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Strange Delay in the Search Index Service
Well, maybe somebody can provide some "Elucidation" (meaning "shedding some light") on this strange delay that I am noticing with the Windows Search Indexing Service.
I would never have noticed this except for the Windows Search Index gadget available at Windows Live Gallery.
I think this is a really great useful gadget - It shows you if the Index Service is currently running - it also shows you exactly how many items have been indexed so far, and it also lets you turn the Windows Search Service on or off whenever you want.
Well, the Windows Indexing Service never starts running right away after starting Windows (the gadget tells you this) - there is always about a 3 minute delay after booting until the service really starts to run. So I did some double checking - ran "Services" from "Administrative Tools" in the Control Panel, found the Search Service, selected it, right clicked on it, selected properties, then "Startup Type", and made sure it was Automatic and not a "Delayed Automatic".
So I had thought the Windows Search service would start right away after booting into Windows. But it doesn't, on my rig at least. It ALWAYS takes about 3 minutes for the Search Service to actually start.
Very strange - I've looked around on the internet for more info on this but have found zip
So whats going on ???? Somebody must have an idea. :)