Questions tagged [sysinternals]
Usually refers to applications from the Sysinternals Suite (eg. Process Explorer, Process Monitor, RAMMap, ...)
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Using du.exe (Sysinternals) is it possible to show folders above a certain size?
du.exe lets you recursively identify folders that take up a large amount of space. For example, the following will show you the size of all the folders from c:\ 3-levels deep:
du.exe -l 3 c:\
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Starting Autoruns.exe or procexp.exe hard-boot the PC
I am currently backpacking in India for several months and have to use public PC to check my email and write my blog.
The first thing I do when after I plugged in my hard-drive is to use SysInternals'...
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Does Psexec execute Remote Procedure Calls?
I've heard of RPCs and that they get executed via TCP port 135. I just executed ipconfig via psexec.exe on a remote PC and wondered if this is a RPC. As I've seen in Wireshark, the whole process is ...
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Can I change the sysinfo export language?
I just noticed that when I export the sysinfo logfile for diagnosis that all the stuff in there is in my national locale! This is of course bad if I want help from international / English speaking ...
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How to exclude every process in Sysinternal's Process Monitor in the filter except for one process?
How to exclude every process in SysInternal's Process Monitor in the filter except for one process? Some kind of using a wildcard filter.
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Is there open source software which is to Process Monitor what ProcessHacker is to Process Explorer? [closed]
Process Hacker is an open source alternative to the famous Process Explorer by Mark Russinovitch.
Is there in the same vein a piece of open source software that can be a serious alternative to ...
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Handle Sysinternals software does not accept -c parameter
I am trying to close a handle to a locked file in Windows, using Sysinternals Handle software (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655).
First I search for opened handle:
handle.exe ...
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Where does Windows save things as the current system power state?
I'm currently wondering about the place that Windows (XP, Vista, 7) store information like "Windows is running" and so on. I mean, somehow Windows knows when you just power-down your computer that it ...
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Is there a version of Process Monitor that runs on Windows 2000?
I have a problem I'm trying to track down on a Windows 2000 machine. I downloaded SysInternals Process Monitor (ProcMon.exe) but it seems to need Windows XP SP2 or higher.
I've seen traffic that ...
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Commit Charge < Physical Memory?
If Commit Charge is the total amount of physical memory and virtual memory; how can Commit Charge ever be less than Physical Memory?
For example; I have in System Information in Process Explorer ...
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Why is process monitor taking up 2+ gb of physical memory?
I am trying to hunt down a rogue process that is locking a file in a specific directory which is preventing a log being appended to. This locking happens about one to three times a week, so needless ...
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How can I change the timestamp on a file? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to modify timestamp in a dll or exe?
Windows equivalent of the Linux command 'touch'?
How can I set the timestamp for a file via the command-line to a specific date?
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Equivalent to Sysinternals Process Explorer on Linux
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 and am looking for an equivalent to Process Explorer on Linux. There is System Monitor but it's not nearly as good as Process Explorer with all of its detailed information ...
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Windows keyboard shortcuts not working in Sysinternals Desktops
Windows Sysinternals Desktops is a virtual desktop utility that provides up to 4 virtual desktops. It creates a Windows desktop object for each additional virtual desktop other than the default one. I ...
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sdelete alternative on osx
In the sysinternals suite for windows there is this nifty sdelete tool for securely deleting individual files as well as overwriting unallocated disk space with randomness or zeroes ( the -c or -z ...
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What are the main and non-damaging parts of Sysinternals Autoruns?
What are the main parts of Sysinternals Autoruns to use when disabling regular startup items that I can tell a not-so technical user to use? (Not parts for disabling stuff like important services etc.)...
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Is it safe to disable these entries shown in Sysinternals Autoruns?
Was directed to this free program http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx through Superuser.
Is it correct that I can un-check the entries which are identified (via Image Path) ...
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Run Explorer in SYSTEM account on Windows Vista or 7 using Sysinternal’s psexec tool?
Has anyone been successful at launching an instance of Windows Explorer in the SYSTEM account on Windows Vista or 7? It is possible to do this on XP, but I haven't been able to get it to completely ...
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How does rebooting a computer work? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How does a computer restart itself?
How does a computer's reboot command actually work?
How is the computer told that it shouldn't stay down after powering off, and that it ...
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Move a screen from one virtual desktop to the other
I'm using the "Desktops" program by sysinternals. I'm wondering if it's possible to move a screen to one of the other virtual desktops?
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