Which Windows panel describes currently running processes on Windows XP Professional

[Abdullah30]

I am new to Windows Operating System. I have been using Linux distribution from many years. So being noob I would like to know which panel under Windows provides a list of all the processes that running on my Windows OS? Can you help me out how to find which panel provides the processes list running on my Windows XP Professional?

[Devasis]

Windows Task Manager is an application included with Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that provides 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. You can use Task Manager to start programs, to start or to end processes, and to view a dynamic display of your computer's performance. To start Task Manager, take any of the following actions:

- Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click Task Manager.
- Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
- Right-click an empty area of the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.

[Rajesh4mLA]

If you want to start/stop certain services than msconfig utility is very essential for you. MSConfig is a utility to troubleshoot the Windows startup process. MSConfig modifies which programs run at startup, edits certain configuration files, and simplifies controls over Windows services. You can run msconfig command from the Run dialog box to get into it.

[XSI]

You can even use the below command to know all the processes that are running on your Windows operating system:

Option Explicit
      Private Sub Command1_Click()
      List1.Clear
         Dim cb As Long
         Dim cbNeeded As Long
         Dim NumElements As Long
         Dim ProcessIDs() As Long
         Dim cbNeeded2 As Long
         Dim NumElements2 As Long
         Dim Modules(1 To 200) As Long
         Dim lRet As Long
         Dim ModuleName As String
         Dim nSize As Long
         Dim hProcess As Long
         Dim i As Long
         'Get the array containing the process id's for each process object
         cb = 8
         cbNeeded = 96
         Do While cb <= cbNeeded
            cb = cb * 2
            ReDim ProcessIDs(cb / 4) As Long
            lRet = EnumProcesses(ProcessIDs(1), cb, cbNeeded)
         Loop
         NumElements = cbNeeded / 4

         For i = 1 To NumElements
            'Get a handle to the Process
            hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION _
               Or PROCESS_VM_READ, 0, ProcessIDs(i))
            'Got a Process handle
            If hProcess <> 0 Then
                'Get an array of the module handles for the specified
                'process
                lRet = EnumProcessModules(hProcess, Modules(1), 200, _
                                             cbNeeded2)
                'If the Module Array is retrieved, Get the ModuleFileName
                If lRet <> 0 Then
                   ModuleName = Space(MAX_PATH)
                   nSize = 500
                   lRet = GetModuleFileNameExA(hProcess, Modules(1), _
                                   ModuleName, nSize)
                   List1.AddItem Left(ModuleName, lRet)
                End If
            End If
          'Close the handle to the process
         lRet = CloseHandle(hProcess)
         Next
      End Sub

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