Comments on: CyberNotes: Windows Memory Usage Explained http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/ Technology News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:41:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123274 Ryan Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:06:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123274 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-123231" rel="nofollow">Bruce wrote:</a><blockquote>How do these two types of memory use compare to the “Mem Usage” value visible in the Windows 2000/2003 Task Manager?</blockquote>[/div] If I remember correctly it is just using the working set, not the private working set. You could verify this by downloading the Process Explorer and displaying both, and then matching it up to the values in the Task Manager. That's pretty simple to do considering you don't have to install Process Explorer. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-123268" rel="nofollow">Ian Cammarata wrote:</a><blockquote>Yes very nice article. I’ve always been using the ‘Working Set Size’ and ‘Peak Working Set Size’ in Process Explorer, now I know better. But it’s unfortunate that there is no private peak working set option, unless I’m overlooking it.</blockquote>[/div] No, unfortunately there is no peak monitoring for the private working set. I was a bit bummed by that as well. Bruce wrote:
How do these two types of memory use compare to the “Mem Usage” value visible in the Windows 2000/2003 Task Manager?

If I remember correctly it is just using the working set, not the private working set. You could verify this by downloading the Process Explorer and displaying both, and then matching it up to the values in the Task Manager. That’s pretty simple to do considering you don’t have to install Process Explorer.

Ian Cammarata wrote:
Yes very nice article. I’ve always been using the ‘Working Set Size’ and ‘Peak Working Set Size’ in Process Explorer, now I know better. But it’s unfortunate that there is no private peak working set option, unless I’m overlooking it.

No, unfortunately there is no peak monitoring for the private working set. I was a bit bummed by that as well.

]]> By: Ian Cammarata http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123268 Ian Cammarata Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:49:40 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123268 Yes very nice article. I've always been using the 'Working Set Size' and 'Peak Working Set Size' in Process Explorer, now I know better. But it's unfortunate that there is no private peak working set option, unless I'm overlooking it. Yes very nice article. I’ve always been using the ‘Working Set Size’ and ‘Peak Working Set Size’ in Process Explorer, now I know better. But it’s unfortunate that there is no private peak working set option, unless I’m overlooking it.

]]> By: jacques http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123233 jacques Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:47:40 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123233 Nice article. @Bruce>I know "mem usage" sidebar gadgets in Vista get the private working one, like task manager does as mentionned above. I suppose it's the same in w2000? Usefull to have the choice to diplay both in process explorer (I like it). Nice article.
@Bruce>I know “mem usage” sidebar gadgets in Vista get the private working one, like task manager does as mentionned above. I suppose it’s the same in w2000?
Usefull to have the choice to diplay both in process explorer (I like it).

]]> By: Bruce http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123231 Bruce Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:27:19 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/20/cybernotes-windows-memory-usage-explained/#comment-123231 How do these two types of memory use compare to the "Mem Usage" value visible in the Windows 2000/2003 Task Manager? How do these two types of memory use compare to the “Mem Usage” value visible in the Windows 2000/2003 Task Manager?

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