Show system Information in Windows 7 Taskbar

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Windows 7 has performance counters that allow you to follow the occupation of computer resources: CPU occupancy, available free RAM, loads of hard disk, etc.. These counters are located in the Administrative Tools in Windows 7.

For a glance at any time the occupancy of your computer, you can place directly into the visual meter taskbar Windows 7. A color code and a chart will tell you so directly in the icon counter the use of your CPU, your memory and your hard drive.

To place these counters in the Windows taskbar, you'll need the free Taskbar Meters. The software allows you to customize the different levels of charges: green, yellow and red.

You can even set Windows to display these counters from the start of your computer.

Download And setup Taskbar Meters:

It is incredibly simple meters that live in the Windows 7 task bar. Meters Taskbar is a free software that requires no installation. You just have to unzip the archive. Here is how to do that:

• Click here to download and select a folder to download Taskbar Meters in the Downloads folder, for example.
  
• Once the download is complete, click the Open button.
  
• Click Allow.
  
• Click on the button Extract all files.
  
• In the wizard that opens, click the Browse button.
  
• Select the drive (C) and click OK.
  
• Click the Extract button.
  
• Once unzipped, the reader (C) is open. If this is not the case, double click the Computer icon and then on drive C:. Double click the folder named TaskbarMeters .

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Following the resources of the processor:

The counter TaskbarCpuMeter will allow you to follow the occupation percentages of your processor.

• Double-click the file to start the timer TaskbarCpuMeter.exe processor.
  
  
• Uncheck the Always ask before opening this file and click Run.
  
  
• The meter is then lodge in the taskbar. The occupation of the processor is displayed in real time directly in the icon of the counter. The color changes to yellow when the occupancy exceeds 60% and red when it exceeds 80%, that is to say that your processor is under strain.
  
  
• Click on the icon to modify these levels.
  
  
• Click the right mouse button on the meter and click Open Task Manager to open the Task Manager and view the programs and open processes.
  
  
• Click Open to view the Resource Monitor Resource Monitor and graphics and detailed information on the occupation of different parts of your computer.
  
  
• You can leave the counter displayed continuously. If you want to close it, click the right mouse button and click Close.

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Following the memory Resources:

The counter TaskbarMemoryMeter will allow you to follow the occupation percentages of RAM present in your computer.

• Double-click the file to start the timer TaskbarMemoryMeter.exe memory.
  
  
• Uncheck the Always ask before opening this file and click Run.
  
  
• The meter is then lodge in the taskbar. The occupation of the memory is displayed in real time directly in the icon of the counter. The color changes to yellow when the occupancy exceeds 60% and red when it exceeds 80%, that is to say that not much memory free.
  
  
• Click on the icon to modify these levels.
  
  
• As for the counter TaskbarCpuMeter, you will find shortcuts to the Task Manager and the Resource Monitor in the menu that appears after right clicking on the icon TaskbarMemoryMeter.

Follow the drive space:

The counter TaskbarDiskIOMeter allows you to track activity on your hard disk by measuring the exchange of data between your hard drive and software and services you use.

• Double-click the file to start the timer TaskbarDiskIOMeter.exe memory.
  
  
• Uncheck the Always ask before opening this file and click Run.
  
  
• The meter is then lodge in the taskbar. The disk usage is displayed in real time directly in the icon of the counter. The color changes to yellow when the occupancy exceeds 60% and red when it exceeds 80%, that is to say that your hard disk is heavily used.
  
  
• Click on the icon to modify these levels.
  
  
• As for the counter TaskbarCpuMeter, you will find shortcuts to the Task Manager and the Resource Monitor in the menu that appears after right clicking on the icon TaskbarDiskIOMeter.

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"You can also make it run automatically at boot counters. To view the counters permanently in the taskbar, you can configure Windows to run automatically when Windows starts. To do so, just follow these simple steps:

1. Open the folder where you unzipped Taskbar Meters, C: \ Taskbar Meters in our example.
   
2. Select the counters you want to run automatically at startup.
   
3. Click the right mouse button on the selection and click Create Shortcut.
   
4. A shortcut for each program is created and selected. Click on the Organize menu and then click Cut.
   
5. Click the Start button, click All Programs. Click the right mouse button on Start and click Open.
   
6. In the window that appears, click Organize and then click Paste.
   
7. Shortcuts are now in the Startup folder in the Start menu.
   
8. They are automatically executed and placed in the taskbar when Windows starts.

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