Solution: Windows Vista lockup when idle for a while

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Tae Song

My computer used to lock up if I was away from the computer too long. I
originally thought it was a problem with the hard drive and I ran HD Tune
hard drive scan. It didn't lock up during scans, so I used that for a while
to keep the computer for locking up when I was away from the keyboard.

I upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit for a while and found a work
around. Take ownership of DfrgNtfs.exe and then rename it. I would not
call it a fix since now it can't defrag NTFS volumes in the background.

I eventually noticed that DfrgNtfs.exe running in the background and using
excessive amount of CPU time. So I renamed it and now my computer doesn't
lock up anymore when I'm gone from the computer for a while and come back.

Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR motherboard
Intel Q9550 Core2 Quad 2.83Ghz
4GB DDR2-1066
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green
Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green x2 (RAID 0)
Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 295
 
Here's what Tae Song wrote on 9/04/09:
My computer used to lock up if I was away from the computer too long. I
originally thought it was a problem with the hard drive and I ran HD Tune
hard drive scan. It didn't lock up during scans, so I used that for a while
to keep the computer for locking up when I was away from the keyboard.
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I upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit for a while and found a work
around. Take ownership of DfrgNtfs.exe and then rename it. I would not call
it a fix since now it can't defrag NTFS volumes in the background.
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I eventually noticed that DfrgNtfs.exe running in the background and using
excessive amount of CPU time. So I renamed it and now my computer doesn't
lock up anymore when I'm gone from the computer for a while and come back.
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Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR motherboard
Intel Q9550 Core2 Quad 2.83Ghz
4GB DDR2-1066
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green
Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green x2 (RAID 0)
Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 295
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Couldn't you have just told defrag not to run?
 
Gene E. Bloch said:
Here's what Tae Song wrote on 9/04/09:




Couldn't you have just told defrag not to run?
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Easier renaming DfrgNtfs.exe than tracking down all the defrag menu options.
 
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