XP is too active

[imported_NorthStar]

At idle, that is. I understand that XP likes to optimise hard disks when the system is otherwise idle. I would like it to stop doing this. Because this is going to work my drives into early retirement.

Task Manager shows two active processes at idle:
1/ System Idle Process
2/ NMIndexStoeSvr.exe
These processes somehow keep an X6800 Conroe running continually at 50% capacity.

The drives I'm using are three 500 GB SATA Seagates (stand alone- no RAID). Each drive has 5 partitions, and I run the swap in the partition at the front of the third drive.

Anybody know how I can get XP to do much less, when the system should just be idling?

I picked up the TweakUI utility, and there is an "optimise hard disk when idle option," but unchecking this has no effect on anything.

 

[Cutthroat]

'System Idle Process' is normal, it's showing unused resources. It's a normal Windows thing and won't go away.

You can turn off indexing options from the control panel.

 

[ForumMaster]

I'm going to assume that you have Nero and you are using the Nero Scout program.

the second process is the indexing service for Nero scout. while your computer is supposedly idle, it indexes your computer and this uses up one while core from your x6800 since it is undoubtedly single-threaded.

what you need to do is disable Nero scout. to do this, go to my computer and right click nero scout. choose properties or something of the sort and disable Nero Scout. this will eliminate this process.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Also, just an FYI the indexing service will settle down after it completes a full index

 

[imported_NorthStar]

I disabled Nero Scout, and disabled Windows indexing, and now my CPU runs at 0 to 2% capacity at idle. This is very good. Thanks for your help.

 

[imported_NorthStar]

I still have a problem, guys. NMIndexStoreSvr.exe is still loading at startup, even though I've disabled Nero Scout. I can simply stop the process in Task Manager, but I don't want it to load at all. I cannot find the right item to remove on the startup tab of MSConfig. Anybody know how I can keep from seeing this thing? Maybe I should get rid of Nero completely.

 

[law9933]

WinPatrol Free & autoruns are programs that stop things from running at Startup.

 

[ForumMaster]

then do this: go to control panel and select Administrative tools and from in there, choose services. scroll down until you find the NMIndexingService which is still the one, double click it and choose disable.

 

[imported_NorthStar]

That did it ForumMaster, thank you.

I love these twit apps that want to run your system, when all you want them to do, is perform a simple function, don't you? I was a minute away from showing Nero the door.