![]() ![]() (BTW, clicking on "Resource Monitor" actually launches Windows own/built-in "Microsoft Management Console" on its System Monitor page.)Īlso, upon reviewing my older 2008 installation I notice that less has changed in terms of major features than I originally thought. It would be great if AnVir provided a "search" feature on their Documentation web pages, especially since the user forum links are not working (keeps redirecting to the AnVir home page). Still, I have yet to find a reference to "Hardware Monitor" or "Resource Monitor" in the online help pages. I went back to the original machine (a "netbook" with a small screen) and up-sized the AvTM window and, once big enough - voila! - the button for "Hardware Monitor" suddenly popped into view next to the "Resource Monitor" button. OK, on another machine with a bigger screen I saw the top-row button for "Hardware Monitor" in plain sight. This is a highly-recommended utility you should get for those times when you will need it. Since using it way back then to clean up and tweak my system(s) based on AnVir's useful product/process descriptions, they have been much more stable. That's too bad.īut, all in all, a very nice program which I can confirm still works fine on XP. Unfortunately, I could find no online help in their support "forum" pages since AnVir appears to have removed the user support forum altogether (today, anyway - there was a reference to them in a Google page cache from February this year). seems like a high ranking for their own program. The EXE file for it (OpenHardwareMonitor.exe, 2014 by Michael Möller) is in a folder (theirs, I presume) under the AnVir program folder yet AnVir itself lists the still-running process as a 34% security risk. When I clicked on it and the info window displayed, it appeared to contain useful info - I wish I had studied it more closely while it was on screen. I'm not sure what I did to make it display in the first place - I just noticed it after a while, an icon newly appeared in the system tray. Oddly, though, after closing that window for "Open Hardware Monitor", the tray icon disappeared and I can find nothing in the help files which references it, nor is it listed under Options for enabling/disabling. I'm impressed with the additional details that have been added since those earlier versions - lots of Windows environment tweaks separate little floating monitoring windows for CPU, disk drives, memory, network traffic, and (briefly) open hardware etc.Īlso, I have really missed the feature of recognizing and calling attention to newly-added software (which works since a last running of AnVir, even if shut down) along with the process/product descriptions, assigned risk assessments, and the ability to disable them and the ability to categorize all sorts of startups (services, toolbars, background apps) and choose to easily disable or delay them during startup. Perhaps AnVir is the best all-around all-in-one utility as it combines features of what the others require separate apps to accomplish. ![]() However, both Anvir and Glary lost their registration somewhere along the way, so I'm very glad to see AnVir back and am very tempted to purchase a Pro license. Along with TaskInfo (from, no longer updated but still pretty good), Glary Utilities, and MS SysInternals collection (Process Explorer/Monitor, Autoruns), it has been one of my favorite Windows maintenance utilities. I originally got introduced to AnVir via GOTD back with version 5.x, around 2008. I also like the warning when changes are made to the system in the background. I use it to control the sequence of what loads in addition to really delaying a couple that don't let me get started working quickly. There may be other software that provides a similar function, but this one is reliable and consistent without causing problems. Instead, I'm able to run AnVir all the time, yet ctrl-alt-del to launch task manager when I need it. For that reason, I don't choose the option to replace Task Manager. They're all better than Win task manager, except in one case - I have a process that sometimes locks up the mouse and I can't get AnVir open. I've used the past GOTD versions and the free version for years. That's just started happening recently and I assume it's due to an AVG update because for years, I've not had to do that step.īest registration ever! I had the readme file open and ready to grab the key but the registration window popped up with the name and key fields already filled in waiting for my approval. ![]() Installed fine on Win8.1 once I temporarily disabled AVG. ![]()
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