本文适用范围：Intel-based Macs
Scope: Intel-based Macs

症状：在Intel-Based Macs上安装Windows XP以后Spotlight搜索的速度慢了很多。
Symptom: Spotlight is noticably slower after installing Windows XP on Intel-based Macs.

病因：这是因为Mac OS X无法正确的处理windows分区上的index信息，所以搜索时，在飞快的处理完mac os x分区上的信息后，会花上相当长的时间对windows xp的分区作处理。
Cause: Mac OS X is not able to process the index information on the Windows partition properly. When a search is executed, Mac OS X processes the info on the Mac OS X volume lightening fast, but then spends a HUGE amount of time processing the Windows XP partition.

解决方案：
Solution:
1、你可以试着把windows分区里的文件夹全部脱到Spotlight的preferences的privacy下面。如果是FAT32分区，应该是可以的（我没有试过），但如果是NTFS分区，可能就脱不进去了。
1. You may try dragging all the folders on the Windows partition to the privacy section of the Spotlight preference. This should work if your Windows partition is FAT32, but doesn't seem to work for an NTFS volume.
2、如果脱不进去，那么一个办法就是把windows分区unmount掉，你可以在disk utility里面把这个分区unmount。但是如果可以每次开机的时候都自动把windows的分区unmount就好了。这其实很容易做到：
2. If Step 1 fails, you can unmount the Windows partition. You can do so in Disk Utility. But it'll be great if this can be done every time you start up the system. This is actually pretty easy to realize:

1）打开application--applescript--script editor。
1) Launch "script editor" in "application -- applescript."
2）在里面写这么一行：do shell script "/usr/sbin/diskutil unmount /Volumes/分区名称";
注意：“分区名称”就是你的windows分区的名字，如果有空格的话就不好办了。。
2) Write in the file: do shell script "/usr/sbin/diskutil unmount /Volumes/volname";
Note: "volname" is the name of the windows partition. Won't work if it contains spaces. 3）保存的时候要选application bundle，存成比如叫“Unmount Windows Partition”。
3) Save as an application bundle. Name it something like "Unmount Windows Partition."
4）在你的account的login item里面把这个小程序添加进去，下次登陆的时候就会自动执行了。
4) Add this app in the login item tab of the account preference, and it'll be executed the next time you log in.

当然如果你突然想要用这个分区，到disk utility里面去mount一下就可以了。
In case you actually want to use this volume, mount it in disk utility.