New ways to do familiar performance monitoring tasks

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

New ways to do familiar tasks

The following table lists common tasks for System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts (hosted in the Performance console, named Perfmon.msc). The user interface for performing these tasks is different in the Windows Server 2003 family and Windows 2000 from the way it was in Windows NT version 4.0. Many of the toolbar buttons remain the same among the three operating systems and can be used instead of the steps listed in this table.

If you want to	In Windows NT 4.0 use	In Windows 2000 or the Windows Server 2003 family use
Create a chart of performance data: See Work with Monitoring Views.	Performance Monitor on the Administrative Tools menu.	Open System Monitor.
Create a report of performance data: See Change from graph view to histogram or report views.	Performance Monitor on the Administrative Tools menu.	Open System Monitor.
Create a log: See Create a counter log or Create a trace log.	Performance Monitor on the Administrative Tools menu.	Open Performance.
Create an alert: See Create an alert.	Performance Monitor on the Administrative Tools menu.	Open Performance.