Avast - has anyone else experienced this?

> [...] - just confrontational.


That's only because I have a much higher standard and expectations for
people like you and hope that's how you see yourself.



"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O4bzy$M9JHA.5704@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I cross posted to hardware because a hard drive was under duress. I posted
> to security because Avast was involved (possibly), I posted to general
> because this is the group that gets the most action - good and bad,
>
> But again, you **KNOW** this, You are not stupid - just confrontational.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "xfile" <coucou@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:u0LAX0M9JHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>>
>> First of all, you cross-posted to three newsgroups for a problem that you
>> have not thoroughly examined and determined.
>>
>> Secondly, it never occurs to you, again as an experienced "technician",
>> that it could be a hardware-related problem?
>>
>> Thirdly, throughout your posts, you keep the emphasis on Avast.
>>
>> You are either a terrible troubleshooter or a very poor story teller.
>>
>> Take your pick.
>>
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:#$lNYoG9JHA.200@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> Just trying to find out if others have had the same experience and if
>>> they found a cure. I dual boot with Vista and Windows 7. It is NOT
>>> happening on the Vista side.
>>>
>>> I frequently ignore what you have to say.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>
>>>
>>> "xfile" <coucou@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:urVpfbG9JHA.3752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Judging from the cross-posting, is it intended for a product
>>>> announcement, or it meant to say, dump Avast and use MSE?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uWHAucE9JHA.288@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> FOOD FOR THOUGHT
>>>>>
>>>>> I was talking to Western Digital today and they gave me an RMA to
>>>>> return a "defective" 1 gig hard drive that sounded like a garbage
>>>>> truck for the past 4-5 days. I could hear the drive in the next room
>>>>> while watching television. I'm glad to say I don't have to return the
>>>>> drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Today I downloaded the beta of Microsoft Security Essentials for
>>>>> testing purposes. I uninstalled Avast and installed MSE. After a
>>>>> reboot (I always do this after an install) the hard drive was quiet!
>>>>> The drive had previously sounded like the heads were slamming into the
>>>>> stops. What a noise. I also checked my processes in Task Manager and
>>>>> found that one Avast process had over 22 **BILLION** read accesses
>>>>> within 1/2 hour after booting up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, all now seems well. I guess it was an Avast update that
>>>>> started my main hard drive going spastic.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Urban
>>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>>
>>>>>
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> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Certainly a bit unusual.

Do you have Avast on the Windows Vista partition too?

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.


"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uWHAucE9JHA.288@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> FOOD FOR THOUGHT
>
> I was talking to Western Digital today and they gave me an RMA to return a
> "defective" 1 gig hard drive that sounded like a garbage truck for the
> past 4-5 days. I could hear the drive in the next room while watching
> television. I'm glad to say I don't have to return the drive.
>
> Today I downloaded the beta of Microsoft Security Essentials for testing
> purposes. I uninstalled Avast and installed MSE. After a reboot (I always
> do this after an install) the hard drive was quiet! The drive had
> previously sounded like the heads were slamming into the stops. What a
> noise. I also checked my processes in Task Manager and found that one
> Avast process had over 22 **BILLION** read accesses within 1/2 hour after
> booting up.
>
> Anyway, all now seems well. I guess it was an Avast update that started my
> main hard drive going spastic.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I also have Avast on my Vista partition. The same thing is happening there,
but to a lesser degree. My Windows 7 O/S is quiet now.

Later today I plan to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials and reinstall
Avast on Windows 7 - just to see what transpires.

I think that when it is sorted I am going to return the drive anyway (I have
an RMA). All that head banging could not have been good for the internals.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:uewDdKN9JHA.5780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Certainly a bit unusual.
>
> Do you have Avast on the Windows Vista partition too?
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uWHAucE9JHA.288@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> FOOD FOR THOUGHT
>>
>> I was talking to Western Digital today and they gave me an RMA to return
>> a "defective" 1 gig hard drive that sounded like a garbage truck for the
>> past 4-5 days. I could hear the drive in the next room while watching
>> television. I'm glad to say I don't have to return the drive.
>>
>> Today I downloaded the beta of Microsoft Security Essentials for testing
>> purposes. I uninstalled Avast and installed MSE. After a reboot (I always
>> do this after an install) the hard drive was quiet! The drive had
>> previously sounded like the heads were slamming into the stops. What a
>> noise. I also checked my processes in Task Manager and found that one
>> Avast process had over 22 **BILLION** read accesses within 1/2 hour after
>> booting up.
>>
>> Anyway, all now seems well. I guess it was an Avast update that started
>> my main hard drive going spastic.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->