Process Monitor is a free advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.
Process Monitor is a free advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It offers non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more. It can be used to troubleshoot problems such as application errors, hangs and sulggish performance. It is also used by some to find malware.
Application site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
"Case of the Unexplained" webcasts from Mark Russinovich showing how to use Process Monitor and other Sysinternals tools to troubleshoot problems: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963887#case
