Any program like Resource Monitor for XP?

[davexnet]

Hi All,
I'm looking for any recommendations on a utility that will show me similar
disk activity info in XP as the Resource Monitor does in Windows 7 - 10.

Either to be able to select a specific task or system level and see a list of disk activity, including the file name accessed
and some specifics such as i/o count or %

Thanks for any info

[raffriff42]

I use Process Explorer v.15.22 on my Windows XP virtual machines. Essential.
(edit: the disk activity display is not as nice as Resource Monitor, I admit)

The current version, 16.xx, the only one available direct from Microsoft, is Windows 7 or later.

https://www.google.com/search?q=process+explorer+15.22
Good luck downloading it. Some awful download sites. I went to CNET and they are more annoying than ever. Gave up.

EDIT another idea - Performance Monitor (run menu, perfmon) built into XP and all Windows versions. You have to set up things to monitor, called "counters," yourself - click the + on the toolbar and explore.

[jagabo]

I just downloaded and ran 16.12 on an XP VM.

[raffriff42]

jagabo - cool, thanks.

[davexnet]

I actually found the earlier version you mentioned. I'm not sure how to use it to give me the info I'm looking for.
How do I use Procexp to see what files a task has open?

I like the Resource Meter, because I can see, at a glance what drives and files are accessed and I can narrow the display
by process in the top pane if I need to. Unfortunately, this is Windows 7 and newer only.

[raffriff42]

To see what files a task has open: on the Toolbar, hit "show lower pane." There are two views: one shows "handles" (open files and registry keys) and the other shows DLLs.

To view disk activity, right-click a process and select Properties: it has got a tab with numeric counters and a primitive I/O graph

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[lordsmurf]

I've never found anything that beats proc explorer.
It's solved some odd issues multiple times, as it shows what's running inside other files report by the task manager.

[davexnet]

Thanks raffriff42 for putting up the pictures. Looks like it will work, I'm going to spend a little time on it, see what other goodies may be hidden
away in there.