Microsoft KB Archive/279237

= Multiple Instances of Processes May Not Appear in Performance Logs =

PSS ID Number: 279237

Article Last Modified on 11/20/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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This article was previously published under Q279237



SYMPTOMS
When you view a Performance log that you gathered by using the Windows 2000 Performance tool, multiple instances of the same process may not appear in the log.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows 2000.

For additional information about how to download Windows 2000 SP2, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Workaround
To work around this problem:
 * 1) Use Perfmon4 from the Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit to monitor and collect the data.
 * 2) Use a Windows NT 4.0 computer to remotely monitor the Windows 2000 computer.
 * 3) If the processes that you need monitor is already running, manually add all instances of those processes. You cannot view further instances of those processes that are started after the log starts.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
If you add the Process Performance Object by selecting All instances, multiple instances of a process do not appear in the log.

Additional query words: performance monitor missing

Keywords: kbenv kbPerformance kbprb w2000perf KB279237

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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