Advanced Diagnostic Tools in Windows 7
- 10/25/2010
Performance Monitor
Performance Monitor, shown in Figure 14-7, provides real-time information about a wide range of Windows and hardware components and events. You can also use it to check whether the Windows reporting tools are activated.
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Figure 14-7 Performance Monitor in Windows 7
You can use the real-time monitoring tools in Performance Monitor to add information about specific things, for instance, the read/write data for your hard disk or the power distribution to individual components, seen in Figure 14-8. In Chapter 25, “Advanced Windows Diagnostic Tools in Depth,” I will talk about these tools in much greater depth.
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For most users, the information provided by Performance Monitor is extremely complex and difficult to interpret. If you need specific information about how a certain component is working—say, for example, you suspect the ReadyBoost cache isn’t working properly—you can monitor this feature in real time via Performance Monitor.
Figure 14-8 Adding custom counters to Performance Monitor