Process Explorer V12.04    Suggested by Andrew Lee - Updated by infimum on 9 Jun 2010 3MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (4863) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (23) - Post comment - Permalink

Posted comments:

 Moroni: You can really tell this is an Advanced Task Manager! It by far surpass Windows Task Maganer! Give it a try! [2006-07-11 10:25]

 Hairball: This program rocks. Ever try to find that pesky virus that won't go away? Squash it with this program. Tells you everything about everything going on inside you machine. All of it. [2006-07-12 12:23]

 Zat: nice prog to see what''s happened with process [2006-08-10 13:23]

 a: when you set it up just the way you like it.. then suddenly all the custom settings have magically dispeared! that is freaking annoying, other then that it's a very good program, but could be better with more process manulipation features (free memory, crash process, ect) [2006-10-16 17:40]

 Zen Render: There's a BUNCH of great standalone apps are SysInternals, but this is the one I use almost every day at work. When trying out this app, make sure you right-click on the column headings, and check the Command Line checkbox, which will tell you where the listed process' file actually resides (makes it much easier to figure out which is the virus or spyware, if the file is sitting in the root or temp folders of the drive). "A"'s comment is correct about the settings, but they're "per-machine." Not entirely sure what they mean by "crash process" but you can "kill" processes and ever entire process trees (the process and every process it may have spawned).
All in all though, a great utility for anyone's "pocket-toolkit." [2006-11-07 23:24]

 Nyarnon: Great just what I was looking for for my portable collection. Smart prog. Thanks. [2006-11-09 02:07]

 GBJ: The only thing this beauty lacks is an INI file to store your custom settings, including visible columns and column widths. Then it would be truly portable. [2007-01-09 04:53]

 guest: GBJ, one posting in this thread http://portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1542 says that JPE can be used to make process explorer truly portable [2007-05-10 12:25]

 Lego: Since Micro$oft took this great utility over, you can not kill several MS processes, like WPALogon.dll.
Guess why.... ;-) [2007-09-07 00:15]

 Many Many Many User: would you kindly support INI file?

saving is a must i would say [2008-02-27 09:28]

 Static: Is there a pre-MS version still available? [2008-02-27 20:59]

 Erind: I've got some older versions if you want it. Back when it was split into 4 different versions. 9x, Amd64, Ia64, Nt [2008-02-28 11:00]

 Erind: Erm... email would probably help, eh? a s c h e e l (at) g m a i l (dot) c o m
Or find me on AIM JohnC256 [2008-02-28 11:01]

 Midas: Like others before, I must say this is one of my essential utilities. I run it permanently on all my computers!

Although I haven't had that problem, I am really disapointed by what Lego revealed ("Since Micro$oft took this great utility over, you can not kill several MS processes, like WPALogon.dll") which I find a serious breach of confidence -- we're so used to get 'coned' by M$, aren't we?

Does anyone know, which was the last version that wasn't crippled in this way? I might still have it laying around... [2008-02-29 03:16]

 avoidz: 10.2 - Jul 14 2006 - Final version prior to acquisition by Microsoft

:) [2008-03-04 20:38]

 Dan: Look at the screenshot;
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

"Micro$oft took this great utility over", incorporated their own 'taskmgr.exe' and called it a new version [2008-04-18 05:08]

 Bigoeuf: Re:avoidz: 10.2 - Jul 14 2006 - Final version prior to acquisition by Microsoft
http://www.filehippo.com/download/b1ccff64d93539021e5d35ad2c08b3ef/download/ [2008-04-21 03:37]

 Midas: Where's the changelog? Is it really worth getting the M$ bloat instead of keeping the version Bigoeuf kindly put at our disposal? [2008-04-22 07:04]

 GBJ: First, this is one GREAT utility. However, that being said, how anyone can consider it 'portable' (as it indeed writes all settings to the registry) simply blows my mind. Hello ? It is NOT PORTABLE ! ! Just TRY running it from a USB stick and see if your views and column settings remain ! PLEASE learn the true meaning of 'portable.' You cannot change the definition based on your personal taste and whether or not you like one app over another. [2008-06-10 07:19]

 Midas: My take on Portable Software is programs that just work when I run them without installing... Features like INI file based settings, stealth and removable drive awareness are very welcome pluses, but they don't change that basic tenet.

Just my 2 cents. [2008-06-17 02:49]

 Midas: Does anyone know of a changelog for PE? Thanks... [2008-06-17 02:53]

 a: be cautious of some of these programs from sysinternals, i've had some restarts, bsod, crashes, freeze ups, and lingering processes from using their utilities, never had this problem with any other software. i'm a fan of process explorer, procmon, autoruns, and a few others.. but man do they have issues. i suppose because i have older versions or whatnot. more reason to not use the registry for settings! [2008-08-11 09:20]

 Samalama: Writes to the registry - NOT PORTABLE.

Like GBJ says....GREAT utility. However, that being said, how anyone can consider it 'portable' (as it indeed writes all settings to the registry) simply blows my mind.

Will not use until really is made portable - why is it even on this site????????????? [2008-10-15 23:40]

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