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More info?)
see if this applies to your situation and possibly explains it:
CPU usage in the Indexing Service on your Windows XP-based computer
increases to 100 percent
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;833228)
george
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89e501c48566$287f3440$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the helpful reply. I just did what you said,
> but haven't rebooted yet. I still don't understand why
> the CISVC.exe was taking up all my CPU power though?!?
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >"peterpann" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:7b3001c484a0$4fb91560$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I have found through task manager that the process
> CISVC
> >> causing my CPU usage to be at 99%. I have learnt that
> >> CISVC has something to do with "microsoft index service
> >> helper" along with cidaemon.exe.
> >>
> >> Does anybody else have the same problem?
> >>
> >> Can I stop it from loading up everytime I turn the PC
> on?
> >>
> >> Is it an essential process to have running?
> >>
> >> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> >> Peter
> >
> >its a service that runs in the nachground and indexes
> your hd to speed up
> >searches (if you do them).
> >If you can live with a somewhat longer response time
> when searching your HD
> >for stuff, you can turn this service off.
> >Go to Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance,
> Administrative tools,
> >Services and look for: (guess) Indexing Service.
🙂)
> >Stop the service and set the startup value to Manual.
> That will allow the
> >system to start it if it should need it (for I don't
> know what reason) and
> >you'll have your cpu cycles back.
> >
> >hth
> >george
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >