disk usage 100%

[Guest]

how can i check which process or service is using my hard drives? i got 100%
HDD usage for about 4 days now, and i don't know which process/service is
doing it sad.gif i closed all processes i could in alt+ctrl+del and my hdd
was still 100% used

i have windows xp with all latest patches from windowsupdate and updated AVG
antivirus. i have Indexing Service turned off.

 

[JS]

You need to find the specific process or application that's taking all
the CPU resources and Disk activity.

To do this try Process Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower
Pane' options.
(This will provide the detailed info you need)
Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
Then click on the process that's using most or all the CPU %,
once it's highlighted, right click and from the options listed select:
google
This should display what out there on the web about that process.

Note: some entries like Explorer and svchost may need to be expanded to show
the detail,
(sub processes), in this case click on the + located to the left on the
entry.

Still another tool is What's Running
http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx

JS

 

[Newbie Coder]

JS,

You don't need to install Process Explorer because its a self contained
executable file & not an installer package

Besides, you can look into the process tab of Task Manager to get the CPU
usgae & don't need to rely on third party applications although this is an
excellent application!

 

[JS]

I used 'Installed' in the generic sense.

JS

 

[DanS]

JS,

You don't need to install Process Explorer because its a self
contained executable file & not an installer package

Besides, you can look into the process tab of Task Manager to get the
CPU usgae & don't need to rely on third party applications although
this is an excellent application!

Is ProcessExplorer considered a 3rd-party application since it's owned by
MS now ?

(And I agree, it is a great utility, let's hope MS doesn't screw with it.)