> Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess things

>> up.

>>

>> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

>> foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

>> computer. How can I do this?

>>

>> Gordon

>

> I'm not sure what Windows Indexing is. Are you talking about Windows

> Desktop Search? If so, remove it in add/remove programs. If this is

> Google Desktop, same thing. Etc.

March 19, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

The Indexing Service should work without causing problems providing you

leave it alone.

Look in Event Viewer and post copies of the Warnings / Error Reports

relating the problems you are seing with regard to Outlook.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double

click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a

button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event

Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of

the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from

Event Viewer.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Antares 531 wrote:

> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried everything

> I can think of but it still interferes and causes my computer to

> stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook saying that an

> error has occurred and I need to send a report to MS...Send...Don't

> Send.

>

> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show that

> I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread messages.

>

> Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess things

> up.

>

> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

> foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

> computer. How can I do this?

>

> Gordon

March 19, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

I may have stated the problem a bit obscurely. I am talking about

Windows Desktop Search, Indexing function. I'm wondering now if

perhaps it is not installed properly, or if it has some corrupted

files. How could I go about reinstalling this and giving it a fresh

start to see if this would cure the problems. Gordon

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:04:08 -0500, PD43 <pauld1943@comcast.net>

wrote:

>Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>

>>How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing?

>

>If you're talking about XP's built-in Indexing, go to My Computer,

>right click on each of your drives, at the bottom of the box that pops

>up, un-tick "enable indexing".

>

>If you're talking about one of the Desktop Search programs, uninstall

>it via Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs.

March 20, 2008

RE: Windows Indexing

"Antares 531" wrote:

> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried everything

> I can think of but it still interferes and causes my computer to

> stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook saying that an

> error has occurred and I need to send a report to MS...Send...Don't

> Send.

>

> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show that

> I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread messages.

>

> Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess things

> up.

>

> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

> foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

> computer. How can I do this?

>

> Gordon

>

Hello; The following sites may be of some use.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/indexing_service.htm

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/Services/Indexing_Service.htm

The "eldergeek" includes the full removal technique.

take care.

beamish.

March 20, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

Gerry <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

> Lanwench

>

> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms689718.aspx

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_indexing_service

Thanks, but I know about the native indexing service. That doesn't pop up

messages like this - he wouldn't see much evidence it was there. He's

talking about Windows Desktop Search - he's just written back to clarify :-)

>

> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

>> Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>>> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried

>>> everything I can think of but it still interferes and causes my

>>> computer to stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook

>>> saying that an error has occurred and I need to send a report to

>>> MS...Send...Don't Send.

>>>

>>> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

>>> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show

>>> that I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread

>>> messages. Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess

>>> things

>>> up.

>>>

>>> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

>>> foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

>>> computer. How can I do this?

>>>

>>> Gordon

>>

>> I'm not sure what Windows Indexing is. Are you talking about Windows

>> Desktop Search? If so, remove it in add/remove programs. If this is

>> Google Desktop, same thing. Etc.

March 20, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:38:55 -0400, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>Gerry <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

>> Lanwench

>>

>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms689718.aspx

>>

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_indexing_service

>

>Thanks, but I know about the native indexing service. That doesn't pop up

>messages like this - he wouldn't see much evidence it was there. He's

>talking about Windows Desktop Search - he's just written back to clarify :-)

>

The truth is I'm still not sure just what is causing the problems. I

get an error popup when I open Outlook, and then continue to get

several more of these same error popups after I close Outlook.

The popup reads;

Microsoft Windows Search Indexer has encountered a problem and needs

to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If you were in the middle of something the information you were

working on might be lost.

Please tell Microsoft about this problem

Send Error Report Don't send

I've clicked on the little magnifying glass icon in the systray and

put Windows Desktop Indexer in Snooze but this doesn't change the

situation.

>

>>

>> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

>>> Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>>>> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried

>>>> everything I can think of but it still interferes and causes my

>>>> computer to stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook

>>>> saying that an error has occurred and I need to send a report to

>>>> MS...Send...Don't Send.

>>>>

>>>> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

>>>> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show

>>>> that I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread

>>>> messages. Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess

>>>> things

>>>> up.

>>>>

>>>> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

>>>> foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

>>>> computer. How can I do this?

>>>>

>>>> Gordon

>>>

>>> I'm not sure what Windows Indexing is. Are you talking about Windows

>>> Desktop Search? If so, remove it in add/remove programs. If this is

>>> Google Desktop, same thing. Etc.

>

March 20, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:38:55 -0400, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>

>> Gerry <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

>>> Lanwench

>>>

>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms689718.aspx

>>>

>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_indexing_service

>>

>> Thanks, but I know about the native indexing service. That doesn't

>> pop up messages like this - he wouldn't see much evidence it was

>> there. He's talking about Windows Desktop Search - he's just written

>> back to clarify :-)

>>

> The truth is I'm still not sure just what is causing the problems.

Do you have Windows Desktop Search installed in add/remove programs?

If not, are you sure you're not on Vista? :)

> I

> get an error popup when I open Outlook, and then continue to get

> several more of these same error popups after I close Outlook.

>

> The popup reads;

>

> Microsoft Windows Search Indexer has encountered a problem and needs

> to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

>

> If you were in the middle of something the information you were

> working on might be lost.

>

> Please tell Microsoft about this problem

>

> Send Error Report Don't send

>

> I've clicked on the little magnifying glass icon in the systray and

> put Windows Desktop Indexer in Snooze but this doesn't change the

> situation.

>>

>>>

>>> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

>>>> Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>>>>> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried

>>>>> everything I can think of but it still interferes and causes my

>>>>> computer to stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook

>>>>> saying that an error has occurred and I need to send a report to

>>>>> MS...Send...Don't Send.

>>>>>

>>>>> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

>>>>> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show

>>>>> that I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread

>>>>> messages. Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to

>>>>> mess things

>>>>> up.

>>>>>

>>>>> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to

>>>>> some foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back

>>>>> to my computer. How can I do this?

>>>>>

>>>>> Gordon

>>>>

>>>> I'm not sure what Windows Indexing is. Are you talking about

>>>> Windows Desktop Search? If so, remove it in add/remove programs.

>>>> If this is Google Desktop, same thing. Etc.

March 20, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:32:28 -0400, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:38:55 -0400, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>>

>>> Gerry <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

>>>> Lanwench

>>>>

>>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms689718.aspx

>>>>

>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_indexing_service

>>>

>>> Thanks, but I know about the native indexing service. That doesn't

>>> pop up messages like this - he wouldn't see much evidence it was

>>> there. He's talking about Windows Desktop Search - he's just written

>>> back to clarify :-)

>>>

>> The truth is I'm still not sure just what is causing the problems.

>

>Do you have Windows Desktop Search installed in add/remove programs?

>

>If not, are you sure you're not on Vista? :)

>

Yes, I just checked the Add or Remove Programs function and it shows

Windows Desktop Search 3.01 Size 4.99MB

No, I'm not on Vista. I am running Windows XP Pro with SP 2 installed.

In all other respects this computer works very well.

Are Windows Search Indexer and Desktop Search Indexer two separate,

totally independent programs, or are they a different manifestation of

the same program?

>

>> I

>> get an error popup when I open Outlook, and then continue to get

>> several more of these same error popups after I close Outlook.

>>

>> The popup reads;

>>

>> Microsoft Windows Search Indexer has encountered a problem and needs

>> to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

>>

>> If you were in the middle of something the information you were

>> working on might be lost.

>>

>> Please tell Microsoft about this problem

>>

>> Send Error Report Don't send

>>

>> I've clicked on the little magnifying glass icon in the systray and

>> put Windows Desktop Indexer in Snooze but this doesn't change the

>> situation.

>>>

>>>>

>>>> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

>>>>> Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>>>>>> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried

>>>>>> everything I can think of but it still interferes and causes my

>>>>>> computer to stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook

>>>>>> saying that an error has occurred and I need to send a report to

>>>>>> MS...Send...Don't Send.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

>>>>>> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show

>>>>>> that I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread

>>>>>> messages. Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to

>>>>>> mess things

>>>>>> up.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to

>>>>>> some foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back

>>>>>> to my computer. How can I do this?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Gordon

>>>>>

>>>>> I'm not sure what Windows Indexing is. Are you talking about

>>>>> Windows Desktop Search? If so, remove it in add/remove programs.

>>>>> If this is Google Desktop, same thing. Etc.

>

March 20, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>>

>> Do you have Windows Desktop Search installed in add/remove programs?

>>

>> If not, are you sure you're not on Vista? :)

>>

> Yes, I just checked the Add or Remove Programs function and it shows

> Windows Desktop Search 3.01 Size 4.99MB

Uninstall it if you don't want it or if it's causing problems. I personally

don't use it as I had little success with it.

>

> No, I'm not on Vista. I am running Windows XP Pro with SP 2 installed.

> In all other respects this computer works very well.

Cool beans....

>

> Are Windows Search Indexer and Desktop Search Indexer two separate,

> totally independent programs, or are they a different manifestation of

> the same program?

Yes, if I understand your question correctly. Windows indexing is not

related to the app / error here.

March 22, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

I've still not gotten this set of problems resolved. The Microsoft

Windows Search Indexer problem pop-up window keeps opening, mostly

when I'm trying to use Outlook, but it happens in other situations

occasionally.

I checked Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel and find no entry

for Microsoft Windows Search Indexer. There is an entry for Windows

Desktop Search, but as I understand, this is a totally separate

program.

Device Manager shows no ? or ! marks on any of the entries. Apparently

everything is working right as far as Device Manager can tell.

To re-state my computer specifics; Home built using a Gigabyte

GA-P35-DS3L motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM,

two 1GB memory sticks. Running MS Windows XP Pro with SP2 installed.

The hard drive is a Western Digital 500 GB with only about 100GB in

use...400GB free.

Running MS Office 2007, AutoCAD Light, Adobe Photo Shop, Pizzicato

Music software, and a few mundane other programs. These all seem to

work well, once I get clear of the Outlook/Windows Search Indexer

popup problems.

All programs run very well and in general this computer is running as

it should...except for that annoying popup telling me that Microsoft

Windows Search Indexer has encountered a problem and needs to close.

Then, when I close it I may get a repeat several times before it will

give up and go mind its own business.

Can anyone tell me how to check the installation of Microsoft Windows

Search Indexer, and perhaps reinstall it just to see if this would

rectify the problem.

Thanks, Gordon

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:31:01 GMT, Antares 531

<gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried everything

>I can think of but it still interferes and causes my computer to

>stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook saying that an

>error has occurred and I need to send a report to MS...Send...Don't

>Send.

>

>When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

>tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show that

>I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread messages.

>

>Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess things

>up.

>

>I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

>foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

>computer. How can I do this?

>

>Gordon

March 22, 2008

Re: Windows Indexing

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:52:44 -0400, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

>Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

>

><snipped for length>

>>>

>>> Do you have Windows Desktop Search installed in add/remove programs?

>>>

>>> If not, are you sure you're not on Vista? :)

>>>

>> Yes, I just checked the Add or Remove Programs function and it shows

>> Windows Desktop Search 3.01 Size 4.99MB

>

>Uninstall it if you don't want it or if it's causing problems. I personally

>don't use it as I had little success with it.

>

Windows Desktop Search seems to be working okay. Is it a sub-program

of Windows Search Indexer, or is it totally separate?

>>

>> No, I'm not on Vista. I am running Windows XP Pro with SP 2 installed.

>> In all other respects this computer works very well.

>

>Cool beans....

>>

>> Are Windows Search Indexer and Desktop Search Indexer two separate,

>> totally independent programs, or are they a different manifestation of

>> the same program?

>

>Yes, if I understand your question correctly. Windows indexing is not

>related to the app / error here.

>

I think this is right but I'm not absolutely sure the two programs are

separate. I think these are another confusing naming situation like

Outlook/Outlook Express & Windows Explorer/Internet Explorer. The

names are confusingly similar but the programs are totally separate.

>

><snipped for length>

>

June 7, 2008

RE: Windows Indexing

Assuming its been established that your problem is with winda's desktop

search (forever) and that you stll have a problem here is what I would do to

expunge WDS form your system - I am assuming to a comfortable with registry

changes etc, if not then find someone who is so to help you.

2. Get hold of Revo Uninstaller, gargle will find it for you. its s free

alternative to the standard control panel uninstaller, IMO it's a very good

product, and the quality of support matches the quality of product, and its

free too.

1. Install WDS again, yes that's right install it preferably the version

you had installed, probably WDS 3. Latest version is WDS 4, try to get 3,

unless you installed the WDS4 beta.

2. Run Revo Uninstall, find WDS and hit the uninstall button in the middle

of the button bar. You'll get four options select the most aggressive one -

Advanced.

First of all Revo will create a restore point for you, something we should

all do when before installing or uninstalling anything, but of course we

never do. That's takes a while so be patient.

Revo will then invoke the standard product uninstall "script". When that's

done and dusted Revo will search the registry and file system for traces of

WDS. This takes a while because it does multipass scans.

Revo will firstly present the registry changes it thinks should be removed

in a registry hierarchy fashion, select the WDS entries - those shown in bold

text, click the Delete button -- you may have to go through 2 or even 3

cycles of registry changes

Revo will then list the files it thinks should be removed, select those that

you think should be removed. Revo may not be able to remove some files,

it'll tell you if that is so, they will be removed next time you restart - if

there are any such files then I suggest you reboot now.

That's it will a pick of luck WDS will have been banished to the software

gulag in the sky.

I have no pecuniary or other interest in Revo, it just happens to be a great

product - and its free to boot!

"Antares 531" wrote:

> How may I remove all traces of Windows Indexing? I've tried everything

> I can think of but it still interferes and causes my computer to

> stumble along. I get a repeating message in Outlook saying that an

> error has occurred and I need to send a report to MS...Send...Don't

> Send.

>

> When I start Outlook it hangs for about 45 seconds while Indexing

> tries to it's thing, but can't get it done. It continues to show that

> I have unread e-mail messages, but there are no unread messages.

>

> Even when I put Indexing in Snooze mode it continues to mess things

> up.

>

> I want to remove Windows Indexing completely, and deport it to some

> foreign planet where it will never, ever find its way back to my

> computer. How can I do this?

>

> Gordon

>

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