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Losing space on your C drive? Try uninstalling Windows Desktop Search.

July 30, 2008 by Ian Brown No Comments

I was losing space on the c drive of my laptop, and found that over 2 gigs was being taken up by Windows Desktop Search, and as far as I know, it keeps accumulating over time, as it keeps indexing. No other program needs Windows Desktop Search to run, so there are no worries about uninstalling it.

I removed it and got back over 2.7GB of space!

To remove it, do this (in Windows XP):

1. START>CONTROL PANEL>ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS
2. Make sure you check the box at the top of the window for “Show Updates”
3. Find Windows Desktop Search, click on it, then click the “Remove” button (remove the most recent updates to this program first if there is more than one instance of this program listed; I only had one instance listed)
4. It may bring up a box listing all of the programs that were installed after Windows Desktop Search. Click Ignore. No programs are dependent on Windows Desktop Search to run.
5. It will ask to restart.
6. Done!

If you do not see it listed in your Add/Remove Programs list, go here:

Uninstalling Windows Desktop Search

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Written by Ian Brown
Ian has been involved with computers since very young. He took his first computer class when he was just 8 years old. He always had an affinity for computers, but never really took it seriously. It was not until he graduated from college and experienced the real world for a while did he realize that computers may be where his talent and passion lie. He has since branched out into Internet marketing and LOVES it. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he services clients ranging from residential to small business to celebrities.