Vista - Disk Activity BEFORE Logging on

I generally switch my PC on when I get up, then go off and make a cup
of cofee and come back to complete the log-on when I'm ready.

I have Vista Home Premium - booted via BootitNG.

Very often, when I come back to the machine, the disk is undergoing a
great deal of activity - even though I have not yet entered my
password to Log on.

I do have indexing switched on - but as I haven't actually entered
Vista yet, surely that can't be active??

Obviously as I am not in the O/S yet, I can't do any diagnostic work
such as checking task manager etc.

What on earth can it be doing??

<Chuck> wrote in message news:sr9543turbblvhukkgl6679b9k6oe8j3fo@4ax.com...
>I generally switch my PC on when I get up, then go off and make a cup
> of cofee and come back to complete the log-on when I'm ready.
>
> I have Vista Home Premium - booted via BootitNG.
>
> Very often, when I come back to the machine, the disk is undergoing a
> great deal of activity - even though I have not yet entered my
> password to Log on.
>
> I do have indexing switched on - but as I haven't actually entered
> Vista yet, surely that can't be active??
>
> Obviously as I am not in the O/S yet, I can't do any diagnostic work
> such as checking task manager etc.
>
> What on earth can it be doing??
>

Could be a number of things. It may be defragging your drive in the
background, collecting performance information (eg for the reports you see
in 'Reliability and Performance Monitor'), or Windows Defender running a
spyware scan....

When Windows notices that your computer is idle, then it takes the
opportunity to run a few background tasks for general housekeeping etc.

--
Jon

most services run without someone logged on...

if you like vista get used to hearing and seeing thrashing all the time...

Vista loves to wear down disks!



"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
news:e1qwZjskHHA.3996@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> <Chuck> wrote in message
> news:sr9543turbblvhukkgl6679b9k6oe8j3fo@4ax.com...
>>I generally switch my PC on when I get up, then go off and make a cup
>> of cofee and come back to complete the log-on when I'm ready.
>>
>> I have Vista Home Premium - booted via BootitNG.
>>
>> Very often, when I come back to the machine, the disk is undergoing a
>> great deal of activity - even though I have not yet entered my
>> password to Log on.
>>
>> I do have indexing switched on - but as I haven't actually entered
>> Vista yet, surely that can't be active??
>>
>> Obviously as I am not in the O/S yet, I can't do any diagnostic work
>> such as checking task manager etc.
>>
>> What on earth can it be doing??
>>
>
> Could be a number of things. It may be defragging your drive in the
> background, collecting performance information (eg for the reports you see
> in 'Reliability and Performance Monitor'), or Windows Defender running a
> spyware scan....
>
> When Windows notices that your computer is idle, then it takes the
> opportunity to run a few background tasks for general housekeeping etc.
>
> --
> Jon