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bobcat
08-30-2001, 01:07 PM
Do you have Office installed?
jim.t
08-31-2001, 12:17 AM
I'm at work on another PC p450/win98/government network). Is there anyway to tell what might be running or cranked-up in background at that particular moment in time? I realize they're all "running", but want to find out what app might be using resources at that time.

I'm sitting here modifying some documents, and all of a sudden something really starts hitting the harddrive. It does that for about 40-50 seconds, then quits. I've checked things like the antivirus app and such for preset starts, but can't seem to arrive at any conclusion. I realize there are several things in background when you hit cntl+alt+delete, but nothing that shows you what is banging the harddrive right then.

For a little more clarity: for those of you who are familiar with big mainframe computers, when you start processing a job you can actually see where it is and what resources it's gobbling up. Not sure if that confuses or makes it clearer.

Am I losing it, or have I forgotten some basics? Any thoughts??
Fingers
08-31-2001, 12:36 AM
Most likely your computer is low on resources and using the swapfile excessively.

Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Monitor
jim.t
08-31-2001, 05:55 AM
Yes, I do have Office installed, but I didn't know if it could have been company spyware evaluating temp and cache files. Getting a little paranoid, I guess. I did download TaskInfo200 for demo, which might be what I need.
M_Six
08-31-2001, 06:16 AM
If you're using Word to modify the docs it could be auto-saving.
jim.t
09-01-2001, 04:54 AM
thanks...I'll check that.
bobcat
09-01-2001, 07:10 AM
MS Office has a stupid exe called FindFast. It starts when it wants and looks for all your .doc files. It is creating an indexed DB so that you can find your .doc files faster (supposedly). Since you do not have a task manager as in wNT or w2k you could just locate the program and rename it.
Comage
09-02-2001, 05:35 AM
bobcat: I read from somewhere that the FindFast doesn't do what it's supposed to do. Instead, it's a utility that indexes your HDD for unknown purposes.
Comage
09-02-2001, 05:50 AM
link (http://****microsoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml#3.5)

Read Section 8.: The Truth about Find Fast.

Believe it if you will, but don't hold me responsible for anything. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by Fingers (edited 09-02-2001).]