How to Turn Off Indexing to Speed Up XP?

Turn Off Indexing to Speed Up XP

Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the
hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because the computer has to
index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc. If you do
not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then you may want to turn this feature
off:

• - Open My Computer
  - Right-click your Hard Drive icon and select Properties
  - At the bottom of a window you’ll see “Allow indexing service to index this disk for faster searches”, uncheck this and click Ok.
  - A new window will pop up and select Apply to all folders and subfolders

It will take a minute or two for the changes to take affect but then you should enjoy slightly faster performance