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    Bootup HD Activity

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by nu_D, Apr 11, 2008.

  1. nu_D

    nu_D Notebook Deity

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    When I load up Vista, for the first few minutes or so, my hard disk goes nuts.

    It will just keep writing and writing and writing like it's in a race or something.
    I check the resource monitor and each time it's some different system file doing all the reading/writing.

    Any ideas as to why it does this?

    HP DV2500
    250GB Hitachi
    C2D T7250
    2GB DDR2
    8400GS
     
    nu_D, Apr 11, 2008
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  2. kvehh

    kvehh Notebook Consultant

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    is creating a recovery shadow copy
     
    kvehh, Apr 11, 2008
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  3. nu_D

    nu_D Notebook Deity

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    Every time?

    Anyway to disable this?
     
    nu_D, Apr 11, 2008
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  4. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    i doubt its because of making restore pts...
    to disable it though you go to my computer>properties>system protection>uncheck the c drive box
     
    McGrady, Apr 11, 2008
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  5. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    This probably caused by superfetch caching programs and files into free memory.
     
    Evolution, Apr 11, 2008
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  6. roytse

    roytse Notebook Evangelist

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    I've disabled vista's system restore because I have acronis to do that for me.
    my HDD still thrash for first 5 minutes after boot up,
    so I don't think this is due to system restore,
    I believe it's because of superfetch.
     
    roytse, Apr 11, 2008
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  7. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Have you disabled Drive Indexing?

    It only does the HD thrashing after i get a BSOD
     
    flipfire, Apr 12, 2008
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  8. nu_D

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    Yes I have disabled all drive indexing.... :S
     
    nu_D, Apr 12, 2008
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  9. flipfire

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    Try disabling ShadowCopy and all those other services you dont need in Msconfig

    Make sure you re-enable them after
     
    flipfire, Apr 12, 2008
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