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Comment from naveen on 2011-11-22

2011-11-23T02:08:56Z

sir please tell me how to get processes names & pid
of processes in java & vb.net...
i need this code ..thanks you very much

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Comment from S Davis on 2011-04-27

2011-04-27T15:02:37Z

A novice chasing a slow / sluggish computer problem and looking for clues in Task Manager. Can you help me?

XP Home edition; Intel Duo T5250 processor; 2048MB RAM; using FireFox

First, in Task Manager Performance display there are two side by side displays for CPU Usage History indicating different levels of activity. The CPU Usage thermometer seems to have two closely spaced identical columns. I'm not sure what that is telling me?

Second, Number of Processes: usually varies between 46 and 50. Does that sound about right or perhaps an excessive number?

Finally, Mr. Krogmann suggests removing Task Manager and installing Process Explorer. How would one go about removing Task Manager?

Thank you.

You have a dual core processor, so you get two CPU meters.
Number of processes seems normal. (What matters more are which are using the most CPU)
You don't need to remove it - just download and run process explorer (http://go.ask-leo.com/procexp) - it has a "replace task manager" option you can use, or not.

27-Apr-2011

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Comment from Yeppers on 2011-04-10

2011-04-10T13:25:38Z

In Windows Task Manager, can ending a process ever result in significant and/or “permanent” damage to your PC? Can you always reverse/repair any such damage by simply rebooting the PC to restore the previously ended process? Thanks…

I'll never say never, but in general the worst ending a task will do is crash your computer, which a reboot would resolve. I suppose there's an unlikely scenario that killing the wrong task at exactly the wrong time could corrupt important data - perhaps even data required to run the system - but that seems extremely unlikely.

10-Apr-2011

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Comment from Karl A. Krogmann on 2010-10-23

2010-10-24T00:26:15Z

Familiarity with the Windows Task Manager is one of the things I stress repeatedly to my clients. I tell them to a) Remove the Windows Task Manager, b) Replace it with Process Explorer, and c) look at it from time to time. Know how many processes should be running on your machine. What kind of system resources are being consumed in normal usage? Task Manager or Process Explorer can be the best indicators that something isn't right with your machine.

Anyway...

Peace
Karl A. Krogmann
www.computertlc.net

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Comment from Adhithya on 2010-08-02

2010-08-02T17:13:17Z

M not able 2 see my header or the column names such as " Processes " or " Application" in my Windows XP.
The strange thing is m able 2 see all of them when i log in as administrator . wit de guest profile i have de problems mentioned above , please help .
Thanks
Adi

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Comment from Richard Vangunten on 2010-06-08

2010-06-08T13:59:08Z

Got the answer I needed at www.checkprocesses.com Thanks for heading me in the right direction.
Regards! RCVangunten

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Comment from Richard Vangunten on 2010-06-08

2010-06-08T13:33:25Z

I have duplicate svchost.exe Files running in the Local Service,Network Service & System Processes.
Is this normal?

That'd be this article: What is svchost, and why is there more than one copy running?

08-Jun-2010

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Comment from megan on 2010-03-28

2010-03-29T03:11:18Z

I keep having something running in my processes called hxatoa.exe *32. I have no idea what this is too an haven't been able to find any info on the web. It just shows up an runs. It takes up a ton of memory. Like 65% of my 4g comptuer. There are sometimes 30 of this running on my processes. I have to end processall of them an it takes a long time. Any help on what this is would be appreciate:)

Thanks!!!

Sounds like malware to me. Make sure you're running good, up to date tools and recent scans.

29-Mar-2010

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Comment from H Harris on 2008-03-27

2008-03-28T02:19:37Z

I am also not getting the task manager window header on Windows xp. I saw the same question posted on your web page, however could not find the solution. Please help.

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Comment from rajendra on 2007-10-04

2007-10-04T08:15:25Z

i am not getting the task manager window header on windows xp machine that may be malicious had happened please help
Thanks & Regards
Rajendra N Sulakhe I am a .dot net developer

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Comment from Lukas on 2007-08-08

2007-08-08T15:42:08Z

Check out www.checkprocesses.com ! Quick and easy way to seee process details.

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Comment from manny rodriguez on 2007-07-30

2007-07-30T16:18:05Z

When viewing Cpu usage history graph there is a red trace following the green trace very closely.
Could this be a sign of some kind of key tracking software running on my computer or is something getting ready to break down?

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Comment from Dean on 2006-10-24

2006-10-24T16:45:33Z

Installed Kodak EzShare and copied pix onto a cd from my kodak. This a.m. the screen is fuzzy and distorted. all apps images from start are grainy and much larger than previous. I don't believe it is the Kodak Program. This PC has multiple users. I'm attempting to remove unwanted programs, crapware from the task mgr but haven't been able to locate anything via google. Thanks Leo
Dean, CA

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Comment from Sam on 2006-04-05

2006-04-05T13:40:06Z

You can also see which programs are using the most virtual memory in task manager. Select "select columns" from the view drop-down menu, and select Virtual memory size. Then click ok. Now there is a column showing the vitural memory usage.

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