Find Fast Steve Hayes <hayesmstw[ at ]hotmail.com> 10/24/2008 7:43:43 AM Is there any way to set Find Fast so that it begins its indexing when *I* want to do it, like 3:00 am? And also, so that it tells me that it is running, and that a virus hasn't taken control of my computer? Once it starts, the only way I can continue working is to switch the power off and restart the computer -- it takes control so completely that it is impossible to do a normal shut-down to stop it. And then I have to wait 10 minutes for the computer to reboot -- very frustrating when I'm trying to meet a deadline and it hi-jacks my computer at 9:30 am. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

Re: Find Fast "Don Phillipson" <e925[ at ]SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> 10/24/2008 12:00:31 PM "Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:dtu2g49opet7lkb7ertii9j2ri015bhdum[ at ]4ax.com... [Quoted Text] > Is there any way to set Find Fast so that it begins its indexing when *I* want > to do it, like 3:00 am? . . . I have to wait 10 > minutes for the computer to reboot -- very frustrating when I'm trying to meet > a deadline and it hi-jacks my computer at 9:30 am. This never happens to me because I always unselect Find Fast (and use Powerdesk PDFind rather than Windows Find anyway.) What is the practical benefit of Find Fast? -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)

Re: Find Fast Malke <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> 10/24/2008 12:07:06 PM Steve Hayes wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is there any way to set Find Fast so that it begins its indexing when *I* > want to do it, like 3:00 am? > > And also, so that it tells me that it is running, and that a virus hasn't > taken control of my computer? > > Once it starts, the only way I can continue working is to switch the power > off and restart the computer -- it takes control so completely that it is > impossible to do a normal shut-down to stop it. And then I have to wait 10 > minutes for the computer to reboot -- very frustrating when I'm trying to > meet a deadline and it hi-jacks my computer at 9:30 am. Find Fast, installed with older MS Office suites, was deeply flawed and problematic. The best solution to Find Fast is to disable it using its Control Panel applet. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Re: Find Fast "Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*[ at ]gmail.com> 10/24/2008 2:05:54 PM Get rid of it. You can disable it through the Control Panel and you can also use this little freebie to disable it http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml -- Xandros "Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:dtu2g49opet7lkb7ertii9j2ri015bhdum[ at ]4ax.com... [Quoted Text] > Is there any way to set Find Fast so that it begins its indexing when *I* > want > to do it, like 3:00 am? > > And also, so that it tells me that it is running, and that a virus hasn't > taken control of my computer? > > Once it starts, the only way I can continue working is to switch the power > off > and restart the computer -- it takes control so completely that it is > impossible to do a normal shut-down to stop it. And then I have to wait 10 > minutes for the computer to reboot -- very frustrating when I'm trying to > meet > a deadline and it hi-jacks my computer at 9:30 am. > > > > > > > -- > Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa > Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm > Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com > E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop > uk

Re: Find Fast "Gerry" <gerry[ at ]nospam.com> 10/24/2008 3:32:38 PM You do not want to use Fast Find. A clever idea that creates poor system performance! OFF97: How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158705&Product=ofw97 -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve Hayes wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is there any way to set Find Fast so that it begins its indexing when > *I* want to do it, like 3:00 am? > > And also, so that it tells me that it is running, and that a virus > hasn't taken control of my computer? > > Once it starts, the only way I can continue working is to switch the > power off and restart the computer -- it takes control so completely > that it is impossible to do a normal shut-down to stop it. And then I > have to wait 10 minutes for the computer to reboot -- very > frustrating when I'm trying to meet a deadline and it hi-jacks my > computer at 9:30 am.

Re: Find Fast "Gerry" <gerry[ at ]nospam.com> 10/24/2008 3:33:56 PM Long time since I have seen a reference to Findfast. Your reaction is the same as mine. Find Fast is a name from the past. It rarely get a mention nowadays. Most likely because more recent versions of Microsoft Office no longer have Find Fast to run as a default setting. -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Malke wrote: [Quoted Text] > Steve Hayes wrote: > >> Is there any way to set Find Fast so that it begins its indexing >> when *I* want to do it, like 3:00 am? >> >> And also, so that it tells me that it is running, and that a virus >> hasn't taken control of my computer? >> >> Once it starts, the only way I can continue working is to switch the >> power off and restart the computer -- it takes control so completely >> that it is impossible to do a normal shut-down to stop it. And then >> I have to wait 10 minutes for the computer to reboot -- very >> frustrating when I'm trying to meet a deadline and it hi-jacks my >> computer at 9:30 am. > > Find Fast, installed with older MS Office suites, was deeply flawed > and problematic. The best solution to Find Fast is to disable it > using its Control Panel applet. > > Malke