Charlie
03-25-2008, 09:25 AM
When you perform a search using the search box in the start panel, Windows Vista automatically searches the file index as well. The file index can be quite large because it includes all the files on your hard drive. One way to speed-up searching in your Start Menu applications is to narrow the scope of the search so that it does not include files on the hard drive:
Right click on the Start Button and click Properties. Then go to the Start Menu Tab and click Customize. Scroll down a little until you can see Search Comunications, uncheck it. Now just under that their should be a heading called Search Files, check "Dont search for files". Click Ok and then Apply.
Right click on the Start Button and click Properties. Then go to the Start Menu Tab and click Customize. Scroll down a little until you can see Search Comunications, uncheck it. Now just under that their should be a heading called Search Files, check "Dont search for files". Click Ok and then Apply.