[DUG] Task Manager tray icon

[John Bird]

I agree about ProcessExplorer - fantastic tool!!!!.....if I want to see
processes running quickly I might use Task manager, but if I want any
serious information I will use processexplorer, and leave it running.

I use it with the main screen showing columns for 
Process/PID/CPU/Description/Company Name/Cpu History/IO reads/Working Set
(Memory use)

Yes you can get a CPU history graph for each process - that alone is worth
it, and the long history graph at the top of all processes shows the
dominant process as you arrow along it.   Its an awesome tool for program
monitoring, and also for checking what is running on the system - eg "why
has the disk been going crazy for the last 30 seconds, or what has been
slowing the system down".  It also shows a cpu history graph in the system
tray icon, not just the current cpu loading.

The only gripe I have is an XP one - I wish I knew what all the tasks using
SVCHOST.EXE were actually doing.  Probably the one using 20mb memory is a
hotline to the NSA.....although you can highlight any process and show a
lower pane information window .... Eg for the SVCHOST process mentioned it
shows a pile of information, not much of which leaves me much more in the
light!!!!

[The other impressive freeware utility is AID32 system info for reporting on
every last detail of your hardware and driver versions etc.]

(From ProcessExplorer)

Process: svchost.exe Pid: 700

Type	Name
Desktop	\Default
Desktop	\SADesktop
Directory	\Windows
Directory	\BaseNamedObjects
Directory	\KnownDlls
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\EVENT_READYROOT/CIMV2SCM EVENT PROVIDER
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\EVENT_READYROOT/CIMV2PROVIDERSUBSYSTEM
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\EVENT_READYROOT/CIMV2WMI SELF-INSTRUMENTATION
EVENT PROVIDER
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\SC_AutoStartComplete
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\IPNAT
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\DHCPNEWIPADDRESS
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\_GD_Network_Event2
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\RasAutodialNewLogonUser
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\RasAutodialLogoffUser
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\RasAutodialLogoffUserDone
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\RasAutoDialSharedConnectionEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\crypt32LogoffEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\userenv: User Group Policy has been applied
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WIRELESS_POLICY_CHANGE_EVENT
Event
\BaseNamedObjects\{A9855BD0-7F58-4CFB-AD2D-1BE179E0DD90}ShellHWDetection
Event
\BaseNamedObjects\{A9855BD0-7F58-4CFB-AD2D-1BE179E0DD90}ShellHWDetection
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\DINPUTWINMM
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\PrefetchOverrideIdle
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\PrefetchProcessingComplete
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\PrefetchTracesReady
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\SAConEvt
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\PrefetchParametersChanged
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WkssvcToAgentStartEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WkssvcToAgentStopEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\AgentToWkssvcEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\wkssvc:  MUP finished initializing event
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\ReSyncKernel
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\userenv:  User Profile setup event
Event	\Device\DmControl\VxKernel2VoldEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\SENS Started Event
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\SRCounter
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\SRStopEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\SRInitEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\SRIdleReqEvent
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\W32TIME_NAMED_EVENT_SYSTIME_NOT_CORRECT
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\userenv: Machine Group Policy has been applied
Event	\Security\TRKWKS_EVENT
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WINMGMT_COREDLL_CANSHUTDOWN
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WINMGMT_PROVIDER_CANSHUTDOWN
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WMI_SysEvent_LodCtr
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WMI_SysEvent_UnLodCtr
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WMI_RevAdap_Set
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WMI_RevAdap_ACK
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WMI_ProcessIdleTasksStart
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WMI_ProcessIdleTasksComplete
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WBEM_ESS_OPEN_FOR_BUSINESS
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WINMGMT_PROVIDER_CANSHUTDOWN
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WBEM_ESS_OPEN_FOR_BUSINESS
Event	\BaseNamedObjects\WBEM_ESS_OPEN_FOR_BUSINESS
Event	\LanmanServerAnnounceEvent
File	\Device\Tcp
File	\Device\Ip
File	\Device\LanmanDatagramReceiver
File	\Device\NamedPipe\srvsvc
File	\Device\Tcp
File	\Device\NamedPipe\PIPE_EVENTROOT\CIMV2SCM EVENT PROVIDER
File	\Device\NamedPipe\PIPE_EVENTROOT\CIMV2SCM EVENT PROVIDER
File	\Device\Ip
File	\Device\NamedPipe\ROUTER

....300 or so lines removed

WaitablePort	\NLAPrivatePort
WaitablePort	\Security\TRKWKS_PORT
WindowStation	\Windows\WindowStations\Service-0x0-3e7$
WindowStation	\Windows\WindowStations\Service-0x0-3e7$
WindowStation	\Windows\WindowStations\SAWinSta


John 


-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
Behalf Of Jeremy North
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2005 2:13 a.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Task Manager tray icon


There are other really good ones there that every developer should use.
RegMon and FileMon. Also there is one there for TCP connections.

Quality stuff. Some written by the guy that discovered the Sony RootKit that
has been racing around the internet lately.

On 12/1/05, Kyley Harris <kyleyharris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmmm. Nice app. Thanks.
>
> On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:01:18 +1300, Jeremy North 
> <jeremy.north at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I strongly suggest you download this replacement.
> >
> > http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
> >
> > Has an option to replace Task Manager and you will never look back!
> >
> > cheers,
> > Jeremy
> >
> > On 11/30/05, Ross Levis <ross at stationplaylist.com> wrote:
> >> Off topic but does everyone experience the same problem as I do 
> >> where the Task Manager often doesn't show the CPU monitor in the 
> >> notification area. and then other times it does.  I haven't been 
> >> able to find anything related in a Google search but it occurs on 
> >> both PC's I use here.
> >>
> >> Ross.
> >>
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