Vista - Re: svchost - continually reading files

07-11-2008

"richgk" <rich@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Specifically svchost periodically (about every hour) begins to read
> C:\program files\world of warcraft\data\patch.mpq which is a huge file.
> This isn't the only file it likes to read often.
>
> What is actually causing this? Is this superfetch's doing? I'd be
> surprised
> as I only played wow once since installation last night and the file has
> now been read about 9 times today.
>
> Indexing is switched off by the way.
>

I don't play WOW, but perhaps it installs a service that you could disable.
That file is mentioned alot in WOW forums...try there.

07-11-2008	#1 (permalink)
Hobbes n/a posts	Re: svchost - continually reading files "richgk" <rich@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1ru0ljfz3ncwg.3ely245g4b4m$.dlg@xxxxxx Quote: > Specifically svchost periodically (about every hour) begins to read > C:\program files\world of warcraft\data\patch.mpq which is a huge file. > This isn't the only file it likes to read often. > > What is actually causing this? Is this superfetch's doing? I'd be > surprised > as I only played wow once since installation last night and the file has > now been read about 9 times today. > > Indexing is switched off by the way. > I don't play WOW, but perhaps it installs a service that you could disable. That file is mentioned alot in WOW forums...try there.
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