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  May 2 2009, 08:35 PM
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 Just enough info to be armed & dangerous...  Group: Members Posts: 2,257 Joined: 18-March 06 From: St Kilda, Dunedin. South Island. NZ Member No.: 59,805  |
If you are wondering what all those strange abbreviations are in Task Manager, and why you have multiple svchost.exe entries, then Process Explorer is for you. Have a play with it and learn a lot about what is happening in the background on your machine. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb896653.aspx Enjoy. -------------------- |
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May 3 2009, 03:36 PM
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 Bleepin' Night Watchman Group: Moderator Posts: 4,256 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
I've been using Process Explorer for quite a while. I think Microsoft ought to scrap the Task Manager and integrate Process Explorer! It's that good.
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May 6 2009, 12:11 PM
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 Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 615 Joined: 27-September 07 Member No.: 159,556 |
I too like Process Explorer - very handy
 I wish Microsoft would scrap task manager and replace it with Process Explorer - we can hope! |
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 May 9 2009, 01:18 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 20-February 09 Member No.: 298,589 |
thanks for posting this! this is just what i needed!
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May 9 2009, 09:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 9-May 09 Member No.: 330,107 |
Very Helpful. Thanks!
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May 11 2009, 07:40 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,430 Joined: 21-September 08 From: NeverLand Member No.: 240,362 |
Does anyone know what the different colored highlights mean?
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May 11 2009, 10:34 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 30-June 06 From: SC Member No.: 74,073 |
Found this in the Help files by searching for "color"
QUOTE Configure Highlighting: select this menu item under the Options menu to open a dialog box that allows you to configure highlight colors used in the Process View and the DLL view. You can customize them to your liking. |
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May 12 2009, 07:07 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,430 Joined: 21-September 08 From: NeverLand Member No.: 240,362 |
Woah, thats neat-o! Haha, thanks for that hillbillygreek
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May 14 2009, 10:33 PM
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 Just Hoping To Help Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 30-December 08 From: Utah Member No.: 275,768 |
I guess I am in the minority once again as I really am not impressed with this program. The only good thing I find about Process Explorer is it tells what programs go to what processes but it does it such a way that I find it to be quite confusing. I have found many other easier ways to find out what progam each process belongs to. I actually find TaskManager more informative, especially for finding out what each process is consuming on my system. I would not like it at all if Microsoft substitutes Process Explorer for TaskManager
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May 15 2009, 06:41 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,430 Joined: 21-September 08 From: NeverLand Member No.: 240,362 |
It is a bit confusing at first, but after looking at it for a minute, I understood it pretty well.
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May 15 2009, 01:29 PM
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 OBleepin Investigator Group: Moderator Posts: 17,871 Joined: 14-July 06 From: Bloomington, IN Member No.: 76,150 |
Another option is DTaskManager by Dimio which you can find here: http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/ about 2/3 - 3/4 of the way down the page. I really like this one, but I still use the built in Task Manager for some purposes. I never did relate well to Process Explorer. Perhaps it's the way I process information.
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May 18 2009, 02:42 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-May 09 Member No.: 332,994 |
That's excellent - really handy. Thanks.
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