Determine how long a process or application runs at startup

[GregFiore]

I am looking for a program that will log the execution time for each process and application during startup. The most important thing about startup processes (In my way of thinking) are:
1. What is the process name and what executed it.
2. Is this process or application harmful or even needed.
3. How long does this process or application run.

I have used msconfig, turned on boot logging and watched
to see if something took longer to execute. I have used HighJack this, and recently aswrite.exe. I have started the computer in Safe Mode, and in msconfig Diagnostic mode. These techniques require a slow process of elimination to find the culprit. The real issue is execution time. If it is small and the process is not bad, then those process can stay. It's the ones that take too much time that need to be investigated. I realize that there is overhead associated with logging and time measurement, however it is relative and each process would pay the same penalty.
Greg Fiore

 

[linney]

Microsoft once had a tool for improving Boot times called Bootvis, they no longer recommend it for XP, but it did have some useful output on boot loading times of drivers and perhaps processes, you might like to have a look at it.


Fast Boot / Fast Resume Design

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/default.mspx

Download.

http://www.softnews.ro/public/cat/12/2/12-2-1.shtml

 

[GregFiore]

Thanks Linney,
I am in the process of downloading the Microsoft
program and will give it a try. I will let you know
how it works...Thanks again,
Greg Fiore