Indexing Service
Template:Infobox Windows component
Indexing Service (originally called Index Server) was a Windows service that maintained an index of most of the files on a computer to improve searching performance on PCs and corporate computer networks. It updated indexes without user intervention. In Windows 7, it has been replaced by a newer Windows Search indexer. The IFilter plugins to extend the indexing capabilities to more file formats and protocols are compatible between the legacy Indexing Service and the newer Windows Search indexer.
History
Indexing Service was a desktop search service included with Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack[1] as well as Windows 2000 and later.[2][3][4] The first incarnation of the indexing service was shipped in August 1996[1] as a content search system for Microsoft's web server software, Internet Information Services.[citation needed] Its origins, however, date further back to Microsoft's Cairo operating system project, with the component serving as the Content Indexer for the Object File System. Cairo was eventually shelved, but the content indexing capabilities would go on to be included as a standard component of later Windows desktop and server operating systems, starting with Windows 2000, which includes Indexing Service 3.0.[citation needed]
In Windows Vista, the content indexer was replaced with the Windows Search indexer which was enabled by default. Indexing Service is still included with Windows Server 2008 but is not installed or running by default.[5]
Indexing Service has been deprecated in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.[6] It has been removed from Windows 8.
References
- ^ a b Nareddy, Krishna (15 October 1997). "Introduction to Microsoft Index Server". Microsoft Developer Network. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Indexing Service Version 3.0". Microsoft Developer Network. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Danseglio, Mike; Dillard, Kurt; Maldonado, José; Robichaux, Paul (December 2005). Bannecker, Reid; Cobb, John; Tobey, Jon; et al. (eds.). Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP (Microsoft Word) (2.0 ed.). Microsoft Corporation. p. 144.
- ^ "What is Indexing Service?". Microsoft Developer Network. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "How to install and configure the Indexing Service on a Windows Server 2008-based computer (Revision: 3.0)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft Corporation. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Deprecated Features for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2". Windows 7 Technical Library. Indexing Service: Microsoft Corporation. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
