| Version | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Rapidware |
| Release date | Nov 6, 2008 |
| Date added | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Os requirements | Windows, Windows Vista |
| Requirements | Windows Vista |
| Total downloads | 613 |
| Downloads per week | 1 |
| Price | Free |
Description
Activ for Vista can monitor in real-time: processes start/stop, reporting process name, ID and command line. Loading of images (DLLs), reporting image name, process ID where this image is loaded into, image base address and size. Registry functions execution, reporting key and value names as well as status of the execution.
File open/create, read, write, rename reporting process ID (PID) that accessed a file, file name, desired access, share access, file attributes, options, buffer length and status of the executed operation. Activ for Vista monitors extended set of Registry functions. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Review
Activ for Vista is a free program that claims to monitor your system's processes, DLLs, and Registry. Thanks to an unintuitive user interface and lack of user guidance, we never got very far with this program.
The user interface is too plain and too vague. There are three check boxes on the left side of the small window for settings: Process Start/Stop, DLL (Image) Load, and Registry. On the right side of the window are the file creation options. Not knowing where to go next, we checked off our monitor settings and clicked the Apply button. Nothing happened. We then checked off the option to create a new file, but again, nothing happened. There is a Help button at the bottom of the interface, but it wasn't working during our tests. A link to the publisher's Web site is listed on the interface but, par for the course with this program, it doesn't work. And even after a visit to the publisher's site, we didn't find the guidance we needed, only links to e-mail technical support.
If you're looking for a free program to monitor your system's processes, we suggest you keep looking for a program that is more intuitive and effective.
