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How to speed up Windows XP turning off indexing?

Aug 9th, 2008 02:28
Sek Tea, dman, i can do it, Hossam Hossny, http://sturly.com

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.
Hossam Hossny
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