Process Explorer

Description: Manufacturer: Microsoft / Shows information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

Newest Review: ... the programme? Well, the first major difference I noticed is that when you load up Process Explorer you are shown everything ... more

... that is currently loaded up on your computer (ie. all applications that may be idle in the background). Ever wondered why your computer is slow or your hard disk is working overtime and Task Manager shows no applications are running (I have)? Well, Process Explorer will show you- broken down into the programmes themselves. It really couldn't be clearer. I have often looked at Task Manager thinking which file (under processes) is linked to which programme and again Process Explorer tells you. You can even get further...more

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Process Explorer: Informative and free replacement for Task Manager (659 words)
by - written on 23/05/08 (Very useful, 83 readings)
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Process Explorer is, once again, a free application I have downloaded off www.download.com, one of CNET's websites. The purpose of this piece of software is give more information than the standard Windows Task Manager, and even to replace it if you so wish. The file on Download.com is 1.5MB, and with broadband only takes seconds to download. The programme is from Microsoft, although actually made by a company called Sysinternals that Microsoft 'swallowed'. On a side note there are a couple of other useful programmes available on their website. The programme is unfortunately not compatible with Vista but is fine with XP. It is hard to go into a huge amount of depth with ... Read the complete review

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