Can Spotlight be disabled?

I use OS9 mainly (too many complaints of OSX to list). But going from 9 to X, the privacy preferences are blanked out about every third or fourth changeover, and the indexing of Spotlight slows the computer significantly.So, can Spotlight be disabled and how would it be done?

Hi, TABOB. Welcome to the Discussions.
You can also try the freeware application DisableTigerFeatures. Spotless is shareware, DisableTigerFeatures is free.
You can find similar solutions by searching MacUpdate or Version Tracker. The user-submitted reviews accompanying the listings can be helpful in sorting the wheat from the chaff.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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