Wesmosis Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 (edited) hey guyzas I mentioned above I hate the crappy retarded handicapped (Task Manager)I'm in love with Process Explorer v8.41 from Sysinternals.comso how to make PE is the Default process manager instead of TM!of course UA!BTW, there is option in PE to Replace the Task Manager, so I bet there is a registry entry for that out of the topic, PE is a cool software for the pro users: Edited July 23, 2005 by Wesmosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Zugec Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Mark Russinovich is using Profile Image Path for replacing task manager with process explorer... just dump the registry, thats all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesmosis Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 plz can you elaborate more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaki Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Check what changes it does in the registry when putting it default.Otherwise, is it a single-.exe? Otherwise try renaming it to taskmgr.exe and replacing it in the i286 folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Zugec Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Oops, sorry, I didnt notice you posted. The trick is quite simple. You must attach Process Explorer to TaskMgr as Debugger, so when taskmgr is launched, instead of running procexp will be launch with taskmgr parameter. How to do it? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exeCreate REG_SZ value Debugger with data, that will point to process explorer exe file. So for example c:\ExePath\process-monitor.exe in my case. This is the most complex method for replacing programs, you can do the same with notepad or iexplore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Just looking at mine, as i'd like to do this also, I don't have the taskmgr.exe option available.Can this be created as a subkey, do the REG_SZ thing and it all be ok? or do i have an underlying issue.TaskManager runs perfectly fine with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Zugec Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 TaskMgr.exe is not value, it is name of the Key! Under this key create REG_SZ value Debugger with path to "debugger"See the attached picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesmosis Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 Otherwise, is it a single-.exe? Otherwise try renaming it to taskmgr.exe and replacing it in the i286 folderyeah it's ONLY 1 excutable file@Martinyou da man!, I'll give it a shot and tell ya what happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridShadow Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Just in case - i think you've picked up on it but isnt it the i386 folder not i286? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesmosis Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 yeah for sure he meant i386 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbe Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Are there any speed hits or disadvantages with this method of "replacing"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfrost Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Here's a NSIS Script for PE: http://digitalfrost.planetzord.de/content.php?article.10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Zugec Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Nope, there are no speed penalties However you must keep in mind, that original program is passed as parameter to new program. You can see it when you try to attach notepad.exe as debugger - it will open, however with some text inside (the passed program opened). Usual workaround I like to use is to create passing script, that will remove parameters and runs designated program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesmosis Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 @DigitalFrsotthanx for you method, but I didn't understand much from the NSIS scrpit!any more explanation how to use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfrost Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 (edited) NSIS is the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, take a look here: http://nsis.sf.net/you put the script into a .nsi file into the same directory where the process explorer files are and compile the script with makensisw, you should get a file named procexp_setup.exe, this is your installer. For unattened installation run "procexp_setup.exe /S"Edit: Also take a look at the nsis documentation it's pretty good and easy to understand IMO.Also note that I am using upx for further compression. Make sure it's in your path or comment that part out. Edited July 26, 2005 by digitalfrost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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