Comments on: How to find out what keeps your hard drive busy under Windows Vista http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/ For Windows Administrators Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: ishaq http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-118283 ishaq Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:12:11 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-118283 oooooooh yea and i m using WINDOW VISTA oooooooh yea and i m using WINDOW VISTA

]]> By: ishaq http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-118282 ishaq Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:11:23 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-118282 hello its me ishaq,plz some 1 tell me my computer is busy while im not working at all, look: its flashing and beeping too much harshly nd has been ate my all brain over its voice, plz som1 tell me how to get rid off this problem. i would b very thankful to u for that, hello
its me ishaq,plz some 1 tell me my computer is busy while im not working at all, look: its flashing and beeping too much harshly nd has been ate my all brain over its voice, plz som1 tell me how to get rid off this problem.
i would b very thankful to u for that,

]]> By: How to find out what keeps your hard drive busy under Windows Vista | Tech Tips http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-45172 How to find out what keeps your hard drive busy under Windows Vista | Tech Tips Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:06:46 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-45172 [...] How to find out what keeps your hard drive busy under Windows Vista [...] [...] How to find out what keeps your hard drive busy under Windows Vista [...]

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-44042 Michael Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:26:45 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-44042 Dan, that's really interesting. I didn't know about this feature of task manager. I always used other tools, but it seems that task manager can do more than I thought. Thanks a lot! Dan, that’s really interesting. I didn’t know about this feature of task manager. I always used other tools, but it seems that task manager can do more than I thought. Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Dan Shappir http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-43814 Dan Shappir Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:30:36 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-43814 Funnily having just complained about my difficulties in identifying problems caused by svchost.exe, the Microsoft Performance Team have written a post about it in their blog: http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/01/11/getting-started-with-svchost-exe-troubleshooting.aspx Funnily having just complained about my difficulties in identifying problems caused by svchost.exe, the Microsoft Performance Team have written a post about it in their blog: http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/01/11/getting-started-with-svchost-exe-troubleshooting.aspx

]]> By: Dan Shappir http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-43799 Dan Shappir Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:19:30 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-43799 Michael, I do mean Task Manager. Simply switch to the Processes tab, select the View menu -> Select columns. Now check the columns for I/O Reads and I/O Writes. You can also rearrange the columns by dragging their titles. I like to use Pref Mon when I need to gauge behavior over time. But to just determine which process is thrashing the disk right now, Task Manager is good enough. Obviously I do love Process Explorer. For example see this: http://ericomguy.blogspot.com/2008/01/windows-server-2008-ts-remoteapp-does.html Michael,
I do mean Task Manager. Simply switch to the Processes tab, select the View menu -> Select columns. Now check the columns for I/O Reads and I/O Writes. You can also rearrange the columns by dragging their titles.
I like to use Pref Mon when I need to gauge behavior over time. But to just determine which process is thrashing the disk right now, Task Manager is good enough.
Obviously I do love Process Explorer. For example see this: http://ericomguy.blogspot.com/2008/01/windows-server-2008-ts-remoteapp-does.html

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-43788 Michael Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:55:09 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-43788 Dan, how do you add an I/O column in Task Manager? Maybe you meant Process Explorer. I just found out about this possibility now. So I have to say sorry to Aaron. One can indeed use Process Explorer to find out which programs currently access the disk drive. Dan, how do you add an I/O column in Task Manager? Maybe you meant Process Explorer. I just found out about this possibility now. So I have to say sorry to Aaron. One can indeed use Process Explorer to find out which programs currently access the disk drive.

]]> By: Dan Shappir http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-43650 Dan Shappir Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:56:12 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-43650 BTW we are a Microsoft Gold Partner so cost for us is not a factor either. For me its mainly the work interruption that will result from such an upgrade, coupled with the feeling that XP is servicing me well enough most of the time. And I'm used to it. Oh and I was lucky enough to have skipped Win16 completely. I moved from developing for Unix and DOS directly to Win32 (way back in 94). BTW we are a Microsoft Gold Partner so cost for us is not a factor either. For me its mainly the work interruption that will result from such an upgrade, coupled with the feeling that XP is servicing me well enough most of the time. And I’m used to it.

Oh and I was lucky enough to have skipped Win16 completely. I moved from developing for Unix and DOS directly to Win32 (way back in 94).

]]> By: Dan Shappir http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-43646 Dan Shappir Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:50:33 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-43646 I still use XP and simply use Task Manager for the same purpose. I've added columns for I/O Reads and Writes to the Processes view, and simply sort by these columns. Usual culprits I find are the anti-virus, Google Desktop, Outlook and Windows Update. Often, however, the process I see generating the disk activity is an instance of svchost.exe. Since svchost.exe is simply a host for services implemented as DLLs, that could be anything. Does Vista help in identifying why such a service might be thrashing my drive? I still use XP and simply use Task Manager for the same purpose. I’ve added columns for I/O Reads and Writes to the Processes view, and simply sort by these columns. Usual culprits I find are the anti-virus, Google Desktop, Outlook and Windows Update. Often, however, the process I see generating the disk activity is an instance of svchost.exe. Since svchost.exe is simply a host for services implemented as DLLs, that could be anything. Does Vista help in identifying why such a service might be thrashing my drive?

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-43510 Michael Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:04:47 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-43510 David, you won’t believe it, but I also have been accused of being a Vista basher before. I guess it depends on one's perspective. But it is good to know that at least some Mac fanboys enjoy my blog, too. ;-) David, you won’t believe it, but I also have been accused of being a Vista basher before. I guess it depends on one’s perspective. But it is good to know that at least some Mac fanboys enjoy my blog, too. ;-)

]]> By: David Finster http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-43320 David Finster Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:58:57 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-43320 Michael, Sorry, I was just feeling snarky. You are right - the Vista version of perfmon adds some useful stuff. I've been a Microsoft programmer since Windows 3.1 and a DOS programmer from version 2. And I like Vista so much I bought a Mac. I'm a Microsoft partner - so I get Vista for free. It's not a cost issue. I just really don't like it. And I get a kick out of this blog and reading the breathless Vista fanboy raving. Michael,

Sorry, I was just feeling snarky. You are right – the Vista version of perfmon adds some useful stuff.

I’ve been a Microsoft programmer since Windows 3.1 and a DOS programmer from version 2. And I like Vista so much I bought a Mac.

I’m a Microsoft partner – so I get Vista for free. It’s not a cost issue. I just really don’t like it. And I get a kick out of this blog and reading the breathless Vista fanboy raving.

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-42581 Michael Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:52:50 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-42581 Aaron, you can use Process Explorer to monitor I/O of a single process, but it does not give you a list of programs with the highest disk transfer rates. So you can use Process Explorer for this purpose if you already have an idea which program keeps your disk busy. The CPU load can give you hints, but in many cases that won’t be enough. David, my eyes got wet when you mentioned NT 3.51. It was the first server OS that made it into my living room. I remember that my girlfriend was not really amused about it. ;-) You’re right the name “perfomon.exe” is an old companion. But how would you use pre Vista versions to find out which program actually stresses your hard disk? Aaron, you can use Process Explorer to monitor I/O of a single process, but it does not give you a list of programs with the highest disk transfer rates. So you can use Process Explorer for this purpose if you already have an idea which program keeps your disk busy. The CPU load can give you hints, but in many cases that won’t be enough.

David, my eyes got wet when you mentioned NT 3.51. It was the first server OS that made it into my living room. I remember that my girlfriend was not really amused about it. ;-) You’re right the name “perfomon.exe” is an old companion. But how would you use pre Vista versions to find out which program actually stresses your hard disk?

]]> By: David Finster http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-42451 David Finster Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:07:01 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-42451 Perfmon has been standard in the "NT" product line as far back as 3.51. (1994ish) Welcome to the future. Perfmon has been standard in the “NT” product line as far back as 3.51. (1994ish)

Welcome to the future.

]]> By: Aaron http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-42426 Aaron Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:18:55 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-out-what-keeps-your-hard-drive-busy-under-windows-vista/#comment-42426 Process Explorer is another quick way to check out processes using the disk. Process Explorer is another quick way to check out processes using the disk.

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