Alternative+to+Explorer

Process Explorer instead of Windows Explorer If you have ever tried tracking down a process in Windows Task Manager, you know it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Process Explorer makes the job a lot easier. This freeware utility displays running processes in an intuitive tree format that includes not only process names, but also program icons and other data, such as description, image, and processor time. It also can identify the process for a given application window or look up a process name in Google--a handy way to spot spyware Selecting the name of a process and clicking View. Show Lower Pane, will display all the DLLs loaded by that process Double clicking on a process in the list will show you a lot of details concerning the program’s performance, disk usage and activity You can terminate the process by clicking Kill Process on the Image tab. There is a Performance Graph The thread tab shows active threads. The Module and Stacks shows detailed system information