re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' Monday, December 23, 2002 at 2:39 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Gennadiy (123 messages posted) Have some anti-virus programs been installed? On Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at 5:02 pm, Gaz wrote: >I have the same problem. Windows XP pro with NTFS, which has been stable since it >was installed. Problem started about three days ago with constant disk access in >about 1-2 minute bursts. The problem is first apparent when Windows is loading (before >desktop is displayed). Additionally the disk access can be triggered when windows >explorer, my computer and application save dialog boxes are opened. It can also >occur randomly though I think it is instigated with a disk access. When thrashing >starts system virtually locks up until disk access stops. It seems more like a constant >read/write sound rather then thrashing. I have run scandisk with no errors found >+ run 3 separate virus scanners and defragged. Any help appreciated. > > Written in response to: re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Gaz: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at 5:02 pm) Responses to this message: re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Chris: Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 3:45 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Luc: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 11:13 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Stetson: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 11:32 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Luc: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 12:17 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Mike: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 12:38 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Luc: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 1:07 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (John: Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 8:26 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (winuser: Sun, Feb 27, 2005, 9:32 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (richie rich: Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 3:05 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Matt Deniston: Sat, Jun 11, 2005, 9:58 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Rob: Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 11:50 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Falcon: Sat, Oct 22, 2005, 5:34 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (DudyKaPuty: Wed, Feb 1, 2006, 5:25 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Charlie: Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 12:33 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (David: Wed, Mar 1, 2006, 12:54 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Cam: Tue, Nov 23, 2004, 3:48 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (salmon: Sat, Jan 4, 2003, 7:22 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (HC: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 1:31 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Luc: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 5:18 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' - Solution yet? (Gonz: Wed, Sep 4, 2002, 7:23 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' - Solution yet? (terry: Fri, Jun 13, 2003, 9:21 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' - Solution yet? (thomas covenant: Sat, Sep 13, 2003, 12:58 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' - Solution yet? (ROBIN: Sun, Oct 5, 2003, 11:42 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Greg Zeng: Tue, Jun 4, 2002, 7:32 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Dale Wisely: Wed, Nov 20, 2002, 10:18 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Keith: Fri, Sep 5, 2003, 6:13 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Paul: Thu, Oct 7, 2004, 6:39 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (lars: Sun, Jan 12, 2003, 11:06 am) Summary of steps taken for 'Wildly Access Hard Drive' (HAIvey: Mon, Jan 13, 2003, 1:12 am) re: Summary of steps taken for 'Wildly Access Hard Drive' (Lars: Mon, Jan 13, 2003, 7:14 am) re: Summary of steps taken for 'Wildly Access Hard Drive' (Lars: Tue, Jan 14, 2003, 6:10 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (rahul: Fri, May 26, 2006, 2:31 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Mike Williams: Sat, Apr 14, 2007, 7:59 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Gaz: Tue, Sep 17, 2002, 5:02 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Garth Wood: Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 8:14 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Gaz: Mon, Feb 10, 2003, 6:38 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Gennadiy: Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 2:39 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Chris: Tue, May 6, 2003, 3:45 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (RK: Wed, Jun 4, 2003, 3:31 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (dale: Tue, Jun 10, 2003, 6:01 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Andy Maynard: Sun, Jun 22, 2003, 1:27 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (cb: Tue, Jul 15, 2003, 8:15 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (RickFM: Wed, Jul 16, 2003, 2:56 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Eichinger: Wed, Aug 27, 2003, 7:38 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Simon: Wed, Oct 1, 2003, 11:23 pm) Constant disk access problem: more on the IBM case (Simon Lacoste-Julien: Sun, May 30, 2004, 7:08 am) re: Constant disk access problem: more on the IBM case (Friedemann: Fri, May 25, 2007, 8:20 am) re: Constant disk access problem: more on the IBM case (Thanks: Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 11:42 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Telmo Amaral: Tue, Feb 15, 2005, 4:01 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Henrique Seganfredo: Wed, Oct 22, 2003, 4:15 pm) An answer from Seagate! (Marfan: Sat, Apr 10, 2004, 3:16 pm) re: An answer from Seagate! (Fred: Thu, May 13, 2004, 7:27 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (YoungBuk: Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 11:49 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (john: Sun, Oct 5, 2003, 7:33 am) Thanks John (YoungBuk: Sun, Oct 5, 2003, 3:40 pm) Fix disk-thrashing probs (Joe: Mon, Jul 19, 2004, 6:54 am) re: Fix disk-thrashing probs (Ted: Tue, Nov 23, 2004, 2:53 am) re: Fix disk-thrashing probs (Andy: Fri, Dec 10, 2004, 7:13 am) re: Fix disk-thrashing probs (Len Umina: Sat, Apr 21, 2007, 10:44 pm) re: Fix disk-thrashing probs (Charles Bergren: Sun, Feb 6, 2011, 6:20 pm) re: Fix disk-thrashing probs (CARAEWRON: Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 7:25 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Eichinger: Tue, Jan 6, 2004, 5:22 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Senthil: Sun, Feb 1, 2004, 7:48 am) re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk' (Cam: Tue, Nov 23, 2004, 3:53 am) Synopsis of replies to this thread (Sebastian Helm: Fri, Mar 3, 2006, 1:46 pm) re: Synopsis of replies to this thread (Thomas An: Sat, Sep 13, 2008, 11:52 am) re: Synopsis of replies to this thread (PeterC: Sat, Nov 15, 2008, 4:00 pm) re: Synopsis of replies to this thread (Sullivac: Wed, Mar 18, 2009, 3:56 am) re: Synopsis of replies to this thread (Sullivac: Wed, Mar 18, 2009, 3:59 am) What if it’s CcmExec.exe? 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