Mine must be disabled, since the indexer files are dated yr 2000 (last install)

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Disabling the Find Fast Indexer
The correct way to disable Find Fast requires that you delete the Find Fast
index files. To do this, use the following steps:
On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel window, double-click Find Fast.
In the "Index for documents in and below" list, click the first item.
On the Index menu, click Delete Index. In the Delete Index dialog box, click
OK. When you are prompted whether to delete the index, Click OK.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until no more indices are listed.
On the Index menu, click Close And Stop. Then, click OK to stop Find Fast.
Then, do either of the following:
Remove the Microsoft Find Fast shortcut from the StartUp folder (typically in
the Windows folder in the Start Menu\Programs folder).

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Run the Microsoft Office 97 Setup program in maintenance mode, and remove Find
Fast.
To re-enable Find Fast, do either of the following:
Add the shortcut for Microsoft Find Fast back into the StartUp folder. The
default command line for the shortcut is the following:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE
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Run the Microsoft Office 97 Setup program, and reinstall Find Fast.
The information in this article applies to: