Windows XP search builds a very large WINDOWS.EDB index file (> 3GB). At first, it seemed to be indexing a 5GB OUTLOOK.PST file**, however, I have disabled the indexing service, and have unchecked the "Allow Indexing" box on ALL disks, and unchecked all items in the "Indexing Options" window. I rebooted, and deleted the WINDOWS.EDB file. A few minutes later, however, the Search Service icon reappeared in the System Tray, and a WINDOWS.EDB file is again growing on my disk. The "Indexing Options" dialog shows the number of indexed items incrementing up, yet the "Included Locations" window is blank. In the time that I wrote this paragraph, the 'disabled' Indexing Service has indexed 12,799 items, so even though I performed the steps to disable it, it is still indexing something.) How can I completely disable this service so that it will not build a WINDOWS.EDB file at all?This PC is a Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 running Windows XP Pro version 2002 with SP3. 2 GB RAM, Dual CPU 6300 @ 1.86 GHzBottom line question:How can I eliminate WINDOWS.EDB file, and make sure it does not return & grow?My thanks in advance!--HDLNew York City1 person got this answerI do too