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Program Description
Computers are improving at a fast rate and with these improvements comes more space to store the many different programs people find on the net (or on this blog specifically ). More space usually means more data or programs. More programs means more maintenance and in order for that maintenance to be effective, we need to retire the stock, obsolete Windows Task Manager and replace it with a beast.

Enter Process Explorer by the Systems Internals divison of Microsoft TechNet.

Process Explorer can be a standalone addition to your Windows installation or you can make it replace Windows’ Task Manager completely through a simple menu operation. If you’d like more control over the programs running on your system, then I suggest you make Process Explorer replace the default Task Manager that comes with Windows.

Many people ask me what security software I recommend to use and along with my recommendations, I usually respond with “Common Sense”. To make deploying a “Common Sense” defense easier, I suggest you enlist the aid of Process Explorer.

Process Explorer’s creator, Mark Russinovich, explains why his program is so useful in a TechNet On-Demand Webcast.

This is what Process Explorer looks like:

License Type
This amazing program is available, completely free, from Microsoft TechNet.

System Requirements
Process Explorer works on Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Server 2003, and 64-bit versions of Windows for x64 and IA64 processors, and Windows Vista.

Installation

1. Download Process Explorer.
2. Extract it to a directory of your choice.
3. Run procexp.exe, agree to the license agreement.
4. (Optional) To make Process Explorer replace the Windows Task Manager click on the “Options” menu then click on “Replace Task Manager”. To undo this, just perform this process again, except this time you need to click on “Restore Task Manager”.

Uninstallation

1. Undo the replacement of the Windows Task Manager as outlined above if you chose to replace it.
2. Delete the Process Explorer files.

Download: Process Explorer.
Info: Check out Process Explorer’s website.