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

date posted 23rd April 2008 13:23

I gave up and went out and spent Ł90 on a copy of XP. No problems now :)

Asta La Vista baby :)

Rob Colton wrote:
> 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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