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Processor Activity Widget/Utilitycurrent cpu usage (activity). My thoughts are for something simple and small, like maybe a light icon in the notification area that changes color based on cpu % activity. Maybe... Red= 75-100% Yellow= 20-75% green=0-20% Maybe even allowing the user to configure the % range for each color. Mostly, I would use this at boot to make sure everything has settled down before I launch my big applications, but there are plenty of other times something like this might become handy. Just thinking out-loud.... Richard in VA. +++++++++++++++++ CTRL+ALT+DEL; go to the Processes tab
Your red-yellow-green designation makes no sense. CPU usage could be - and frequently is - at 99% for extended periods of time for perfectly legitimate reasons. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Richard In Va. wrote: Show quote > Would anyone know of a small utility or desktop widget that shows the > current cpu usage (activity). > > My thoughts are for something simple and small, like maybe a light icon in > the notification area that changes color based on cpu % activity. > Maybe... > > Red= 75-100% > Yellow= 20-75% > green=0-20% > > Maybe even allowing the user to configure the % range for each color. > Mostly, I would use this at boot to make sure everything has settled down > before I launch my big applications, but there are plenty of other times > something like this might become handy. > > Just thinking out-loud.... > > Richard in VA. > +++++++++++++++++ > > Richard In Va. wrote:
Show quote > Would anyone know of a small utility or desktop widget that shows the Open Task Man ager, then Minimize it; its icon will show in the Sytem tray > current cpu usage (activity). > > My thoughts are for something simple and small, like maybe a light > icon in the notification area that changes color based on cpu % > activity. Maybe... > > Red= 75-100% > Yellow= 20-75% > green=0-20% > > Maybe even allowing the user to configure the % range for each color. > Mostly, I would use this at boot to make sure everything has settled > down before I launch my big applications, but there are plenty of > other times something like this might become handy. > > Just thinking out-loud.... > > Richard in VA. > +++++++++++++++++ and indicate your processor usage, with colors. Poprivet wrote:
> Open Task Manager, then Minimize it; its icon will show in the System tray And Process Explorer (download from Microsoft) has the same facility, > and indicate your processor usage, with colors. but you might prefer the system tray icon. It has far more capability than Task Manager, should you ever need it. Thanks Steve,
I think I've seen MS Process Explorer around somewhere, MS TechNet or something. I'll give that a try... Thanks again! Richard in VA. ++++++++++++ Show quote "Swifty" <Steve.J.Sw***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23BwIhTFHIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Poprivet wrote: >> Open Task Manager, then Minimize it; its icon will show in the System >> tray and indicate your processor usage, with colors. > > And Process Explorer (download from Microsoft) has the same facility, but > you might prefer the system tray icon. It has far more capability than > Task Manager, should you ever need it. > > -- > Steve Swift > http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html > http://www.ringers.org.uk  |
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