re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Wildly Accessing your Hard Disk'
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at 8:04 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Peter Ritchie
(2 messages posted)
Without going through the entire thread (which you apparently haven't), I'll describe
some reasons why I, and other people, have posted to this thread:
For me, the reason I've posted here is because my hard-drive light has indicated
almost constant access (constant, as in the light is on at some point within every
2-second timeframe). This occurs despite having nothing running--including AV software--
or Windows Update is disabled, and recent scans have proven malware is not running.
While constant access may not be an issue for you, it certainly is an issue for other
people. One extremely valid scenario is people working with laptops. With unwarranted
disk access you drastically reduce the useful life of given battery charge. This,
of course, limits the usefulness of remote use of the laptop itself.
I've responded to your post not to flame you or your post but the distill some of
the spirit of this thread. I don't intend to entertain further discussion unless
it specifically addresses resolution of some of the issues raised in this thread.
"Don't worry about it" is not a resolution.
On Saturday, November 27, 2004 at 11:10 pm, Gene Johnson wrote:
>The referrenced article "Stop Windows....hard drive" does not apply to WinXP. Is
>there a reason you do not want the activity light to flash? Mine flashes when my
>AV (avast!) does an update, when Windows updates, and for various other functions.
>I consider it normal. Is there a reason you do not want your computer to perform
>internal diagnostics on a regular basis? Those would also seem to me to be normal.
>Are these tests and logs causing you a problem?
>
>Some reasons that are not normal for the light to flash would be spyware calling
>home, P2P, and other malware at work while your comp is idle. Do you perform regular
>security checks? Is your AV up to date? If you feel your comp is secure and free
>of spys don't fret the rest.
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