HDD monitoring on Task Bar

[Lipid Sama]

http://www.go-l.com/winxp4l/winxp4l/index.htm

If you notice the picture on top, in the task bar, there is a 3rd party prog, displaying the proz temp, plus the circles showing HDD space.. and a bunch of other stuff, does anyone know this prog, or how to get these features?

[ishiii]

Thats a good question.
I did some quick looken on google and found nothin.

[TheSmJ]

Looks like it would slow things down a bit, though.

[Dexter]

http://www.go-l.com/winxp4l/winxp4l/index.htm
does anyone know this prog, or how to get these features?


Umm, did you only look at the pictures and not read the rest of the page??


we have exclusively introduced thousands of enhancements and fine-tuned performance improvements, in order to uniquely match the Windows OS with the specific hardware of each individual computer. From GUI enhancements, to performance maximized drivers and resources, hundreds of specific tweaks are applied to every computer model and product line, taking the Windows experience to stunning new heights, and its real-world performance, to new spectacular workflow usability levels. Performance improvements include refinements in the system's and GUI's responsiveness, sub-layer hard disk data buffering and CacheFlow Technologies, file access enhancements, and several additional memory management advancements, that aid in both your simple daily computing tasks, as well as your hard-core professional applications.

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While you are working, monitoring your Hard Drives available storage space, internet or LAN bandwidth, transfer speeds, CPU utilization, Tasks Manager, available RAM, and much more, is all a snap and always available at your fingertips, without having to close any applications or switching views. Our Customizable Optical Drives Controls, full Date display with time, date, and day of the week are also easy to manage and view at all times.


These features are built into the computers by this manufacturer, "l". To get these features, buy one of their computers dude.

Dexter...

[Dexter]

However, to follow that up, here are a couple of alternatives, courtesy of download.com:

http://download.com.com/3000-2086-10224525.html?tag=lst-0-6

http://download.com.com/3000-2086-10237338.html?tag=lst-0-15

http://download.com.com/3000-2086-10251687.html?tag=lst-0-12

http://download.com.com/3000-2086-10157772.html?tag=lst-0-17

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[Black Hawk]

Looks like it would slow things down a bit, though.Not really. I've used Samurize with alot more info on the screen and it barely uses 1% CPU cycles.

[Dexter]

Not really. I've used Samurize with alot more info on the screen and it barely uses 1% CPU cycles.

Agreed. I tested the top link in my list above, an app called FreeMonitor, and it allows you to set the monitoring cycle for whatever frequency you want, ie chcek RAM ever 5 seconds, check CPU every 2 seconds, check disks every minute, etc. The app itself is small, so it should have barely any noticeable effect on resources.

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