goonlord (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} goonlord) wrote,@ 2008-12-20 02:42:00 |
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Windows XP necessary tool
Use process explorer. Seriously. I used to be horribly confused by windows processes. Still am, but at least now I can see which processes have been spawned by the system (and who spawned them after that) instantly in a nice hierarchical way. I may still not have a good idea as to why svchost.exe has 5 copies running, but now at least I get a nice description of what it is, and any subprocesses that it spawns.
The best part about the hierarchy is that now I can make much better guesses about how windows loads up.
Use process explorer. Seriously. I used to be horribly confused by windows processes. Still am, but at least now I can see which processes have been spawned by the system (and who spawned them after that) instantly in a nice hierarchical way. I may still not have a good idea as to why svchost.exe has 5 copies running, but now at least I get a nice description of what it is, and any subprocesses that it spawns.
The best part about the hierarchy is that now I can make much better guesses about how windows loads up.
