Why is HD super busy when screen saver is on?

[Lyle]

Can anyone tell me why my hard drive is super busy when my screen saver is
on? I have tried to see what process is running, but as soon as I stop the
screen saver the hard drive no longer is active. Any suggestions?

Lyle

 

[Adam Levensohn]

what are you using for a screen saver? if its some type of application it
will tie up resources on your system...

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Lyle,

Probably the indexing service. Quite normal.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Courtney]

Can anyone tell me why my hard drive is super busy when my screen saver is
on? I have tried to see what process is running, but as soon as I stop the
screen saver the hard drive no longer is active. Any suggestions?

Lyle

XP does something all previous versions of Windows didn't do (by
default). It partially defrags your hard drive, based on your usage.
Specifically, it moves the most commonly used files to the front of the
drive and does a partial defragmentation. (If you purchased the full
version of XPs defragmenter, Executive Software's Diskkeeper, it does a
complete deframent.)

I'll bet you can guess when XP does this. Hint: It picks a time when you
have not used your computer for a period of time.

courtney sends....

 

[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

It's doing maintenance - you ain't using it, so it makes use of the
CPU.

 

[Lyle]

Thanks for all the inputs. Looks like nothing is wrong so I will leave it
alone.
Lyle