Replacement for 98 sysmon? I want to monitor modem speed

Hi,
Believe it or not, I just made the jump from 98se to XP.
In 98se there was a simple but nice program to monitor various
system processes. It was called sysmon.exe and one of the things it
could do was monitor the ongoing download speed of the modem.
It was quite customizable, and I used it constantly. (I also used it
to monitor several other processes.) They were all contained in 1
nice window that I always kept open on the desktop.

The only thing I can find in XP is something called task monitor,
I've played around with it for several hours, and imho it SUCKS!.
Without going into details, I absolutely hate it.

Is there another way to constantly monitor modem download speed,
in graph form?

Is there a third-party addon that can do this?

I think sysmon.exe was great. And this new XP task monitor
stinks!

Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.

Dave

dave@home.com wrote:

> I think sysmon.exe was great. And this new XP task monitor
>stinks!

You can always return to Win98

dave@home.com wrote:
> Hi,
> Believe it or not, I just made the jump from 98se to XP.
> In 98se there was a simple but nice program to monitor various
> system processes. It was called sysmon.exe and one of the things it
> could do was monitor the ongoing download speed of the modem.
> It was quite customizable, and I used it constantly. (I also used it
> to monitor several other processes.) They were all contained in 1
> nice window that I always kept open on the desktop.
>
> The only thing I can find in XP is something called task monitor,
> I've played around with it for several hours, and imho it SUCKS!.
> Without going into details, I absolutely hate it.
>
> Is there another way to constantly monitor modem download speed,
> in graph form?
>
> Is there a third-party addon that can do this?
>
> I think sysmon.exe was great. And this new XP task monitor
> stinks!
>
> Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.
>
> Dave

Dave, most people like XP. A vast majority. Sure its got its flaws,
and I don't want to start a war, Linux, Vista, etc., or etc., but XP is
still the top runner. You've jumped about, what 8 years in software
all in one night. Yes, you'll miss some old tools, and like everyone
has done for years, we have found 3rd party software to fill the holes.
I don't think Microsoft ever took a pole and asked us what we want in
the next version. If they did, I missed the email!!!

Have you looked at System Explorer, or SysInternalSuite, or programs like
that?

Big Al wrote:
> dave@home.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Believe it or not, I just made the jump from 98se to XP.
>> In 98se there was a simple but nice program to monitor various
>> system processes. It was called sysmon.exe and one of the things it
>> could do was monitor the ongoing download speed of the modem.
>> It was quite customizable, and I used it constantly. (I also used it
>> to monitor several other processes.) They were all contained in 1
>> nice window that I always kept open on the desktop.
>>
>> The only thing I can find in XP is something called task monitor,
>> I've played around with it for several hours, and imho it SUCKS!.
>> Without going into details, I absolutely hate it.
>>
>> Is there another way to constantly monitor modem download speed,
>> in graph form?
>>
>> Is there a third-party addon that can do this?
>>
>> I think sysmon.exe was great. And this new XP task monitor
>> stinks!
>>
>> Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.
>>
>> Dave
>
> Dave, most people like XP. A vast majority. Sure its got its flaws,
> and I don't want to start a war, Linux, Vista, etc., or etc., but XP is
> still the top runner. You've jumped about, what 8 years in software
> all in one night. Yes, you'll miss some old tools, and like everyone
> has done for years, we have found 3rd party software to fill the holes.
> I don't think Microsoft ever took a pole and asked us what we want in
> the next version. If they did, I missed the email!!!

Bill in Co. wrote:
> Have you looked at System Explorer, or SysInternalSuite, or programs like
> that?
>
> Big Al wrote:
>> dave@home.com wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Believe it or not, I just made the jump from 98se to XP.
>>> In 98se there was a simple but nice program to monitor various
>>> system processes. It was called sysmon.exe and one of the things it
>>> could do was monitor the ongoing download speed of the modem.
>>> It was quite customizable, and I used it constantly. (I also used it
>>> to monitor several other processes.) They were all contained in 1
>>> nice window that I always kept open on the desktop.
>>>
>>> The only thing I can find in XP is something called task monitor,
>>> I've played around with it for several hours, and imho it SUCKS!.
>>> Without going into details, I absolutely hate it.
>>>
>>> Is there another way to constantly monitor modem download speed,
>>> in graph form?
>>>
>>> Is there a third-party addon that can do this?
>>>
>>> I think sysmon.exe was great. And this new XP task monitor
>>> stinks!
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.
>>>
>>> Dave
>> Dave, most people like XP. A vast majority. Sure its got its flaws,
>> and I don't want to start a war, Linux, Vista, etc., or etc., but XP is
>> still the top runner. You've jumped about, what 8 years in software
>> all in one night. Yes, you'll miss some old tools, and like everyone
>> has done for years, we have found 3rd party software to fill the holes.
>> I don't think Microsoft ever took a pole and asked us what we want in
>> the next version. If they did, I missed the email!!!
>
>
Since you responded to me, be it accidental or on purpose, I say, yes, I
have seen those sites, and more. I've found a good number of free
utilities, even have a few outdated ones that I still prefer and they
still run. Probably why I'm hung on XP and don't want to migrate yet to
Vista. It works and I've got the tools.! What else do I need? It
ain't broke.

Big Al wrote:
> Bill in Co. wrote:
>> Have you looked at System Explorer, or SysInternalSuite, or programs like
>> that?
>>
>> Big Al wrote:
>>> dave@home.com wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Believe it or not, I just made the jump from 98se to XP.
>>>> In 98se there was a simple but nice program to monitor various
>>>> system processes. It was called sysmon.exe and one of the things it
>>>> could do was monitor the ongoing download speed of the modem.
>>>> It was quite customizable, and I used it constantly. (I also used it
>>>> to monitor several other processes.) They were all contained in 1
>>>> nice window that I always kept open on the desktop.
>>>>
>>>> The only thing I can find in XP is something called task monitor,
>>>> I've played around with it for several hours, and imho it SUCKS!.
>>>> Without going into details, I absolutely hate it.
>>>>
>>>> Is there another way to constantly monitor modem download speed,
>>>> in graph form?
>>>>
>>>> Is there a third-party addon that can do this?
>>>>
>>>> I think sysmon.exe was great. And this new XP task monitor
>>>> stinks!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>> Dave, most people like XP. A vast majority. Sure its got its flaws,
>>> and I don't want to start a war, Linux, Vista, etc., or etc., but XP is
>>> still the top runner. You've jumped about, what 8 years in software
>>> all in one night. Yes, you'll miss some old tools, and like everyone
>>> has done for years, we have found 3rd party software to fill the holes.
>>> I don't think Microsoft ever took a pole and asked us what we want in
>>> the next version. If they did, I missed the email!!!
>>
>>
> Since you responded to me, be it accidental or on purpose, I say, yes, I
> have seen those sites, and more. I've found a good number of free
> utilities, even have a few outdated ones that I still prefer and they
> still run. Probably why I'm hung on XP and don't want to migrate yet to
> Vista. It works and I've got the tools.! What else do I need? It
> ain't broke.

Well, I just caught your thread and thought it easiest to respond to it so I
wasn't directly responding to you, but figured it wouldn't matter. :-)

Incidentally, I'm with you on the XP vs Vista thing. Although there are
some things I still like better in Win98SE (perhaps most of all, being much
more in complete charge of the operating system, LOL).

But I'm sure I've missed some other ones too. So I expect you can find
what you're looking for.

But there are SOME things you won't be able to find for WinXP, such as being
able to run SFC and get a nice log file, AND being able to tell the
operating system whether or not it's ok to replace "such and such" DLL.
Nope, that's taken away in WinXP.

"We will control the horizontal....we will control the vertical..." ("we",
being MS).


dave@home.com wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:07:26 -0600, "Bill in Co."
> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Have you looked at System Explorer, or SysInternalSuite, or programs like
>> that?
>
> Thanks, Bill. I'll look into those as soon as I post this
> reply.
>
> Dave

On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:07:26 -0600, "Bill in Co."
<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Have you looked at System Explorer, or SysInternalSuite, or programs like
>that?

Thanks, Bill. I'll look into those as soon as I post this
reply.

Dave

On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:33:56 -0600, "Bill in Co."
<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>But I'm sure I've missed some other ones too. So I expect you can find
>what you're looking for.
>
>But there are SOME things you won't be able to find for WinXP, such as being
>able to run SFC and get a nice log file, AND being able to tell the
>operating system whether or not it's ok to replace "such and such" DLL.
>Nope, that's taken away in WinXP.
>
>"We will control the horizontal....we will control the vertical..." ("we",
>being MS).
>

Hi Bill,
I've been using XP for a little over a week now.
I can't believe how much more complex the OS is.
You are right: M$ controls everything, and hides a lot of it as
well.
Talk about bloat!
I don't think I'll ever go to Vista.

By the way, I've found 6 different programs that are supposed
to monitor my downloading speed. I'll be trying them out over the
next few days. (Your 2 suggestions plus 4 others.)

Thanks again.

Dave

dave@home.com wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:33:56 -0600, "Bill in Co."
> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> But I'm sure I've missed some other ones too. So I expect you can find
>> what you're looking for.
>>
>> But there are SOME things you won't be able to find for WinXP, such as
>> being
>> able to run SFC and get a nice log file, AND being able to tell the
>> operating system whether or not it's ok to replace "such and such" DLL.
>> Nope, that's taken away in WinXP.
>>
>> "WE will control the horizontal.... WE will control the vertical.."
>> ("WE", being Microsoft).
>>
>
> Hi Bill,
> I've been using XP for a little over a week now.
> I can't believe how much more complex the OS is.
> You are right: M$ controls everything, and hides a lot of it as
> well.
> Talk about bloat!
> I don't think I'll ever go to Vista.
>
> By the way, I've found 6 different programs that are supposed
> to monitor my downloading speed. I'll be trying them out over the
> next few days. (Your 2 suggestions plus 4 others.)
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Dave

Sure. Glad to be of help.
Just FYI, Dave, it's taken me *quite* a few hours (a severe understatement)
to tame this Win XP beast, to even get it "somewhat close" to being as lean
and mean as Win98SE.

(But as for Vista and ITS bloat (egads) - well, that's not even printable,
for me :-)

But I will say one or two things on XP's behalf, despite the bloat: :-)
It's a hell of lot more stable than Win9x (i.e: I haven't run into blue
screens yet, but I'll keep tryin and let u know), and it has a lot more
software - and USB - support.