cidaemon.exe - causing system freeze

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JP

Can anyone help with this please.

When i either right click on icons for the right click menu or sometimes
when opening up jpeg image files my system will freeze up (XP home edition)

The only way out of this is to con+alt+del, then onto processes, then end
process "cidaemon.exe" (which can be running up to 5 or 6,000 I mem usage).
Once this process is ended the pc catches up with itself and returns to
normal operation. But is doesn't take long before I'd have to go through
this again when doing either of the above causes.

What is cidaemon.exe and how can i stop this from causing my system to
freeze please??

Thanks in advance

Onionrage
 
JP;

cidaemon.exe is Indexing Service filter daemon.

From Black Viper
http://www.blackviper.com/
[[Indexing Service
This service always has been a major resource hog. I NEVER recommend having
this service enabled. Remove the function via the "Add / Remove Programs"
icon in the control panel (Windows Setup Programs). It uses about 500 K to 2
MB in an idle state, not to mention the amount of memory and CPU resources
it takes to INDEX the drives. I have had people (and witnessed it on other
people's computers) report to me that the Indexing Service sometimes starts
up EVEN while the system is NOT idle... as in the middle of a game. You may
feel, as I do, that this is unacceptable. If your computer suddenly seems
"sluggish," Indexing Service is usually the cause of it.]]

From
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm
[[*This is a resource hog. Either Disable it or even better, uninstall it
using the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel.]]

Start | Run | Type: services.msc | OK |
Scroll down to and double click: Indexing Service |
General tab | Set Startup type: to Disabled |
Apply | OK | Close Sevices.
 
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