CNET Editors' review
If you've ever tried tracking down a process in Windows Task Manager, you know it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Process Explorer makes the job a lot easier. This freeware utility displays running processes in an intuitive tree format that includes not only process names, but also program icons and other data, such as description, image, and processor time.
It also can identify the process for a given application window or look up a process name in Google--a handy way to spot spyware. Additional features offer detailed information on performance, DLLs, threads, handles, TCP/IP connections, security settings, and environments. Despite its lack of visual polish, Process Explorer is one of the best Task Manager replacements we've seen.
Publisher's Description
From Sysinternals:
The Process Explorer display consists of two subwindows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, and the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode the Process Explorer is in: If it's in handle mode, you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if it's in DLL mode, you'll see the DLL and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.
Version 8.52 includes extended process searching, strings listings for process and DLL images, and a new Tray tooltip.
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"Sysinternals Process Explorer 10.06 Updated Feb 22, 2006"
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
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Sysinternals Process Explorer 10.06 Updated Feb 22, 2006
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Sysinternals Process Explorer 10.06 Updated Feb 22, 2006
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"The best standalone process manager...better than Task Manager"
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
Its free.
It gives each process its respective program icon, making it easy to discern what each process is related to (if you otherwise didn't know).
Provides more information about each process than Task Manager could ever dream of providing...like location of the file, associated processses and DLL's, etc. Very very helpful.
It lets you do the same functions as Windows (XP/2000) task manager.
Im not sure if this works for Win95/98/ME, but if it does, then this is 1,000,000x better than the CTRL-ALT-DEL window.
Cons
I think the only con related to this program is that you cant replace the option in the right click context menu off the Windows task bar to open this program instead of Task Manager. That would be a neat feature I don't think the developers every considered.
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"This gives you a good view of what is running in your machine."
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
It works without bugs.
Cons
It would be nice logging results, not just real time monitoring, so I could take some report after a period gathering data...
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"Sysinternals Rocks!"
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
Strong program. Free. Wonderful people to deal with if you need anything. Way better then Task Manager. Recommend Filemon and Regmon for advanced users that want to see what files and registry keys are being accessed by certain programs.
Cons
Could look nicer, but for free, I won't complain.
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"Being using this for years"
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
The Process Explorer comes in very handy for viewing program and service useage. Also handy when you need to force an app to close! It's been a valuble tool.
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"Powerful. Task Manager on steroids."
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
Analyzes all aspect of any running process, provides all the information you need - and then some.
Cons
Didn't find any yet...
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"An ESSENTIAL tool."
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
Brilliantly solves the problem of UNDELETABLE FILES and folders, which viruses and others leave behind them: Simply type in the filename, stop its 'handles' and then delete it.
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"Excellent"
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
Outstanding. My computer was freezing up. It's about 6 years old. Downloaded this program, and found that the realtime antispyware scanners and realtime antivirus scanners were using up most of my CPU power. My older computer couldn't handle it ,so was freezing and going blue screen 2 or 3 times a day. I was despairing. Tried everything. I used Process Explorer and found that the scanners were too much. Once again, excellent program.
Cons
none
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"Helped me identify a Trojan virus that AV couldnt!"
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
Excellent, easy to use.
Cons
None.
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"excellent product; finds everything running"
Version: Process Explorer 9.12
Pros
finds every single process running on my computer, even the ones that are hidden.
also ends any one single task in a jiffy w/out comprimising the computer's performance. overall, a gr8 product.
Cons
nothing
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