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Windows 7: Hard disk always active and computer is very slow

19 Apr 2010   #31
Gil

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Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by squall leonhart View Post
Ok, get sysinternals Process Monitor and drop a shortcut to it into the startup folder.



you'll wanna watch the processes that Read and Write until the activity slows normalises.
you mean press Ctrl+Shift+Esc and then resource monitor and watch the hard disk activity?
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19 Apr 2010   #32

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