Comments on: Configure Search Indexing Options for Windows Vista and 7 http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-vista-tips/add-folders-to-search-index-windows-vista/ Help Desk Geek is a blog for Discussions about help desk tips and how-to computer tips Wed, 23 May 2012 08:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nimd4http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-vista-tips/add-folders-to-search-index-windows-vista/#comment-60391 nimd4 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:00:57 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=3443#comment-60391 Some year+ later, the Windows 7 Indexing Service and the Superfetch continue to rape my HDDs (systematically shortening the life-span of the devices). Using the Sysinternals DiskMon v2.01 I can see the disk activity drop several times a 100% when shutting down these kinds of services (on idle, yes). Of course, my system is Norton AV protected, with no malware, or any kind of "extra" and/or conflicting software loaded at startup or in memory. The newest gem I've discovered is that there are locations added to the index by the WMP, such as music folders from one of the other HDDs (not the system drive). This is with all of the locations available UNCHECKED from the index and the file types untouched (why would I want not to index some mp3s?). Marvelous Microsoft engineering at its finest. Some year+ later, the Windows 7 Indexing Service and the Superfetch continue to rape my HDDs (systematically shortening the life-span of the devices). Using the Sysinternals DiskMon v2.01 I can see the disk activity drop several times a 100% when shutting down these kinds of services (on idle, yes). Of course, my system is Norton AV protected, with no malware, or any kind of "extra" and/or conflicting software loaded at startup or in memory.

The newest gem I've discovered is that there are locations added to the index by the WMP, such as music folders from one of the other HDDs (not the system drive). This is with all of the locations available UNCHECKED from the index and the file types untouched (why would I want not to index some mp3s?).

Marvelous Microsoft engineering at its finest.

]]> By: win7loverhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-vista-tips/add-folders-to-search-index-windows-vista/#comment-22839 win7lover Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:46:17 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=3443#comment-22839 Lovely post! Exactly what I needed to know. Many thanks! Lovely post! Exactly what I needed to know. Many thanks!

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