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I can't stand the 'whoosh' Dashboard thing that comes up every time I accidentally miss the eject key on my powerbook.

Apple has long been too heavy handed with their enforced new 'features'. In the Terminal, do this: $ sudo su# chmod 0000 /Library/Spotlight# chmod 0000 /System/Library/Spotlight# chmod 0000 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle# chmod 0000 /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Spotlight.prefPane# chmod 0000 /System/Library/Services/rvice# chmod 0000 /System/Library/Contextual Menu Items/ugin# chmod 0000 /System/Library/StartupItems/Metadata# chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdimport# chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdcheckschema# chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdfind# chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdls# chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdutil# chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdAfter a reboot, open a new Terminal and do sudo su to make a root shell, then: # rm -r /.Spotlight-V100# rm -r /private/var/tmp/mds# exitWhy use chmod? This hack can be reversed by repairing permissions. I only have Tiger to keep up to date, and I do not run out of date hardware or software. I really have no idea if this is the best or even a good way to do this. Telling Spotlight to ignore your hard drive wont turn off the now-useless menu. Why does Apple have to shove this tool down the user's throat by not making it, including that insipid menu, optional? Telling Spotlight to Ignore your hard drive won't delete existing indexes or databases.