Using Performance

You might need to be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to perform some tasks.

The Windows Performance tool is composed of two parts: System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts. With System Monitor, you can collect and view real-time data about memory, disk, processor, network, and other activity in graph, histogram, or report form. Through Performance Logs and Alerts you can configure logs to record performance data and set system alerts to notify you when a specified counter's value is above or below a defined threshold.

Open Performance.

Notes

• To open Performance, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Performance.
• For information about using Performance Logs and Alerts, in Performance, on the Action menu, click Help. For information about using System Monitor, in the console tree, click System Monitor, and then, on the System Monitor toolbar, click the Help button.
• For more information, click Related Topics.