Thrashing

[RipperT]

Hello, all,

I have a friends machine from which I've cleaned all the spyware and virus
problems. When this machine starts in normal mode, the HDD goes through
about 5-7 minutes of solid HDD activity, during which you can't do anything
with it. It eventually stops, but performance remains extremely slow after
that. I've disabled all but the most critical startup stuff in MSCONFIG, but
to no avail. Task manager doesn't show excessive processor usage during this
time. I don't know if this is technically 'thrashing', but what might I
check to see what's causing this and what can I do to stop it?

Thanx,

Ripper T

 

[Walter Clayton]

Does it do the same thing in safe mode?

Don't do it yet, but when's the last time you defragged?

 

[Neil]

My PC was doing this just before the hard drive died

Does it do the same thing in safe mode?

Don't do it yet, but when's the last time you defragged?

 

[RipperT]

No, it does not do it in safe mode. Thanx for responding.

Rip

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Ripper T Smith
rippertsmith<nospam>@comcast.net

Does it do the same thing in safe mode?

Don't do it yet, but when's the last time you defragged?

 

[RipperT]

I was afraid of that. I was suspecting . . . I've already begun the process
of replacing it.
Thanx for responding.

Rip

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Ripper T Smith
rippertsmith<nospam>@comcast.net

My PC was doing this just before the hard drive died

 

[Walter Clayton]

Run the HD vendor diagnostics to see what they say.

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Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.

No, it does not do it in safe mode. Thanx for responding.

Rip