Re: FN-FORUM: vista laptop - 45 mins disc activity when doing nothing

date posted 23rd April 2008 13:13

It may well be page files doing all this, but would be suspect if it does it
while doing nothing.

One thing you can try with Vista is using a ReadyBoost compatible USB Flash
drive 4GB + will give you a flash based disk cache rather than the hard
drive and apparently improves performance.

MS have now admitted Vista is a work in progress while they bring out the
next version of Windows (Windows 7) sometime next year. Gits.


On 23/4/08 14:39, "John Deaville" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

>
> I usually use a mac, but i bought a 17 inch vista laptop to take
> presentations to meetings as well as watching tv and films on, I am using it
> now as my mac is dead
>
> the disc drive is making a constant pulsating grinding noise like a far
> away rave party, and has been doing so for almost an hour,despite only using
> internet explorer
>
> i have clicked the 'task manager' and it says that i only have 38 percent
> physical memory - so i am assuming the rest is used by vistas automatic
> nonsense
>
>
> is this unusual - and how can i take steps to stopping it as i am sure it is
> slowing everything down
>
>
> john
>
>

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