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Part VI ✦ Managing the Network Figure 22-13: The System Monitor shows how your computer relates to the network. Using the Windows XP System Monitor The XP System Monitor is similar to the Windows 98 program. The System Monitor appears in a Microsoft Management Console, which is the underlying frame of all Windows 2000 and XP administrative tools. You use the System Monitor to measure processes that are most active, or that drain the majority of resources. To start the Windows XP System Monitor, click Start ➪ Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools and double-click Performance. To exit the System Monitor, click File ➪ Exit. Figure 22-14 illustrates the Windows XP System Monitor. You can see peaks in the graph that identify when another computer used this computer’s resources. Using third-party system monitors You can find many third-party system monitors on the Internet. Some system monitors are targeted for viewing one computer’s processes, others enable you to view the network and connections, and yet other monitors enable you to view activities over the Internet. Internet spyware, or surveillance software, is an up-and-coming category of system monitors. This software monitors your spouse, children, or others’ activity on the Internet. For exam- ple, if your daughter receives an e-mail from a friend, you receive the e-mail at the same time. Many programs can also record chats and log keystrokes. Chapter 22 ✦ Using Network Management Tools ✦ System Monitor by SoftPedia.com is a program for Windows 2000 and XP. System Monitor analyzes disk usage, memory, disk drives, and network adapters. You can scan the network for available computers and view and even manage remote computers. System Monitor is shareware with a cost of 99 if you plan to use it after trying it www.softpedia.com. ✦ Big Brother by Quest Software is free and available for Linux and Windows. Big Brother enables you to monitor your system, your network, and the Web. You can monitor everyone in real time to see what each user is doing at any given moment www.quest. combigbrother. ✦ Symom by Moebius is a freeware program that monitors processes, services, band- width, applications, and so on and is available for Windows and Linux environments www.symom.com. ✦ Spector Pro can record Web sites, e-mail, chats, and keystrokes so you can view the activities of anyone on your network who surfs the Internet. Spector Pro costs around 150. For more information, go to www.spectorsoft.com. ✦ Then there are anti-spyware programs, such as Cube’d Productions’ System Monitor Detector. System Monitor Detector is shareware that helps you see if your system is being monitored by a program that records keystrokes, mouse movement, and so on www.botspot.com. ✦ SpyCop costs around 20 and is another anti-spyware program. SpyCop is for Windows and blocks many programs that are designed to spy, infect, and otherwise harm your computer www.spycop.com. Figure 22-14: Processor peaks appear when another computer uses resources.