How to Disable Nero Indexing

Nero Scout indexes through your hard drive to find media files.

Nero Scout is an indexing utility included with the Nero software suite. Nero Scout scans your drives for media files and then catalogs them through an indexing service. While this can make searches for your media files noticeably faster, the indexing service itself can make your computer overall noticeably slower. The indexing service will periodically start on your computer without your knowledge or approval, and will consume a fair amount of computer resources in the process. Fortunately, if you do not have any use for this service, you can safely disable it without causing any problems with your Nero software.

Instructions

1. Open Nero and click on "Tools," and then "Nero Scout." This loads the Nero Scout Options window.

2. Click to remove the check box next to "Enable Nero Scout." Press "Apply," and then "OK."

3. Press the "Windows" and "R" keys simultaneously on your keyboard to load a Run box.

4. Type or paste the command below into the Run box and press the "Enter" key.

   regsvr32 /u /s "%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll"

   The run box will disappear after you press the "Enter" key.

5. Click "Start," then "All Programs." Open the "Accessories" folder.

6. Right-click "Command Prompt" and select "Run as administrator."

7. Type "net stop NMIndexingService" and press "Enter."

8. Type "sc config NMIndexingService start= disabled" and press "Enter."

9. Type "Exit" and press "Enter" to close the Command Prompt.

10. Restart your computer.

References

• Nero: Nero Scout Manual
• Nero: Support FAQ
• Microsoft TechNet: Regsvr32
• Microsoft: Sc Config