Process Explorer 10.02 released!

AltReality submitted by AltReality 7 days ago (via http://www.sysinternals.com/Ut...)

This major Process Explorer update has an extensive list of new features and enhancements aimed at usability and malware hunting. Great task manager replacement application.

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  1. Nice :)
    jackcampbell posted by jackcampbell (2) at 01:32 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  2. I love this app. Cannot stand the embedded Task manager with windows...
    Digg +++

    Thanks.
    m1k3d posted by m1k3d (0) at 01:43 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  3. Very nice.
    djfma posted by djfma (0) at 01:49 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  4. I wonder if there will ever be such a digg when a new version of 'ps' is released on *nix. *snicker*
    seumas posted by seumas (1) at 03:31 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  5. Awesome!
    coyforce posted by coyforce (0) at 03:32 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  6. seumas:
    even if it is...I don't think it will 'top' this one.
    dynamx posted by dynamx (0) at 03:36 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  7. Wow, that's cool. Thanks! +Digg
    double-z posted by double-z (0) at 03:48 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  8. Nice!
    247365 posted by 247365 (0) at 03:49 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  9. Sysinternals always kicked butt.
    0troy posted by 0troy (0) at 03:58 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  10. I bought Marks book "Windows Internals" the other day.. man this guy knows windows inside out. Great read if you want to know about the inner workings of windows.
    jams posted by jams (0) at 03:58 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  11. Love this software. And you can't beat the price!
    Flipino posted by Flipino (0) at 04:03 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  12. Great! I've been using Process Explorer for a long time. Sysinternals kicks ass.
    Mocib posted by Mocib (0) at 04:18 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  13. how can u i replace this one with the windows one
    like by copying it somewhere
    farntheplaya posted by farntheplaya (0) at 04:20 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  14. nice
    ++digg
    mrinternet posted by mrinternet (2) at 04:21 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  15. nevermind figured it out
    farntheplaya posted by farntheplaya (0) at 04:25 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  16. Anyone know a hack to make this come up instead of task manager when you hit ctrl-alt-del ?
    Bakuryu posted by Bakuryu (0) at 04:26 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  17. Process Explorer is an excellent, excellent program. I have used it for years and it consistently has been able to help me diagnose problems that an otherwise would have me stumped on a plain-vanilla Windows box. This is definitely worth downloading.
    wintermute1974 posted by wintermute1974 (0) at 04:28 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  18. Sysinternals, I love thee.
    Determination posted by Determination (0) at 04:41 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  19. Dugg. This program rocks bells! Malware it sure ain't...
    lunarship posted by lunarship (0) at 04:42 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  20. @ Bakuryu

    I think Process Explorer already has this functionality, in one of those menus.
    jasqwerty posted by jasqwerty (0) at 04:45 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  21. Yeah the functionality to replace task manager is in the options menu. I always run it in the system tray to see if something is sucking my CPU power.
    AltReality posted by AltReality (1) at 04:48 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  22. Thank you for submitting!
    This is why I love digg.
    TheKillDoctor posted by TheKillDoctor (0) at 04:49 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  23. @ TheKillDoctor

    Ditto. Since I've become a member of digg, I've found so many useful tools, and know about so many things I wouldn't have otherwise. This one is especially good, because there was always a process that would flip out and I would have no idea what it was. Now PE tells me what it is instead of the crappy windows one.
    gfreak49 posted by gfreak49 (0) at 05:14 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  24. Sysinternals, if you're reading this: THANK YOU for all the great freeware you give us. Kudos!
    ziffel posted by ziffel (1) at 05:17 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  25. Sysinternal Tools > Jesus, okay well almost.
    isepic posted by isepic (0) at 05:22 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  26. >Anyone know a hack to make this come up instead of task manager when you hit ctrl-alt-del ?
    > posted by Bakuryu (0) at 04:26 PM 2/08/06 ]

    Run it, then click "options" then "replace task manager", no hack necessary (works on the older versions too).
    isepic posted by isepic (0) at 05:23 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  27. This thing rules!!!
    mezz posted by mezz (0) at 05:55 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  28. dynamx...

    it really shows some nerd when you can make jokes like that. i'm not sure which is more sad... you making that joke, or me getting it...?
    sneakerelph posted by sneakerelph (3) at 06:21 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  29. View->Opacity and Microsoft recommendation ( http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/887012 ) for teh win. They've both been around a while, but they make procexp.exe that much more appealing and awesome.
    gamekid posted by gamekid (0) at 06:37 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  30. I always find it funny when MS links to 3rd party tools and websites. You would think after a while they would figure, "Wait, why isn't this just in Windows?"
    jasqwerty posted by jasqwerty (0) at 07:04 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  31. "mal...ware? bad software? why would you install that?"

    Because most people are Windows using n00bs who (keyword) look at porn and use IE.
    drbroccoli posted by drbroccoli (0) at 07:16 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  32. @jasqwerty
    they probably dont want to pay a commercial fee to license it to add it to the OS
    freonchill posted by freonchill (0) at 07:29 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  33. >I always find it funny when MS links to 3rd party tools and websites. You would think after a >while they would figure, "Wait, why isn't this just in Windows?"

    Don't you think that is what got them in trouble with Media player and IE? I mean come on, it's a monopoly when you get something included isn't it? I guess I just don't see it that way, I get a "bose" or "whatever" stereo in my car, and MOST of the time, you can' t just "delete it" unless you're ordering a whole car to your specs... what's the difference?
    isepic posted by isepic (0) at 07:41 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  34. Great little app. Downloaded and +Digg
    uglymike posted by uglymike (0) at 07:58 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  35. Meh, Regedit and alittle Advanced System Optimizer do the trick better. MOOT. (not to be confused with woot ;) )
    crizpiz posted by crizpiz (0) at 08:23 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  36. Yup, goddam does this program rock. Will throw it on my usb key and use it on my client's computers.
    namco posted by namco (0) at 08:44 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  37. Sysinternals is Digg for sure!!!
    Hanthus posted by Hanthus (0) at 09:08 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  38. ++digg
    barlo_mung posted by barlo_mung (0) at 09:17 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  39. I find ProcX to be more useful at times, particularly when killing processes like malware that make it difficult to kill them, or give you the mysterious "Access Denied" error message, even if you're using the main admin account. I just love the different "levels" of killing ProcX offers (normal, thread injection and process crash). And just like Process Explorer, it's freeware.

    http://www.ghostsecurity.com/index.php?page=procx
    rouben posted by rouben (0) at 10:03 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  40. great tool but is it worthy of an exclamation mark?
    besides, anybody elses computer freeze for a split second when it refreshes the process list?
    patto posted by patto (0) at 10:36 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  41. When I am tring to use the optoin view->save column set I get run time error, any one else have this problem?
    shafik posted by shafik (0) at 11:53 PM 2/08/06 score:
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  42. This application confused me for a few days until I figure out that memory usage was referred to as "Working Set Size" (View->Select Columns). Does anyone know how to display this column as default?
    brianfischer posted by brianfischer (3) at 05:02 AM 2/09/06 score:
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  43. Nice app in general, but definitely not worth changing the Task Manager -- ProceXP itself consumes more than 30MB of memory and 20+% of CPU usage on my 1.8GHz machine. And when most of your machine has hanged, it'll be a lot more troublesome to bring up ProceXP than the Task Manager.
    aoeu posted by aoeu (0) at 05:34 AM 2/09/06 score:
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  44. Heh. 1002 diggs before mine. How convenient.
    Luuvitonen posted by Luuvitonen (0) at 06:09 AM 2/09/06 score:
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  45. Excellent. This is my favorite utility and gets installed on any system I have involvement with. Sysinternals are just amazing. Their File Monitor is similarly incredible.
    thing-fish posted by thing-fish (0) at 07:59 AM 2/09/06 score:
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  46. Sysinternals software is great. If all of their utilities had a bug that had a 1 in 10 change of corrupting my entire hard drive upon use, I'd probably still use them.
    disord3r posted by disord3r (0) at 08:02 AM 2/09/06 score:
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  47. I normally use CProcess but this seems to be better. This gives more info on processes running.
    sdawg posted by sdawg (0) at 10:34 AM 2/09/06 score:
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  48. Great tool, I wish it show the memory usage also
    carfield posted by carfield (0) at 11:29 PM 2/09/06 score:
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  49. Installed this & left it running - 1 hour later: 1st blue screen of death I've seen on that PC in about a year. Memory leak it looked like.
    btutor posted by btutor (0) at 09:18 AM 2/10/06 score:
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  50. "Nice app in general, but definitely not worth changing the Task Manager -- ProceXP itself consumes more than 30MB of memory and 20+% of CPU usage on my 1.8GHz machine. And when most of your machine has hanged, it'll be a lot more troublesome to bring up ProceXP than the Task Manager."

    For those with CPU usage problems set Opacity to Opaque and make sure that the processxp is set as a high priority.

    "This application confused me for a few days until I figure out that memory usage was referred to as "Working Set Size" (View->Select Columns). Does anyone know how to display this column as default?"

    Thanks for that info. I was looking through a few of them until I saw your post. I don't know how to display it as default, but you can save the column set and load it later if doesn't load by default.
    ComputerWiz posted by ComputerWiz (0) at 01:38 PM 2/10/06 score:
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