cpu, memory, bandwidth monitor applet

[mark-OGhnF3Lt4opAfugRpC6u6w at public.gmane.org (Mark J. Dulcey)]

Eric Chadbourne wrote:
> hi all.
> 
> i'm using windows a more lately and i'm trying to find a system monitor 
> applet similar to the gnome applet.  i googled but everything i found 
> was from somebody i've never heard of (and don't trust) or cost money (i 
> trust them even less).  anybody know of such a program for xp?  or is 
> there a windows equivalent to 'top'?  with all the stuff i have running 
> on my home workstation it's nice to have that constant info.  minimizing 
> task manager isn't amusing enough.  thanks for any tips.

Have a look at Process Explorer from Sysinternals (www.sysinternals.com) 
-- they're part of Microsoft now, so it's as trustworthy as anything 
having to do with Windows can be.