DISABLING Windows Search (indexing) DOES disable indexing. But it does not
remove the markers on the drives indicating what is indexed. I think most
users would be upset if their carefully arranged indexing options were wiped
out simply because they had disabled the service, for instance to run a
process such as backup. People expect the settings to be remembered and to
be automaically re-instated when indexing is re-enabled.

"LoneStar" wrote in message
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"Paul Montgomery" wrote in message
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Got a surprise for ya. Disable search service. Now go check the box
on one of your drives/partitions to have it indexed.

I don't mean to be argumentative........... but if DISABLING Windows
Search
(indexing) does NOT disable indexing, then what the Hell is Microsoft
doing?
What is the point of disabling is it doesn't "disable?"

I hope you're wrong. I've disabled Windows Search, but still see the
checkmark for indexing on my Vista drives. I hope this doesn't mean that
indexing is, in fact, active. If so, then disabling Windows Search is
worthless. What's the point?? Surely my beloved Microsoft isn't that
lame!