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Disk clean-up running on it's own?
Hi everyone.
I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. Here is my system information: Operating System System Model Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Processor a Main Circuit Board b 467 megahertz Intel Celeron 32 kilobyte primary memory cache 128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Bus Clock: 66 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0631 04/19/99 Drives Memory Modules c,d 60.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 54.77 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-604 [CD-ROM drive] Generic floppy disk drive (3.5") 192 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot '0' has 64 MB Slot '1' has 128 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (on drive N) 2.14 GB 138 MB free d: (on drive N) 57.86 GB 54.63 GB free -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net |
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That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms
section was more complete. What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What happens if you uninstall it? "SueD" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. Here is my system information: Operating System System Model Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Processor a Main Circuit Board b 467 megahertz Intel Celeron 32 kilobyte primary memory cache 128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Bus Clock: 66 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0631 04/19/99 Drives Memory Modules c,d 60.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 54.77 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-604 [CD-ROM drive] Generic floppy disk drive (3.5") 192 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot '0' has 64 MB Slot '1' has 128 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (on drive N) 2.14 GB 138 MB free d: (on drive N) 57.86 GB 54.63 GB free |
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I uninstalled it last night, de-fragged the hard drive, repaired IE (just in
case) - same thing. It happens when I open web pages or try to type in urls, mainly. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms section was more complete. What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What happens if you uninstall it? "SueD" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. Here is my system information: Operating System System Model Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Processor a Main Circuit Board b 467 megahertz Intel Celeron 32 kilobyte primary memory cache 128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Bus Clock: 66 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0631 04/19/99 Drives Memory Modules c,d 60.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 54.77 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-604 [CD-ROM drive] Generic floppy disk drive (3.5") 192 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot '0' has 64 MB Slot '1' has 128 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (on drive N) 2.14 GB 138 MB free d: (on drive N) 57.86 GB 54.63 GB free |
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I think it's the disk clean-up utility because makes the same sound & runs
for about the same amount of time. sorry for not explaining this in my previous post. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "SueD" wrote in message ... I uninstalled it last night, de-fragged the hard drive, repaired IE (just in case) - same thing. It happens when I open web pages or try to type in urls, mainly. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms section was more complete. What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What happens if you uninstall it? "SueD" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. Here is my system information: Operating System System Model Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Processor a Main Circuit Board b 467 megahertz Intel Celeron 32 kilobyte primary memory cache 128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Bus Clock: 66 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0631 04/19/99 Drives Memory Modules c,d 60.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 54.77 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-604 [CD-ROM drive] Generic floppy disk drive (3.5") 192 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot '0' has 64 MB Slot '1' has 128 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (on drive N) 2.14 GB 138 MB free d: (on drive N) 57.86 GB 54.63 GB free |
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Does it sound like the floppy drive is being accessed? Or do you
know it is the HD? Did the install software come on a floppy? If the floppy drive is making noise, it may be a shortcut or URL pointing to A:\, in which case you need to hunt it down and delete it. Of course, never rule out malware, where IE is involved. http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php "SueD" wrote in message ... I think it's the disk clean-up utility because makes the same sound & runs for about the same amount of time. "SueD" wrote in message ... I uninstalled it last night, de-fragged the hard drive, repaired IE (just in case) - same thing. It happens when I open web pages or try to type in urls, mainly. "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms section was more complete. What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What happens if you uninstall it? "SueD" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. |
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No doesn't sound like the floppy, & software didn't come on floppy, but did
come on cd & it could be that. Thanks Bill, I'll check out that site & run my adaware program. Will let you know. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... Does it sound like the floppy drive is being accessed? Or do you know it is the HD? Did the install software come on a floppy? If the floppy drive is making noise, it may be a shortcut or URL pointing to A:\, in which case you need to hunt it down and delete it. Of course, never rule out malware, where IE is involved. http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php "SueD" wrote in message ... I think it's the disk clean-up utility because makes the same sound & runs for about the same amount of time. "SueD" wrote in message ... I uninstalled it last night, de-fragged the hard drive, repaired IE (just in case) - same thing. It happens when I open web pages or try to type in urls, mainly. "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms section was more complete. What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What happens if you uninstall it? "SueD" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. |
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It IS the floppy drive, how would I find the shortcut?
-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... Does it sound like the floppy drive is being accessed? Or do you know it is the HD? Did the install software come on a floppy? If the floppy drive is making noise, it may be a shortcut or URL pointing to A:\, in which case you need to hunt it down and delete it. Of course, never rule out malware, where IE is involved. http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php "SueD" wrote in message ... I think it's the disk clean-up utility because makes the same sound & runs for about the same amount of time. "SueD" wrote in message ... I uninstalled it last night, de-fragged the hard drive, repaired IE (just in case) - same thing. It happens when I open web pages or try to type in urls, mainly. "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms section was more complete. What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What happens if you uninstall it? "SueD" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. |
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You might try to "appease it", whatever it is, by putting a blank
floppy in the drive, and do whatever you have to do to cause it. Since you say it happens when using the address bar in explorer, see if you can find an entry that starts with file://A:\.. or simply "A:\". You can do this by typing the first few characters in the address bar and looking through the list. If found, highlight the entry and hit the delete key. If that doesn't pan out, search the registry for the string "A:\", and report back anything you find. "SueD" wrote in message ... It IS the floppy drive, how would I find the shortcut? "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... Does it sound like the floppy drive is being accessed? Or do you know it is the HD? Did the install software come on a floppy? If the floppy drive is making noise, it may be a shortcut or URL pointing to A:\, in which case you need to hunt it down and delete it. "SueD" wrote in message ... I think it's the disk clean-up utility because makes the same sound & runs for about the same amount of time. "SueD" wrote in message ... It happens when I open web pages or try to type in urls, mainly. |
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The very last "floppy accessed" thread here ended with a .pif (DOS
shortcut) was found in "C:\Windows\PIF". So... (a) Open Explorer to "C:\Windows\PIF". (b) R-Clk any file in there, Properties, Program tab. (c) Is "A:\" or "B:\" mentioned in any box of the Program tab? Then that is the offender. Delete that .pif. C:\Windows\PIF\ is used to hold .pif's that Windows creates when they cannot be put anywhere else. A .pif (shortcut to a DOS command) is created when a DOS command is clicked to execute. Normally, the .pif will be put into the folder of the command that is clicked. I suppose one was clicked on the A:\drive, & Windows chose to put the .pif into C:\Windows\PIF\-- not wanting or unable to write to A: for some reason. Otherwise... http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216752 Floppy Disk Drive Is Active When Opening or Saving Files Do the same for "*.pif", ESPECIALLY for any .pif in "C:\Windows\PIF". -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "SueD" wrote in message ... | It IS the floppy drive, how would I find the shortcut? | | | -- | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | "Eliminate annoying spam! | My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." | | http://www.ihatespam.net | | | "Bill Blanton" wrote in message | ... | Does it sound like the floppy drive is being accessed? Or do you | know it is the HD? Did the install software come on a floppy? | If the floppy drive is making noise, it may be a shortcut or URL | pointing to A:\, in which case you need to hunt it down and delete | it. | | Of course, never rule out malware, where IE is involved. | http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php | | | | "SueD" wrote in message | ... | I think it's the disk clean-up utility because makes the same sound & | runs | for about the same amount of time. | | | | "SueD" wrote in message | ... | I uninstalled it last night, de-fragged the hard drive, repaired IE | (just | in | case) - same thing. It happens when I open web pages or try to type | in | urls, mainly. | | | "Bill Blanton" wrote in message | ... | That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms | section was more complete. | | | What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? | | If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be | coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing | more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug | the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What | happens if you uninstall it? | | | "SueD" wrote in message | ... | Hi everyone. | | I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower | sounds | like | it's running disk. | | | | | |
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Run Process Explorer and see what is running when the accesses occur:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml Alternately, run Wintop from the MS Power Toys. You could also press Ctrl+Alt+Delete when the accesses are occurring, and see what is listed in the Close Program box. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "SueD" wrote in message ... I think it's the disk clean-up utility because makes the same sound & runs for about the same amount of time. sorry for not explaining this in my previous post. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "SueD" wrote in message ... I uninstalled it last night, de-fragged the hard drive, repaired IE (just in case) - same thing. It happens when I open web pages or try to type in urls, mainly. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ... That information would probably be more useful, if the symptoms section was more complete. What makes you think it's the disk cleanup utility? If the hard drive is very audible, and wasn't before, it may just be coincidence that you "installed a camera" prior. If you are hearing more than normal "I/O chatter" on bootup, or when you plug the camera in, then it very well could be software related. What happens if you uninstall it? "SueD" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I installed a digital camera onto my pc yesterday. Now my tower sounds like it's running disk. Here is my system information: Operating System System Model Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Processor a Main Circuit Board b 467 megahertz Intel Celeron 32 kilobyte primary memory cache 128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: TriGem Computer, Inc. COMO3 1.00 Bus Clock: 66 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0631 04/19/99 Drives Memory Modules c,d 60.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 54.77 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-604 [CD-ROM drive] Generic floppy disk drive (3.5") 192 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot '0' has 64 MB Slot '1' has 128 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (on drive N) 2.14 GB 138 MB free d: (on drive N) 57.86 GB 54.63 GB free |
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