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[at ndrew]

I *believe*, but don't quote me on this, that Windows XP indexes files for
faster searching, etc. while you're not using your computer. Depending on
your configuration, it could also be downloading/installing Windows updates.
Or, assuming it's similar to Windows 95/98, it could be doing a few other
things:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;146630&FR=1&PA=1&SD=
HSCH

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@ndrew
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"No man has a good enough memory
to be a successful liar."
  Abraham Lincoln
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz 
> [mailto:Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of N. Thompson
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 4:38 PM
> To: christiansource at ofb.biz
> Subject: [CS-FSLUG] [OT] Windows XP does something fishy
> 
> I've noticed in Windows that when its left on and I haven't 
> been on it in a while the hard drive comes into use for 
> extended periods of time. I do not think Windows XP is 
> defragmenting during its idle time because I've checked the 
> disk fragmentation after its done that for a while, as far as 
> I can tell I also don't have any spyware or adware or viruses 
> on my computer as this has been happening for a long time and 
> I've been keeping my anti-virus, anti-trojan and anti-spyware 
> software up to date.
> 
> I have a firewall in Windows, I also have anti-virus, 
> anti-trojan and anti-spyware software installed so what could 
> be causing windows to work the computer so hard when its 
> supposed to be idle?
> 
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