I went into disc cleanup and cleaned all the files etc,then i noticed one
that i had not put a tick against,it is called 'Catolog files for the Content
Indexer'.
,This had a very high cache,clicked on it and it said it was safe to
'delete',,,so i did,,,,not long after that every icon on my desk top started
to disappear,,,i was unable to boot my pc up even in 'safe mode',,i had to
restore my pc to the factory settings using the restore disk that came with
my pc,,,i lost a lot of info on my pc due to this happening,,,,can anyone
explain why this happened,,,your help on this matter will be most appreciated.
--
sapper

I have no idea why this happened.

Catalog files for Content Indexer
[[The Indexing service speeds up and improves file searches by maintaining
an index of the files that are on the disk. These Catalog files remain from
a previous indexing operation and can be deleted safely.]]
c:\Catalog.wci
*.*
cisvc.exe = Content Index service

Windows XP may run slowly and you may see multiple symptoms in Windows Task
Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;899869

cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.
cidaemon.exe = Indexing Service filter daemon

Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
unless it has been disabled.

Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it in Add or Remove
Programs Control Panel applet.

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs |
Add/Remove Windows Components button on left hand side|
Scroll down to and UNCheck:� Indexing Service | Finish |
Close Add or Remove Programs

Turn off the Indexing Service.

Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
select Disabled | Apply | OK
After you restart your machine it will stay disabled.

Indexing Service
[[Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers;
provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.]]

[[Indexing service is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can
often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process
indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search
for them quickly, but it's completely unnecessary.]]

Indexing Service
[[This service always has been a major resource hog. I NEVER recommend
having this service enabled. Remove the function via the "Add / Remove
Programs" icon in the control panel (Windows Setup Programs). It uses about
500 K to 2 MB in an idle state, not to mention the amount of memory and CPU
resources it takes to INDEX the drives. I have had people (and witnessed it
on other people's computers) report to me that the Indexing Service
sometimes starts up EVEN while the system is NOT idle... as in the middle of
a game. You may feel, as I do, that this is unacceptable. If your computer
suddenly seems "sluggish," Indexing Service is usually the cause of it.

Default XP Home: Manual
Default XP Pro: Manual
Safe Setting: Disabled

Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/serv...dexing_Service

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:830E095C-EC32-4933-9A93-3B5C67F5A477@microsoft.com,
sapper <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I went into disc cleanup and cleaned all the files etc,then i noticed one
> that i had not put a tick against,it is called 'Catolog files for the
> Content Indexer'.
> ,This had a very high cache,clicked on it and it said it was safe to
> 'delete',,,so i did,,,,not long after that every icon on my desk top
> started to disappear,,,i was unable to boot my pc up even in 'safe
> mode',,i had to restore my pc to the factory settings using the restore
> disk that came with my pc,,,i lost a lot of info on my pc due to this
> happening,,,,can anyone explain why this happened,,,your help on this
> matter will be most appreciated. --
> sapper

hi again,,,my head is nipping been on this problem all last night a nd most
of today,but,thanks to you Wesley Vogel i have at last solved the problem,i
know this will not happen again,thank you for the easy to understand answer
that you gave,what can i say but thank you very much.
--
sapper


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> I have no idea why this happened.
>
> Catalog files for Content Indexer
> [[The Indexing service speeds up and improves file searches by maintaining
> an index of the files that are on the disk. These Catalog files remain from
> a previous indexing operation and can be deleted safely.]]
> c:\Catalog.wci
> *.*
> cisvc.exe = Content Index service
>
> Windows XP may run slowly and you may see multiple symptoms in Windows Task
> Manager
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;899869
>
> cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.
> cidaemon.exe = Indexing Service filter daemon
>
> Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
> unless it has been disabled.
>
> Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it in Add or Remove
> Programs Control Panel applet.
>
> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs |
> Add/Remove Windows Components button on left hand side|
> Scroll down to and UNCheck:� Indexing Service | Finish |
> Close Add or Remove Programs
>
> Turn off the Indexing Service.
>
> Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
> Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
> Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
> select Disabled | Apply | OK
> After you restart your machine it will stay disabled.
>
> Indexing Service
> [[Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers;
> provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.]]
>
> [[Indexing service is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can
> often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process
> indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search
> for them quickly, but it's completely unnecessary.]]
>
> Indexing Service
> [[This service always has been a major resource hog. I NEVER recommend
> having this service enabled. Remove the function via the "Add / Remove
> Programs" icon in the control panel (Windows Setup Programs). It uses about
> 500 K to 2 MB in an idle state, not to mention the amount of memory and CPU
> resources it takes to INDEX the drives. I have had people (and witnessed it
> on other people's computers) report to me that the Indexing Service
> sometimes starts up EVEN while the system is NOT idle... as in the middle of
> a game. You may feel, as I do, that this is unacceptable. If your computer
> suddenly seems "sluggish," Indexing Service is usually the cause of it.
>
> Default XP Home: Manual
> Default XP Pro: Manual
> Safe Setting: Disabled
>
> Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
> http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/serv...dexing_Service
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:830E095C-EC32-4933-9A93-3B5C67F5A477@microsoft.com,
> sapper <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > I went into disc cleanup and cleaned all the files etc,then i noticed one
> > that i had not put a tick against,it is called 'Catolog files for the
> > Content Indexer'.
> > ,This had a very high cache,clicked on it and it said it was safe to
> > 'delete',,,so i did,,,,not long after that every icon on my desk top
> > started to disappear,,,i was unable to boot my pc up even in 'safe
> > mode',,i had to restore my pc to the factory settings using the restore
> > disk that came with my pc,,,i lost a lot of info on my pc due to this
> > happening,,,,can anyone explain why this happened,,,your help on this
> > matter will be most appreciated. --
> > sapper
>
>

>> I have no idea why this happened.

Was this the part that helped?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:AE892783-89D0-4955-AB08-F66E978DACA9@microsoft.com,
sapper <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> hi again,,,my head is nipping been on this problem all last night a nd
> most of today,but,thanks to you Wesley Vogel i have at last solved the
> problem,i know this will not happen again,thank you for the easy to
> understand answer that you gave,what can i say but thank you very much.
> --
> sapper
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> I have no idea why this happened.
>>
>> Catalog files for Content Indexer
>> [[The Indexing service speeds up and improves file searches by
>> maintaining an index of the files that are on the disk. These Catalog
>> files remain from a previous indexing operation and can be deleted
>> safely.]]
>> c:\Catalog.wci
>> *.*
>> cisvc.exe = Content Index service
>>
>> Windows XP may run slowly and you may see multiple symptoms in Windows
>> Task Manager
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;899869
>>
>> cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.
>> cidaemon.exe = Indexing Service filter daemon
>>
>> Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
>> unless it has been disabled.
>>
>> Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it in Add or Remove
>> Programs Control Panel applet.
>>
>> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs |
>> Add/Remove Windows Components button on left hand side|
>> Scroll down to and UNCheck:� Indexing Service | Finish |
>> Close Add or Remove Programs
>>
>> Turn off the Indexing Service.
>>
>> Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
>> Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
>> Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
>> select Disabled | Apply | OK
>> After you restart your machine it will stay disabled.
>>
>> Indexing Service
>> [[Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers;
>> provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.]]
>>
>> [[Indexing service is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and
>> can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process
>> indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search
>> for them quickly, but it's completely unnecessary.]]
>>
>> Indexing Service
>> [[This service always has been a major resource hog. I NEVER recommend
>> having this service enabled. Remove the function via the "Add / Remove
>> Programs" icon in the control panel (Windows Setup Programs). It uses
>> about 500 K to 2 MB in an idle state, not to mention the amount of
>> memory and CPU resources it takes to INDEX the drives. I have had people
>> (and witnessed it on other people's computers) report to me that the
>> Indexing Service sometimes starts up EVEN while the system is NOT
>> idle... as in the middle of a game. You may feel, as I do, that this is
>> unacceptable. If your computer suddenly seems "sluggish," Indexing
>> Service is usually the cause of it.
>>
>> Default XP Home: Manual
>> Default XP Pro: Manual
>> Safe Setting: Disabled
>>
>> Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
>> http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/serv...dexing_Service
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:830E095C-EC32-4933-9A93-3B5C67F5A477@microsoft.com,
>> sapper <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I went into disc cleanup and cleaned all the files etc,then i noticed
>>> one that i had not put a tick against,it is called 'Catolog files for
>>> the Content Indexer'.
>>> ,This had a very high cache,clicked on it and it said it was safe to
>>> 'delete',,,so i did,,,,not long after that every icon on my desk top
>>> started to disappear,,,i was unable to boot my pc up even in 'safe
>>> mode',,i had to restore my pc to the factory settings using the restore
>>> disk that came with my pc,,,i lost a lot of info on my pc due to this
>>> happening,,,,can anyone explain why this happened,,,your help on this
>>> matter will be most appreciated. --
>>> sapper

It would be very nice of you to share with the forum
how you identified/resolved your problem. Others
can learn from your experiences. Thank you.


"sapper" <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE892783-89D0-4955-AB08-F66E978DACA9@microsoft.com...
> hi again,,,my head is nipping been on this problem all last night a nd most
> of today,but,thanks to you Wesley Vogel i have at last solved the problem,i
> know this will not happen again,thank you for the easy to understand answer
> that you gave,what can i say but thank you very much.
> --
> sapper
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> I have no idea why this happened.
>>
>> Catalog files for Content Indexer
>> [[The Indexing service speeds up and improves file searches by maintaining
>> an index of the files that are on the disk. These Catalog files remain from
>> a previous indexing operation and can be deleted safely.]]
>> c:\Catalog.wci
>> *.*
>> cisvc.exe = Content Index service
>>
>> Windows XP may run slowly and you may see multiple symptoms in Windows Task
>> Manager
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;899869
>>
>> cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.
>> cidaemon.exe = Indexing Service filter daemon
>>
>> Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
>> unless it has been disabled.
>>
>> Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it in Add or Remove
>> Programs Control Panel applet.
>>
>> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs |
>> Add/Remove Windows Components button on left hand side|
>> Scroll down to and UNCheck:� Indexing Service | Finish |
>> Close Add or Remove Programs
>>
>> Turn off the Indexing Service.
>>
>> Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
>> Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
>> Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
>> select Disabled | Apply | OK
>> After you restart your machine it will stay disabled.
>>
>> Indexing Service
>> [[Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers;
>> provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.]]
>>
>> [[Indexing service is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can
>> often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process
>> indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search
>> for them quickly, but it's completely unnecessary.]]
>>
>> Indexing Service
>> [[This service always has been a major resource hog. I NEVER recommend
>> having this service enabled. Remove the function via the "Add / Remove
>> Programs" icon in the control panel (Windows Setup Programs). It uses about
>> 500 K to 2 MB in an idle state, not to mention the amount of memory and CPU
>> resources it takes to INDEX the drives. I have had people (and witnessed it
>> on other people's computers) report to me that the Indexing Service
>> sometimes starts up EVEN while the system is NOT idle... as in the middle of
>> a game. You may feel, as I do, that this is unacceptable. If your computer
>> suddenly seems "sluggish," Indexing Service is usually the cause of it.
>>
>> Default XP Home: Manual
>> Default XP Pro: Manual
>> Safe Setting: Disabled
>>
>> Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
>> http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/serv...dexing_Service
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:830E095C-EC32-4933-9A93-3B5C67F5A477@microsoft.com,
>> sapper <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>> > I went into disc cleanup and cleaned all the files etc,then i noticed one
>> > that i had not put a tick against,it is called 'Catolog files for the
>> > Content Indexer'.
>> > ,This had a very high cache,clicked on it and it said it was safe to
>> > 'delete',,,so i did,,,,not long after that every icon on my desk top
>> > started to disappear,,,i was unable to boot my pc up even in 'safe
>> > mode',,i had to restore my pc to the factory settings using the restore
>> > disk that came with my pc,,,i lost a lot of info on my pc due to this
>> > happening,,,,can anyone explain why this happened,,,your help on this
>> > matter will be most appreciated. --
>> > sapper
>>
>>

hi again,,,i did what Wesley said to do,which was to disable the said
function,this problem will not happen again,because i have the knowledge now
not to delete these files,,i still do not know why it wiped all my files
including c://WINDOWS I386 (i think this is what came up).
my pc would not boot up so i had no choice but to reload my restore disc,i
also learned another valuable lesson,,IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE BACKING UP ALL
MY FILES IN CASE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN LOL,,,,,Thanking you for your help again.
P.S. In disk clean up, the line 'Catolog files for the Content indexer 'is
still there but there is 0kb,so hopefully i have solved the prob,with you
help of course
--
sapper


"Uncle Joe" wrote:

> It would be very nice of you to share with the forum
> how you identified/resolved your problem. Others
> can learn from your experiences. Thank you.
>
>
> "sapper" <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE892783-89D0-4955-AB08-F66E978DACA9@microsoft.com...
> > hi again,,,my head is nipping been on this problem all last night a nd most
> > of today,but,thanks to you Wesley Vogel i have at last solved the problem,i
> > know this will not happen again,thank you for the easy to understand answer
> > that you gave,what can i say but thank you very much.
> > --
> > sapper
> >
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> I have no idea why this happened.
> >>
> >> Catalog files for Content Indexer
> >> [[The Indexing service speeds up and improves file searches by maintaining
> >> an index of the files that are on the disk. These Catalog files remain from
> >> a previous indexing operation and can be deleted safely.]]
> >> c:\Catalog.wci
> >> *.*
> >> cisvc.exe = Content Index service
> >>
> >> Windows XP may run slowly and you may see multiple symptoms in Windows Task
> >> Manager
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;899869
> >>
> >> cisvc.exe = Content Index service or Indexing service.
> >> cidaemon.exe = Indexing Service filter daemon
> >>
> >> Indexing Service starts automatically the first time you use Search,
> >> unless it has been disabled.
> >>
> >> Before disabling the Indexing Service, uninstall it in Add or Remove
> >> Programs Control Panel applet.
> >>
> >> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs |
> >> Add/Remove Windows Components button on left hand side|
> >> Scroll down to and UNCheck:� Indexing Service | Finish |
> >> Close Add or Remove Programs
> >>
> >> Turn off the Indexing Service.
> >>
> >> Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
> >> Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
> >> Click the Stop button | In the Startup Type field,
> >> select Disabled | Apply | OK
> >> After you restart your machine it will stay disabled.
> >>
> >> Indexing Service
> >> [[Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers;
> >> provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.]]
> >>
> >> [[Indexing service is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can
> >> often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process
> >> indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search
> >> for them quickly, but it's completely unnecessary.]]
> >>
> >> Indexing Service
> >> [[This service always has been a major resource hog. I NEVER recommend
> >> having this service enabled. Remove the function via the "Add / Remove
> >> Programs" icon in the control panel (Windows Setup Programs). It uses about
> >> 500 K to 2 MB in an idle state, not to mention the amount of memory and CPU
> >> resources it takes to INDEX the drives. I have had people (and witnessed it
> >> on other people's computers) report to me that the Indexing Service
> >> sometimes starts up EVEN while the system is NOT idle... as in the middle of
> >> a game. You may feel, as I do, that this is unacceptable. If your computer
> >> suddenly seems "sluggish," Indexing Service is usually the cause of it.
> >>
> >> Default XP Home: Manual
> >> Default XP Pro: Manual
> >> Safe Setting: Disabled
> >>
> >> Service name (registry): cisvc ]]
> >> http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/serv...dexing_Service
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In news:830E095C-EC32-4933-9A93-3B5C67F5A477@microsoft.com,
> >> sapper <sapper@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >> > I went into disc cleanup and cleaned all the files etc,then i noticed one
> >> > that i had not put a tick against,it is called 'Catolog files for the
> >> > Content Indexer'.
> >> > ,This had a very high cache,clicked on it and it said it was safe to
> >> > 'delete',,,so i did,,,,not long after that every icon on my desk top
> >> > started to disappear,,,i was unable to boot my pc up even in 'safe
> >> > mode',,i had to restore my pc to the factory settings using the restore
> >> > disk that came with my pc,,,i lost a lot of info on my pc due to this
> >> > happening,,,,can anyone explain why this happened,,,your help on this
> >> > matter will be most appreciated. --
> >> > sapper
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

I have run into the same problems. Selected to delete catalog files for the
COntent Indexer believing that it simply delete the index. However, I have
found that it has deleted just about all of my files and programs, or at
least the indexes to them. I am not even able to use a previous restore
point as these have been deleted. Is there anyway of recovering my systems
and files?

Deperate.

"sapper" wrote:

> I went into disc cleanup and cleaned all the files etc,then i noticed one
> that i had not put a tick against,it is called 'Catolog files for the Content
> Indexer'.
> ,This had a very high cache,clicked on it and it said it was safe to
> 'delete',,,so i did,,,,not long after that every icon on my desk top started
> to disappear,,,i was unable to boot my pc up even in 'safe mode',,i had to
> restore my pc to the factory settings using the restore disk that came with
> my pc,,,i lost a lot of info on my pc due to this happening,,,,can anyone
> explain why this happened,,,your help on this matter will be most appreciated.
> --
> sapper

I have the same problem. Any new solution for it? I dont think the solution
is to turn the indexing function off.

Ole

"Keith" wrote:

The Indexing Service wull rebuild the Index over the next few days
unless you have turned the Service. Check by selecting Start, Control
Panel, Administrative Tolls, Services, Indexing Service and see if it
has started.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

olekvale wrote: