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SuperHero

Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:38 am Post subject: Analyzing 3 months of Vista reliability data |
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ZDnet wrote: |
A Windows Vista feature which I make use of regularly is the Reliability Monitor. While being far from an ideal metric for measuring reliability, it does offer users a simple way to tell if their system is behaving or misbehaving. The other day I looked at the data I have collected for my main quad-core system and realized that I had just over three months of data collected since I wiped the system and upgraded to 64-bit Vista Ultimate. With that much data I thought that it would be interesting to take a closer look at this data and see what kind of issues my system has experienced over the past three months.
In case you�ve not come across the Reliability Monitor, here�s how you get to it:
* The quick way:
Click Start and type Perfmon into the Start Search box, and click the Perfmon shortcut when it appears. then click on Reliability Monitor.
* The long way:
Click Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Performance Rating and Tools > Advanced Tools > Open Reliability and Performance Monitor > Reliability Monitor.
The Reliability Monitor gives you access to a lot of varied and useful information.
* A System Stability Chart which shows you a stability rating between 10 and 0 (the higher the number the better).
* The chart also shows if any of the following occurred on a particular day:
- Software (Un)Install
- Application Failures
- Hardware Failures
- Windows Failures
- Miscellaneous Failures
* There is also a system stability report for each day which gives a breakdown of each of the above categories for each day.
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Location: KC
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a nice little tool for a general picture. Be interested to know what you guys are getting with your systems.
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Temporary
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:16 am Post subject: |
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So far mine is at 100% reliable...
Mainly cause Vista is not installed  |
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