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Performance window (NT/2K/XP only)

Introduction
Windows NT, 2000 and XP (and presumably all later versions of Windows)
keep detailed statistics on your computer's performance. MemoryBoost,
through the Performance window, gives you access to all these statistics.
You can browse through them by expanding the different sections
(Memory, LogicalDisk, etc.) to see the various metrics that are kept.
By default, MemoryBoost does not watch particular statistics (this
requires memory and CPU time). You must tell MemoryBoost to watch a
particular statistic. Information on how this is done appears below.
Some versions of Windows NT don't come with performance monitoring
installed. You can, however, download the appropriate files from
Microsoft's website. If you're using Windows NT and MemoryBoost's
Performance page does not appear, you should be able to get it to reappear
by installing these files. For more information, please visit the
Installing PDH section.
Watching a statistic
To conserve your processor's time, MemoryBoost does not watch particular
statistics by default. You can turn on watching for any statistic by
right-clicking it, and choosing "Watch" from the menu that appears.
In some cases, you'll need to tell MemoryBoost how you'd like the statistic
to be kept. Some statistics, such as free disk space, apply to more than
one element in your computer (if you have more than one hard-drive, for
example, this statistic can be kept on any of your hard-drives, or all of
them together). If a statistic is ambiguous, MemoryBoost will display
a window listing the options you may choose. Just double-click the one you
want to start the watching.
You can watch as many statistics as you want. Repeat the above procedure
to watch other statistics. When the Manager closes, statistics watching
is turned off automatically.
Bad counter names
Sometimes, when you try to watch a statistic, you'll see "bad counter name"
appear in the "Comments" column, and some dashes appear in the "Value"
column. This particular statistic is apparently not available to MemoryBoost,
and cannot be displayed in the Performance page.
Installing PDH
The Performance Data Helper (PDH) system provides the capability
MemoryBoost's Performance page utilizes in displaying its information.
Without PDH, this information is unavailable to MemoryBoost. Windows
2000 and XP come with PDH installed; Windows NT, however, does not
always have PDH installed. If you're using Windows NT and want to use
the Performance page, you can visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33095 to get a copy of Microsoft's PDH system for Windows NT.
Once you install PDH, you should be able to open MemoryBoost's Performance
page.
(The link provided was valid at the time of publishing and may not
be valid at the present time).
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