Something is "ticking" my hard drive LED.

squeaky

aliEnRIK wrote: »

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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IndexSearch] "C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\IndexSearch.exe

Still "ticking".

I actually have my old drive C: from my previous computer installed here as my backup drive - I mirror all my data files onto it and, every now and then, knock the entire contents down onto DVD. (That gives me two layers of backup protection.)

So my current drive is also bootable. When I booted from my drive light was still "ticking".

I'm beginning to wonder if it's a driver? I've been updating them via DriverMax and maybe I got handed one that wasn't quite right? So if I start by running my motherboard installation disk and tell it to overwrite "newer" files, maybe that will get it sorted. If not I'll run my windows installation disk and do the same. What do you guys reckon?

aliEnRIK

worth a try. sometimes the newest drivers dont work with older equipment

Millionaire

If your using Vista it is just how it works. Its most likley indexing files when idle.

It was one of the annoyances I had with Vista.

squeaky

Millionaire wrote: »

If your using Vista it is just how it works. Its most likley indexing files when idle.

It was one of the annoyances I had with Vista.

Win XP as I listed in post #1 and have never seen this before.

Honest guv

Millionaire

squeaky wrote: »

Win XP as I listed in post #1 and have never seen this before.

Honest guv

Ah, sorry, missed it:o

You say its a new install? When was it reinstalled? It can take a while for the system to settle after a new install. Esp when you have been adding and removing programs.

squeaky

Post this thread...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1687037

So about the 27th of last month.

All I've been doing on this new machine is installing the basics and tuning it up. Well, that and checking out handy software.

If you've been following the story - I've just now finished overwriting all the motherbord drivers with the originals, and have also re-installed windows up to date (including drivers) as of my set-up on the 29th.

Still "ticking".

Next step is to re-install windows up to date but with no customisations.

After that I think I'm only left with format and start again. Unless anybody knows anything different?

The-Ghost-of-Electricity

Is indexing definitely unchecked?

Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive

1. Open up “My Computer”. Or open “Windows Explorer” and then expand Computer tree.
2. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C:) drive letter).
3. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
4. Click on General tab if it’s not already selected.
5. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching option.
6. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete, which may take a few minutes.
7. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.

squeaky

Damn! I know I turned that off when I installed! For a bet my trial version of office turned it on while I wasn't looking.

However... still "ticking"...

Reboot. Stll "ticking".

It did say that there were some files that it could not change. So is it going to continue running just for those? If so, how do I REALLY turn it OFF!!!! Aaaarrrggghhh!!!

squeaky

I found this reg tweak on Kellys korner...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/indexingservice.reg

Saved it, ran it.

Still "ticking"

daily_2

Those 5000 entries are disk or registry accesses, which will be the cause of the ticking. If it ticks with only one drive attached, something (program or service) is accessing the disk, and that program shows the something as it happens. Look at the process column, and ignore the regopen/close/query lines.

The only other way of finding out is guesswork, and that takes much longer.