Solution: Windows Vista lockup when idle for a while

[Tae Song]

My computer used to lock up if I was away from the computer too long. I
originally thought it was a problem with the hard drive and I ran HD Tune
hard drive scan. It didn't lock up during scans, so I used that for a while
to keep the computer for locking up when I was away from the keyboard.

I upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit for a while and found a work
around. Take ownership of DfrgNtfs.exe and then rename it. I would not
call it a fix since now it can't defrag NTFS volumes in the background.

I eventually noticed that DfrgNtfs.exe running in the background and using
excessive amount of CPU time. So I renamed it and now my computer doesn't
lock up anymore when I'm gone from the computer for a while and come back.

Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR motherboard
Intel Q9550 Core2 Quad 2.83Ghz
4GB DDR2-1066
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green
Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green x2 (RAID 0)
Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 295

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Here's what Tae Song wrote on 9/04/09:

My computer used to lock up if I was away from the computer too long. I
originally thought it was a problem with the hard drive and I ran HD Tune
hard drive scan. It didn't lock up during scans, so I used that for a while
to keep the computer for locking up when I was away from the keyboard.

I upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit for a while and found a work
around. Take ownership of DfrgNtfs.exe and then rename it. I would not call
it a fix since now it can't defrag NTFS volumes in the background.

I eventually noticed that DfrgNtfs.exe running in the background and using
excessive amount of CPU time. So I renamed it and now my computer doesn't
lock up anymore when I'm gone from the computer for a while and come back.

Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR motherboard
Intel Q9550 Core2 Quad 2.83Ghz
4GB DDR2-1066
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green
Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green x2 (RAID 0)
Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 295

Couldn't you have just told defrag not to run?

 

[Tae Song]

Here's what Tae Song wrote on 9/04/09:




Couldn't you have just told defrag not to run?

Easier renaming DfrgNtfs.exe than tracking down all the defrag menu options.