Avatar
Please consider registering
guest
sp_LogInOut Log Insp_Registration Register
Register | Lost password?
Advanced Search
Forum Scope


Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
sp_Feed Topic RSSsp_topic_old
Help please - looking for timer software.
Avatar
Jim Hillier
Admin
August 15, 2010 - 8:25 pm
Member Since: August 9, 2011
Forum Posts: 2709
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I've been searching for a freeware timer which includes 2 main functions:

1) Run a program (any program) for a specified amount of time.
2) Time how long a certain program has been running - how long to completion....e.g. scanner, defragger, etc.

Anyone know of anything that will do these things for me??

Thanks.....Jim

Avatar
David Hartsock
Admin
September 2, 2010 - 6:59 am
Member Since: August 7, 2011
Forum Posts: 1117
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Jim,
I can't remember exactly which, but I believe [url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb795533.aspx:2l8sx0t6]Process Explorer or Process Monitor[/url:2l8sx0t6] will show you how much processing time each process has incurred. Unfortunately, you would need to watch the program as it completed the operation you were trying to time, as the process time would increase until the program was closed - Unless the program called a new process to perform the operation you are trying to track.

As far as a way to run a program and stop it after a predefined time this is all I could find:
[url=http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/OpeningHours/OpeningHours.exe:2l8sx0t6]OpeningHours[/url:2l8sx0t6]
[url=http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/ProcessGuard/ProcessGuard.exe:2l8sx0t6]Process Guard[/url:2l8sx0t6]

Avatar
Jim Hillier
Admin
September 2, 2010 - 2:43 pm
Member Since: August 9, 2011
Forum Posts: 2709
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Thanks Dave, having to babysit the operation is what I was trying to avoid.

I'll have a look at the other two though...thanks!!

Forum Timezone: America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Most Users Ever Online: 2303
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 39
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
Chad Johnson: 867
Mindblower: 681
carbonterry2: 356
Flying Dutchman: 278
grr: 211
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 11
Members: 3231
Moderators: 7
Admins: 3
Forum Stats:
Groups: 8
Forums: 20
Topics: 1956
Posts: 13572
Newest Members:
Toastmaster, smartwindows, instaproapk, mousetesteronline, keshamatt
Moderators: Carol Bratt: 67, dandl: 740, Jason Shuffield: 1, Jim Canfield: 8, Terry Hollett: 0, Stuart Berg: 0, John Durso: 0
Administrators: Jim Hillier: 2709, Richard Pedersen: 212, David Hartsock: 1117
Scroll to Top

WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER?

Get great content like this delivered to your inbox!

It's free, convenient, and delivered right to your inbox! We do not spam and we will not share your address. Period!