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high cpu load and hd continously working when "idle"
hello, I installed w7 yeterday and it was ok, I installed avira and photoshop cs3. Today I noticed something with the hd: it keeps working for several minutes after I log in. First I thought it was the antivirus, avira, I uninstalled it but the hd keeps working like when you copy a very large file, also the cpu activity varies from 60% - 100% for the same period of time. Right now, like after 30 minutes from loging in, the cpu meter reports a steady 24% cpu activity and the hd light still pulses regularly. My guess is the ram is not enough, the machine has 1gb installed, the procesor is a p4 2.66 Ghz, the video card is a 7600 nvidia with 256 mb. I know the specs are low, but when I checked system compatibility, the machine passed all the tests. Do you think there is any other reason for the cpu load and the non stop hd?
thanks in advance