Chapter 22. Performance Monitoring, Logs, and Alerts

In This Chapter

• Understanding Performance Issues for Windows XP

• Using Task Manager

• Using System Monitor

• Configuring Logs and Setting Alerts

• Command Line Performance Monitoring Tools

Along with the host of other features that Windows XP Professional brings to the table, it also brings improved performance over previous versions of Windows. All things being equal, a computer running Windows XP should show a small performance boost over the same computer running Windows 2000 Professional and a significant boost over the same computer running Windows Me.