Use Filemon or Process Monitor (both are Microsoft/Sysinternals tools) Cheers Ken
> -----Original Message----- > From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 13 June 2008 4:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Whats thrashing my disk > > Well, in the usual way, it was running google desktop AND windows > desktop (im no fan of the former, but quite a fan of the latter). Either > way I've removed both and it still happens. > > It's running NOD32 as its AV which doesn't appear to have any impact on > the other 30 laptops at this site. > > I've been using Task Manager to try to track it. The problem is that, as > usually happens, task manager grinds to a halt when the disk is being > used, only firing up to live when it returns to normal. CPU use during > this time is fine though. > > Olly > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 June 2008 17:45 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Whats thrashing my disk > > Usually when this happens to me, I run Task Manager and add the columns > for I/O reads and I/O writes. Then sort on those and you can usually > see this. As a second thought, what Antivirus are you using and how > often does it run and update. I know with at least one vendor when > updates are pulled for 3-5 minutes on our laptops it really thrashes the > disk as the new defs are installed. If you are running Windows Defender > that can also hit you hard while it is scanning. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:16 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Whats thrashing my disk > > Hi chaps, > > I have a laptop here that's prone to bouts of disk thrashing. All will > be fine, then suddenly everything takes 20 secs and you notice the disk > light is just on all the time. The disk appears fine from the checks > we've done so I want to look at any errant processes that may be causing > the disk to go nuts in short bursts. > > Is there a tool for XP that will show whats using the disk the most at > any given time? Something I can leave running and just sit and watch it > until this disk light goes on solid? > > Olly > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
