Task Manager Advanced

For those who have been familiar with Windows NT based system will know what Task Manager (TM) is. TM is an application that used to get detailed information about computer performance and running applications, processes and CPU usage, commit charge and memory information, network activity and statistics, logged-in users, and system services. TM can also be used to set process priorities, processor affinity, forcibly terminate processes, and shut down, restart, hibernate or log off from Windows.

But maybe one of you have experienced that when you plug in your USB drive and when you want to unplug it, the system shows error that the system could not unplug the USB drive because the device is being used. And you don't know which applications are still using it. TM can not help you.

For this scenario, I want to introduce another free application and very useful in your daily work. The application was made by Mark Russinovich, one of the well known expertise in Windows Operating System Internal. You can download Process Explorer here.

Another advantages of the using of Process Explorer are it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.

Happy exploring.
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Generic USB mass storage driver for windows 98

Once I had a problem with windows 98 when I was trying to fix the computer of my friend. The problem came when his digital camera could not be recognized with the system. I have tried to install the driver from its CD but I could not install the driver. It's said that some files are missing from the system. My thought come to conclusion that the driver is specified for NT base system.

This what made me wonder, is there any generic USB driver for windows 98. Likes windows XP, you can plug any USB drive from many vendors and the system can recognize it.

After searching and asking to uncle Google, I found such an interesting page that describe step by steps and links to download the needed driver and software. The link is here.

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