OE email migration - Search indexing all

After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?

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"ps56k" wrote in message
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After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?


I only tend to search within a specific folder, or program,
and not across ALL my various tools and folder locations.

Is there some setting to turn OFF the entire Search Indexer ?

ps56k wrote:
"ps56k" wrote in message
...
After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?


I only tend to search within a specific folder, or program,
and not across ALL my various tools and folder locations.

Is there some setting to turn OFF the entire Search Indexer ?



The indexer has controls. You can try to use
them. But you may not be entirely happy with
the results. Like all great software, the software
tends to do whatever it pleases.

When you tell it not to index content, you
will still see it spend hours indexing the content.
It's like a disobedient child.

The only way to really stop a software like
that, is to uninstall it. With a hammer.

Paul

ps56k wrote:
After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?

Window 7Control PanelIndexing OptionsModify

A dialog box with a two panes top and bottom will appear
In the bottom, click on Windows Live Mail, then expand the WLM folders
- Uncheck the folder you wish to exclude.

Note: Unchecking any folders in WLM may reduce its search within the
program.

Regarding newsgroup messages still in your OE store location.
Unless you need to archive those messages in WLM for use (e.g. search)it
usually not appropriate to import them for a few reasons.
- they can not be moved or copied to a news server newsgroup folders
- messages not previously downloaded/read may no longer be accessible
on the news server
- adds bloat to WLM's own index process

A few cautions
1. If you imported a ton of messages, WLM will continue to update its
index until it completes. Do not interrupt the process unless you are
certain all imported messages have actually been indexed.
If you have 10 yrs it would be prudent to check quite a few messages
from each year to ensure the content shows in the WLM.
2. Do not move messages from WLM/s Storage Folders/Imported Folders -
Copy them. The former forces WLM to perform two opposite indexing
functions (re-index for the new location and reindex to delete the old).
It is much safe to copy first, allow it to index the destination, then
delete from the source location.
3. Never shutdown WLM while indexing. Doing so can cause corruption in
the message and its index.
4. WLM by design (default) compact the entire index and message store
every 100 times it opens. When a large volume (size, MB, GB) of messages
are stored, it would be wise to exit WLM by first toggling the Offline
button (off, then on) prior closing via the Menu (Alt F/Exit, the X
button upper right, or any other route)





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...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

On 31/10/2013 01:17, ps56k wrote:
"ps56k" wrote in message
...
After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?


I only tend to search within a specific folder, or program,
and not across ALL my various tools and folder locations.

Is there some setting to turn OFF the entire Search Indexer ?

Programs | Administrative Tools | Services | Windows Search

Right click | Properties | General tab | Startup type

Change to "Disabled". That's it - no more Windows Search.

If you want to, you can delete the vast database that Windows Search has
created by nosing through your files. Its at:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\ Windows\Windows.edb

If you don't need to index file contents, a good alternative is Agent
Ransack (http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack). It's now usually
referred to a "FileLocator Pro Lite" as the name "Agent Ransack" seemed
to scare the horses, if you know what I mean. :-)

--

Jeff

On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:05:13 -0500, "ps56k" pschuman_no5pam_m3
@interserv.com wrote in article ...

After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?

Or to make it easier on the NSA, you pick ;-)

--
Zaphod

Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's
something big and sinister going on in the world.
Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
universe gets that.

Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:05:13 -0500, "ps56k" pschuman_no5pam_m3
@interserv.com wrote in article ...
After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?

Or to make it easier on the NSA, you pick ;-)

Nah, the NSA have already gone through them. ;-)

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:50:14 +0000, "John Williamson"
wrote in article bdf91kFilmfU2
@mid.individual.net...

Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:05:13 -0500, "ps56k" pschuman_no5pam_m3
@interserv.com wrote in article ...
After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?

Or to make it easier on the NSA, you pick ;-)

Nah, the NSA have already gone through them. ;-)

No doubt! The other day my PC crashed and my most recent backup was
trashed and wouldn't restore. So this morning I called the NSA to see
if I could get a copy of theirs & they told me to look on the front
porch, they dropped it off last night...

O.O

--
Zaphod

Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's
something big and sinister going on in the world.
Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
universe gets that.

On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:13:15 +0000 "Jeff Layman"
wrote in article l4t6vc$e8l$1
@news.albasani.net

On 31/10/2013 01:17, ps56k wrote:
"ps56k" wrote in message
...
After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?


I only tend to search within a specific folder, or program,
and not across ALL my various tools and folder locations.

Is there some setting to turn OFF the entire Search Indexer ?

Programs | Administrative Tools | Services | Windows Search

Right click | Properties | General tab | Startup type

Change to "Disabled". That's it - no more Windows Search.

If you want to, you can delete the vast database that Windows Search has
created by nosing through your files. Its at:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\ Windows\Windows.edb

If you don't need to index file contents, a good alternative is Agent
Ransack (http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack). It's now usually
referred to a "FileLocator Pro Lite" as the name "Agent Ransack" seemed
to scare the horses, if you know what I mean. :-)

FileLocator is terrific - I use it all the time, but I also have Windows
indexing enabled with a lot of modifications to restrict what it looks
at. FileLocator is fantastic at finding files by name with all manner of
modifiers for dates, sizes, etc., but it does NOT index the contents, so
if you are looking for stuff -within- files it's much slower than Windows
Search. They both have a place.

On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:14:59 -0400 "Zaphod Beeblebrox"
wrote in article


On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:50:14 +0000, "John Williamson"
wrote in article bdf91kFilmfU2
@mid.individual.net...

Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:05:13 -0500, "ps56k" pschuman_no5pam_m3
@interserv.com wrote in article ...
After my Outlook Express migration to WLM tonight,
I was running Process Explorer because there appeared
to be a lot of disk activity - with no programs running...

It looks like Win7 Search Protocol Indexer
might be going thru my 10 years of emails
and indexing them...

For later searching ?

Or to make it easier on the NSA, you pick ;-)

Nah, the NSA have already gone through them. ;-)

No doubt! The other day my PC crashed and my most recent backup was
trashed and wouldn't restore. So this morning I called the NSA to see
if I could get a copy of theirs & they told me to look on the front
porch, they dropped it off last night...

O.O

ROFL

On 31/10/2013 23:24, Jason wrote:

FileLocator is terrific - I use it all the time, but I also have Windows
indexing enabled with a lot of modifications to restrict what it looks
at.

Oh, you /think/ you're restricting what it looks at. It passes all your
most secret stuff into MS's Cloud store. It's /so/ much easier for the
NSA that way.. ;'-)

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Jeff