Guest JimC Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 A. I'm trying to use Task Manager in XP to identify programs that may be using excessive amounts of CPU capacity. Does Task Manager (or another program) have the ability to show where excessive CPU "processing power" is being used, so that I could check out and deactivate or remove programs that are a drag on my PC's operating efficiency, or are not needed? If so, how do you perform that function? B. Also, recently I'm having a weird response when I attempt to open Task Manager (by clicking the mouse button on the lower tool bar). Instead of opening the Task Manager menu, a large green and black display chart entitled "CPU Usage" pops up. The left side of the display shows current CPU usage, e.g., 60%, 100%, etc., with a vertical bar chart and numerical display, and the right (larger) portion of the display shows "CPU Usage History", with a moving jagged line (that looks somewhat like an EKG display). My problem is that there seems to be no way to remove or minimize this display chart (which takes up lots of space). In several instances I have had to log off my computer to make it go away. - Mouse clicks on the chart have no effect, and there are no "x" or "_" buttons to click on. In the past I have been able to get Task Manager to display a small block chart in the tool bar showing current CPU usage, but I don't know how I did this, and I can't even get to the Task Manager menu now. What am I doing wrong? Jim
Guest Gerry Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Task Manager questions, stuck chart - Please help Jim You're looking at the Performance tab. Click on the Processes tab. The tabs are immediately under the Menu bar. What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? What is the Ssstem CPU speed and how much RAM? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JimC wrote: > A. I'm trying to use Task Manager in XP to identify programs that may > be using excessive amounts of CPU capacity. Does Task Manager (or > another program) have the ability to show where excessive CPU > "processing power" is being used, so that I could check out and > deactivate or remove programs that are a drag on my PC's operating > efficiency, or are not needed? If so, how do you perform that > function? > B. Also, recently I'm having a weird response when I attempt to open > Task Manager (by clicking the mouse button on the lower tool bar). > Instead of opening the Task Manager menu, a large green and black > display chart entitled "CPU Usage" pops up. The left side of the > display shows current CPU usage, e.g., 60%, 100%, etc., with a > vertical bar chart and numerical display, and the right (larger) > portion of the display shows "CPU Usage History", with a moving > jagged line (that looks somewhat like an EKG display). > > My problem is that there seems to be no way to remove or minimize this > display chart (which takes up lots of space). In several instances I > have had to log off my computer to make it go away. - Mouse clicks on > the chart have no effect, and there are no "x" or "_" buttons to click > on. In the past I have been able to get Task Manager to display a > small block chart in the tool bar showing current CPU usage, but I > don't know how I did this, and I can't even get to the Task Manager > menu now. > What am I doing wrong? > > Jim
Guest JimC Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Task Manager questions, stuck chart - Please help Gerry wrote: > Jim > > You're looking at the Performance tab. Click on the Processes tab. The > tabs are immediately under the Menu bar. Thanks for the response. However, I can't do that. - As noted, I can't open Task Manager to click on the right tab. When I click on the task bar to open Task Manager, it goes immediately to the performance display, not the Task Manager menu. (I'm assuming you were advising me to click on the Processes tab in Task Manager.) > > What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? I have Spy Sweeper, Norton Systems Works and Norton Internet Security. Also Zone Alarm firewall. > > What is the Ssstem CPU speed and how much RAM? > 1000+ of RAM, CPU speed around 1.7. Jim
Guest Lem Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Task Manager questions, stuck chart - Please help JimC wrote: > > > Gerry wrote: > >> Jim >> >> You're looking at the Performance tab. Click on the Processes tab. The >> tabs are immediately under the Menu bar. > > > Thanks for the response. However, I can't do that. - As noted, I can't > open Task Manager to click on the right tab. When I click on the task > bar to open Task Manager, it goes immediately to the performance > display, not the Task Manager menu. (I'm assuming you were advising me > to click on the Processes tab in Task Manager.) > > >> >> What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? > > I have Spy Sweeper, Norton Systems Works and Norton Internet Security. > Also Zone Alarm firewall. > >> >> What is the Ssstem CPU speed and how much RAM? >> > 1000+ of RAM, CPU speed around 1.7. > > Jim You're probably in the "minimum footprint" mode of Task Manager. Double-click on the margin of the window and you should get the tabs back. -- Lem MS MVP -- Networking To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Guest Elmo Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Task Manager questions, stuck chart - Please help JimC wrote: > > A. I'm trying to use Task Manager in XP to identify programs that may > be using excessive amounts of CPU capacity. Does Task Manager (or > another program) have the ability to show where excessive CPU > "processing power" is being used, so that I could check out and > deactivate or remove programs that are a drag on my PC's operating > efficiency, or are not needed? If so, how do you perform that function? > > B. Also, recently I'm having a weird response when I attempt to open > Task Manager (by clicking the mouse button on the lower tool bar). > Instead of opening the Task Manager menu, a large green and black > display chart entitled "CPU Usage" pops up. The left side of the display > shows current CPU usage, e.g., 60%, 100%, etc., with a vertical bar > chart and numerical display, and the right (larger) portion of the > display shows "CPU Usage History", with a moving jagged line (that looks > somewhat like an EKG display). > > My problem is that there seems to be no way to remove or minimize this > display chart (which takes up lots of space). In several instances I > have had to log off my computer to make it go away. - Mouse clicks on > the chart have no effect, and there are no "x" or "_" buttons to click > on. In the past I have been able to get Task Manager to display a > small block chart in the tool bar showing current CPU usage, but I don't > know how I did this, and I can't even get to the Task Manager menu now. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Jim Small Footprint Mode. Double-click one of the edges of the window to switch back. Then you'll see the tabs at the top and can change to the preferred view. -- Joe =o)
Guest Kelly Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Task Manager questions, stuck chart - Please help Double click the top border, Jim. -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm New- SupportSpace http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/supportspace.htm "JimC" <avocat5@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C1RIi.8274$JD.6395@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... > > A. I'm trying to use Task Manager in XP to identify programs that may be > using excessive amounts of CPU capacity. Does Task Manager (or another > program) have the ability to show where excessive CPU "processing power" > is being used, so that I could check out and deactivate or remove programs > that are a drag on my PC's operating efficiency, or are not needed? If so, > how do you perform that function? > > B. Also, recently I'm having a weird response when I attempt to open Task > Manager (by clicking the mouse button on the lower tool bar). Instead of > opening the Task Manager menu, a large green and black display chart > entitled "CPU Usage" pops up. The left side of the display shows current > CPU usage, e.g., 60%, 100%, etc., with a vertical bar chart and numerical > display, and the right (larger) portion of the display shows "CPU Usage > History", with a moving jagged line (that looks somewhat like an EKG > display). > > My problem is that there seems to be no way to remove or minimize this > display chart (which takes up lots of space). In several instances I have > had to log off my computer to make it go away. - Mouse clicks on the > chart have no effect, and there are no "x" or "_" buttons to click on. > In the past I have been able to get Task Manager to display a small block > chart in the tool bar showing current CPU usage, but I don't know how I > did this, and I can't even get to the Task Manager menu now. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Jim
Guest JimC Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Task Manager questions, stuck chart - Please help Thanks. That cured the problem mentioned in Question B of the original post. - Could anyone respond to Question A? Thanks, Jim Kelly wrote: > Double click the top border, Jim. >
Guest WaIIy Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Task Manager questions, stuck chart - Please help On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:01:54 GMT, JimC <avocat5@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >A. I'm trying to use Task Manager in XP to identify programs that may >be using excessive amounts of CPU capacity. Does Task Manager (or >another program) have the ability to show where excessive CPU >"processing power" is being used, so that I could check out and >deactivate or remove programs that are a drag on my PC's operating >efficiency, or are not needed? If so, how do you perform that function? > Process Explorer - Free and just what you want.... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/processesandthreads/processexplorer.mspx
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