Windows XP includes powerful commandline admin utilities including typeperf.exe to display performance data to command window or log file. You can use the Typeperf.exe tool to:
Write performance data to the command window or to a supported log file format.
Display all of the counters that are currently available on a particular local or remote computer.
E:\Documents and Settings\Wayne>typeperf /?
Microsoft r TypePerf.exe (5.1.2600.0)
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Typeperf writes performance data to the command window or to a log file. To
stop Typeperf, press CTRL+C.
Usage:
typeperf { | -cf | -q [object]
| -qx [object] } [options]
Parameters:
Performance counters to monitor.
Options:
-? Displays context sensitive help.
-f Output file format. Default is CSV.
-cf File containing performance counters to
monitor, one per line.
-si <[[hh:]mm:]ss> Time between samples. Default is 1 second.
-o Path of output file or SQL database. Default
is STDOUT.
-q [object] List installed counters (no instances). To
list counters for one object, include the
object name, such as Processor.
-qx [object] List installed counters with instances. To
list counters for one object, include the
object name, such as Processor.
-sc Number of samples to collect. Default is to
sample until CTRL+C.
-config Settings file containing command options.
-s Server to monitor if no server is specified
in the counter path.
-y Answer yes to all questions without
prompting.
Note:
Counter is the full name of a performance counter in
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