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Old 02-01-2007   #3 (permalink)
jack


 
 

Re: Continuous Disk Thrashing



"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> If you think it's not the indexer, my guess would be the automatic
> defragger.
>
> To confirm, you can check to see if defrag.exe is running in the task
> manager when you click Show processes from all users.
>
> To tell for sure what is causing the problem, you can use the new
> performance monitor in vista:
>
> - Click start
> - Type: performance
> - Click reliability and performance monitor
> - Expand the disk section by clicking the down chevron next to it
>
> Ignore the programs accessing files that start with a $, as these are system
> processes doing NTFS bookkeeping.
>
>
> --
> - JB
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> Windows Vista Support Faq
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>


How do I turn off the indexer. its go my drive running at 100% all the time.
its locking up my computer. XP never did this
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