rodrigob
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Measuring accumulated CPU time for processes on XP
Hello,
after installing on our workstations a new utility, I am currently
experiencing certain performance degradation on them. As this
installation coincides with some other major changes on the network,
we really do not know what the source of the problem is.
I would like to measure the accumulated CPU time used by processes so
we can trace which ones are really slowing down the PC.
With the XP Task Manager, a real time view of the live processes and
the consumed CPU time can be seen, but dead processes' information is
lost.
Do you know of any tool or procedure that would allow us to trace the CPU
usage of all proccesses during one day? Also other solutions based on the
standard XP tools would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help and best regards,
Rodrigo.
after installing on our workstations a new utility, I am currently
experiencing certain performance degradation on them. As this
installation coincides with some other major changes on the network,
we really do not know what the source of the problem is.
I would like to measure the accumulated CPU time used by processes so
we can trace which ones are really slowing down the PC.
With the XP Task Manager, a real time view of the live processes and
the consumed CPU time can be seen, but dead processes' information is
lost.
Do you know of any tool or procedure that would allow us to trace the CPU
usage of all proccesses during one day? Also other solutions based on the
standard XP tools would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help and best regards,
Rodrigo.
ASKER
Already checked that: the consumed CPU time can be seen, but dead processes' information is
lost (just as with W XP Task Manager).
I would need to know how much CPU processes used, even if they terminated already (sort of accumulated log view of all processes started on the PC and the CPU time they used - independently if they are still running or not)
lost (just as with W XP Task Manager).
I would need to know how much CPU processes used, even if they terminated already (sort of accumulated log view of all processes started on the PC and the CPU time they used - independently if they are still running or not)
ASKER
Bionic is a good one!
However it still does not provide with the information I need in this case. Again, once a process is dead, no trace of the CPU it consumed (while alive) is kept anywhere.
This is really the information I need.
So for example, if 27 IExplore.exe processes were started, consumed 3 seconds CPU and were killed afterwards, I would need a tool that tells me, at the end of the session, that 81 seconds of the CPU were used altogether by IExplore.exe processes (accumulated time by name of process throughout a session).
However it still does not provide with the information I need in this case. Again, once a process is dead, no trace of the CPU it consumed (while alive) is kept anywhere.
This is really the information I need.
So for example, if 27 IExplore.exe processes were started, consumed 3 seconds CPU and were killed afterwards, I would need a tool that tells me, at the end of the session, that 81 seconds of the CPU were used altogether by IExplore.exe processes (accumulated time by name of process throughout a session).
hmm, I understand what you mean, I never heard of such tool myself out there that can do this.
Chris
Chris
ASKER
Actually, I have just found it, inside XP!
If you are interested, go to System/My PC > Manage > PErformance registers and alerts > Counter registers.
It can generate an excel file saying what the CPU comnsumption was per process over a period of time, and it can be scheduled.
If you are interested, go to System/My PC > Manage > PErformance registers and alerts > Counter registers.
It can generate an excel file saying what the CPU comnsumption was per process over a period of time, and it can be scheduled.
So it is inside Adminstrative tools, Computer Management, then Performance Logs and Allerts, then Counter Logs?
Chris
Chris
ASKER
I access it through My PC > Manage > Performance log and alerts > log counters
Yea, thast what i said..
You had it typed System/My PC > Manage > PErformance registers and alerts > Counter registers. lol
You had it typed System/My PC > Manage > PErformance registers and alerts > Counter registers. lol
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