From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I had read elsewhere that the Google complaint was that there was no
'simple' way to turn offf Vista desktop search..

http://4sysops.com/?p=457

I know of three ways to turn off Vista's search indexing:

   1. Navigate to Control Panel, choose "Uninstall a Program" under
"Programs" and then click on "Turn Windows features on or
off". There you can disable the Indexing Service Navigate to Control
Panel, Indexing Options. There you can remove all locations or only those
you use rarely.

   2. It is also possible to disable indexing for a certain drive or enable
it only for selected folders. You can do this by changing the Properties of
a drive or folder (right click on drive letter in Windows Explorer).Windows
Search service

   3. The fasted way is to simply disable the Windows Search service. Run
Services (just type "Services" at the Start Search bar), right
click on the Windows Search service and select "Properties". Then
choose "Disabled" for the start type. Afterwards, you have to
stop this service by right clicking on it and selecting "Stop".

The first option is the one you will quite often find on the Web. But I
found out that Windows Search remains active after disabling it this way.
The second option works, however, it takes quite long time until all files
in all subfolders have been excluded from indexing. Thus, the third option
is the best one. You don't have to reboot, as with the first option, and if
your want to enable it again later, it will cost you just a couple of mouse
clicks.

"Mike N."  wrote in message
news:oknn6317slgkh1prtatsl2lv3n0pv0iofl{at}4ax.com...
> On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 22:25:51 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>  wrote:
>
>>Google complained to federal and state prosecutors that consumers who try
>>to
>>use its search tool for computer hard drives on Vista were frustrated
>>because Vista has a competing desktop search program that cannot be turned
>>off. When the Google and Vista search programs are run simultaneously on a
>>computer, their indexing programs slow the operating system considerably,
>>Google contended.
>
>   Vista's search cannot be turned off?   Geo, is this true?    What a
> bummer, I like being able to turn off the search indexer.

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