Glenn,

Possible solution:
Check, if you have installed, Office XP or maybe 2003, the "indexing"
feature. In XP(2002) it is under  File|Search|(Sidebar)Search Options.
Uncheck the Indexing function. This is a very common occurrence with the
Office suite. Disabling the indexing will not adversely affect the programs.

Jeff

> Hello solvers of problems large and small,
> Not sure if this is software or hardware issue, but its affecting
> hardware.
> Have a Dell (sorry) 4600 , 40gb, 256mb ram,Windows XP home. Acouple of
> months ago the harddrive started running whenever the computer is on.
> even
> setting my power options to go to standby after 10 minutes of idle
> dosn't work.( sometimes, it has a mind of its own) I can put it on standby
> manually and it works
>
>

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