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Search Protocol Host stopped working

eysha1

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Posted February 7, 2013 at 12:41PM

I have a message now that tells me the Windos Search Host Protocol has stopped working, and it won't go away, keeps popping up. I have no idea what that is or why it happened. Is it serious and how do i fix it? I did a search on line, as it suggested i do that, but no luck. Thanks for the help in advance.

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Chronos the 2nd

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Posted February 7, 2013 at 2:26PM

  1. Click on Start button, then select Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools, and double click on Services applet. Alternatively, simply type “Services” (without quotes) in Start Search box.
    1. If User Account Control asks for permission, click Continue.
    2. Locate an service named Windows Search. Right click on Windows Search, and then select Properties on contextual menu.
    3. Click on Stop button to stop the indexing service immediately.
    4. On the Startup Type dropdown box, select Disabled.
    5. Click on OK button.
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eysha1

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Posted February 7, 2013 at 6:22PM

Sorry for the late reply but i couldn't get any e-mail. MSN etc isn't working. I actually got out my recovery disks to format the C drive but it seems they don't work. It's Vista and the computer is a Toshiba A300 and when i bought it i made recovery disks for backup but they won't start themselves and i cannot see when i open them what is supposed to start them running so that is out. Also i cannot understand your # 4 above. No idea where to find the 'Disable' I did manage to stop the indexing services but that's it so far. I really don't want to format it as i would have to go back to XP. Is there a way around this? Thanks. E.

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Jock1e

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Posted February 7, 2013 at 7:02PM

Windows Search.You should see disabled.Manual or automatic on that line.Just double click on whichever one shows.

Next to start up type there is a dropdown box just go into it and set it to what you want.Then press apply.

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eysha1

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Posted February 7, 2013 at 7:35PM

Sorry, not good with computers so i don't know what you mean. I followed Cronos until #4 which lost me. i cannot find a dropdown box next to search. I am running Vista.

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