Process Explorer

Process Explorer

Sudeep Naik, May 13, 2007 1150 hrs IST

It's a power toy meant for those who would do anything to save those few KBs of memory and want to know everything that happens in there.

Simple and Easy to understand GUI, Detailed info and statistics of processes, Can be used to debug software, Can track unauthorised or hidden processes, Freeware.

Can be a little intimidating to the average user.

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Usage

Now I agree the kind of stuff we will be talking about here on will require a little advanced knowledge of the innards of an OS but still it's no rocket science, believe me.

The Process Explorer or PE (ahem) can be used in two ways, one as a single window and second as a two-pane window.

The top window is what gives you most of the functionality. You can choose processes based on the Process Name, Process Identifier (PID), Username, Description, Company Name, etc, etc. The best part is, it also shows you the Window Title allowing you to be able to distinguish processes more easily. You can also fiddle around with the Handle, DLL, .NET, Status Bar and Process Performance settings as well. This mode of the PE is also known as the Handle Mode.



If you are using the PE in the DLL Mode, the window has an extra pane towards the bottom that shows the resources that are being used by the process. All resources that are used are listed in this window. A resource could be a file, directory, Registry Key, Port, Thread, etc. It does get a little heady at first to see all those lines of text but once you get the hang of it, you will never want to see the Task Manager again.



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