Maybe an obvious suggestion, but have you clicked on the "Show process from
all users" button on the processes tab of Task Manager? - otherwise you
won't see all processes.

The Vista indexer processes are SearchIndexer.exe, SearchProtocolHost.exe
and SearchFilterHost.exe.


"T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thx guys but it is still running and it is driving me mad.......mad I say.
> It isn't the defragmenter but how do I tell if it is the indexer and what
> do I do if it is?
>
> I have even sys restored to a week ago but the process is still running
> "Scott Seligman" <seligman@example.com> wrote in message
> news:fde72v$hcr$1@panix5.panix.com...
>> occam <occam@razor.dot.com> wrote:
>>>T5 wrote:
>>>> I have recently noticed that I have a process running everytime That
>>>> I have vista running, it whirrs and clicks and grinds and crunches
>>>> but I cannot locate it at all. It is not showing intask manager. I
>>>> have scanned with spybot S&D, Ad Aware 2007, I am using onecare live
>>>> and that hasn't picked anything up either. what could it possibly be,
>>>> it is driving me mad, it is constant and unrelenting. I have also
>>>> tried Backlight to see if I have a rootkit installed but nothing is
>>>> showing.
>>>
>>>Try installing Process Explorer and look for odd processes there:
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sexplorer.mspx
>>
>> Or try running process monitor (same site, different page) to see
>> what's accessing the disk.
>>
>> Given this is Vista, I'd guess it's either the defraging scheduled
>> task or the indexer.
>>
>>
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>