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08-07-2007
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| | hard drive is driving me crazy Hello! I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work during that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? Thanks |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy It is probably just indexing, superfetch, etc. This is normal and you should just give it a few days and it will calm down. -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message news:18-dnSh1ZMKvaSXbnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com... > Hello! > I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, just > some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard drive keeps > spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work during that > period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning like crazy. Maybe > I turned on some service, but I do not remember what could cause such a slow > down. Any ideas what is going on? > > Thanks > |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message news:18-dnSh1ZMKvaSXbnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com... > I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, > just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard > drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work > during that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning > like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what > could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? Indexing is pretty heavy for the first day or two after installing, and should become much lighter once its built the index. There's also SuperFetch, which on my Tablet keeps the disc busy for a minute or two after a fresh boot (which is why I sleep). -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy > Hello! > I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, > just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard > drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work > during that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning > like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what > could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? > Are you using a flash drive for ReadyBoost? If so I suggest you stop for a while until the indexing activity slows, because ReadyBoost creates additional disk activity when the computer first boots. In fact, if you have more then one gig of ram you will probably experience better over all performance without ReadyBoost. |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy It's already two months. What superfetch is? thx "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message news:%23n%2360VU2HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > It is probably just indexing, superfetch, etc. This is normal and you > should just give it a few days and it will calm down. > > -- > I Bleed Blue and Gold > GO BEARS! > > > "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message > news:18-dnSh1ZMKvaSXbnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com... >> Hello! >> I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, >> just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard >> drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work >> during that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning >> like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what >> could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? >> >> Thanks >> > > |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy What superfetch is? thx "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message news:OPT38eU2HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message > news:18-dnSh1ZMKvaSXbnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com... > >> I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, >> just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard >> drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work >> during that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning >> like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what >> could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? > > Indexing is pretty heavy for the first day or two after installing, and > should become much lighter once its built the index. > > There's also SuperFetch, which on my Tablet keeps the disc busy for a > minute or two after a fresh boot (which is why I sleep). > > -- > Paul Smith, > Yeovil, UK. > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. > http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ > http://www.windowsresource.net/ > > *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* > > |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy I'm not using it, thanks. "Victek" <Victek@xyz.com> wrote in message news:%236bpQ1U2HHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Hello! >> I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, >> just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard >> drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work >> during that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning >> like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what >> could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? >> > > Are you using a flash drive for ReadyBoost? If so I suggest you stop for > a while until the indexing activity slows, because ReadyBoost creates > additional disk activity when the computer first boots. In fact, if you > have more then one gig of ram you will probably experience better over all > performance without ReadyBoost. |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy Superfetch loads programs that you frequently use into memory at computer boot up for faster program access. -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message news:t8ydnXER44BalSTbnZ2dnUVZ_tSknZ2d@giganews.com... > It's already two months. > What superfetch is? > > thx > > "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message > news:%23n%2360VU2HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> It is probably just indexing, superfetch, etc. This is normal and you should >> just give it a few days and it will calm down. >> >> -- >> I Bleed Blue and Gold >> GO BEARS! >> >> >> "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message >> news:18-dnSh1ZMKvaSXbnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com... >>> Hello! >>> I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, just >>> some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard drive >>> keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work during >>> that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning like crazy. >>> Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what could cause such >>> a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >> >> > |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy How can I set that up? thx "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message news:ebHNMHV2HHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Superfetch loads programs that you frequently use into memory at computer > boot up for faster program access. > > -- > I Bleed Blue and Gold > GO BEARS! > > > "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message > news:t8ydnXER44BalSTbnZ2dnUVZ_tSknZ2d@giganews.com... >> It's already two months. >> What superfetch is? >> >> thx >> >> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message >> news:%23n%2360VU2HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> It is probably just indexing, superfetch, etc. This is normal and you >>> should just give it a few days and it will calm down. >>> >>> -- >>> I Bleed Blue and Gold >>> GO BEARS! >>> >>> >>> "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message >>> news:18-dnSh1ZMKvaSXbnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com... >>>> Hello! >>>> I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, >>>> just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard >>>> drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to >>>> work during that period, everything slows down just because disk is >>>> spinning like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not >>>> remember what could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>> >>> >> > > |
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08-07-2007
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| | Re: hard drive is driving me crazy It should be by default already automatically set up. -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message news:gP2dnaY6FoMBhSTbnZ2dnUVZ_sytnZ2d@giganews.com... > How can I set that up? > thx > > "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message > news:ebHNMHV2HHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Superfetch loads programs that you frequently use into memory at computer >> boot up for faster program access. >> >> -- >> I Bleed Blue and Gold >> GO BEARS! >> >> >> "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message >> news:t8ydnXER44BalSTbnZ2dnUVZ_tSknZ2d@giganews.com... >>> It's already two months. >>> What superfetch is? >>> >>> thx >>> >>> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message >>> news:%23n%2360VU2HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> It is probably just indexing, superfetch, etc. This is normal and you >>>> should just give it a few days and it will calm down. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> I Bleed Blue and Gold >>>> GO BEARS! >>>> >>>> >>>> "torque" <no@address.com> wrote in message >>>> news:18-dnSh1ZMKvaSXbnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com... >>>>> Hello! >>>>> I've just got new laptop lately. I did not install anything suspicious, >>>>> just some office software. For some time already, after I log in, hard >>>>> drive keeps spinning for more less 10-15 minutes. It's difficult to work >>>>> during that period, everything slows down just because disk is spinning >>>>> like crazy. Maybe I turned on some service, but I do not remember what >>>>> could cause such a slow down. Any ideas what is going on? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > |
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