process identifier (PID)

[BoB]

Does anyone know what process identifier (PID) is? Any
information you can give me will be appreciated. Like what
it is used for, and where you can find it.

[Eric Fitzgerald [MSFT]]

A PID is a number that uniquely identifies a running process on a system.
PIDs are re-used frequently, so to map a PID to a process after the process
has terminated, you need to enable "Process Tracking" (aka "Detailed
Tracking") auditing for success events in auditing policy.

To see the PIDs of the processes on your system, you can use the Task
Manager (taskmgr.exe) (might have to View/Select Columns...) or the
TASKLIST.VBS command line tool.

Eric

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"BoB" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know what process identifier (PID) is? Any
> information you can give me will be appreciated. Like what
> it is used for, and where you can find it.

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

"Eric Fitzgerald [MSFT]" wrote:

> A PID is a number that uniquely identifies a running process on a system.
> PIDs are re-used frequently, so to map a PID to a process after the process
> has terminated, you need to enable "Process Tracking" (aka "Detailed
> Tracking") auditing for success events in auditing policy.
>
> To see the PIDs of the processes on your system, you can use the Task
> Manager (taskmgr.exe) (might have to View/Select Columns...) or the
> TASKLIST.VBS command line tool.

Hi

WinXP Pro has a command line tool tasklist.exe that shows it (I don't think it
comes with Home).


Some freeware tools from http://www.sysinternals.com/ that also show the PID:

Process Explorer (GUI)
The command line utilities PsList.exe in the free PsTools suite

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[Cyrus Gray [MSFT]]

Hello Bob,
When windows starts a new process/application it identifies the process
to the system using a Process Identifier. You can view the PID's associated
for your applications by pressing (Ctrl-Shift-Enc) to open the Task Manager.
Then select Processes. Then Choose View --> Select Columns. Check PID (Top
Left) and click OK. Your PIDs will now show up on the Process column.

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"BoB" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know what process identifier (PID) is? Any
> information you can give me will be appreciated. Like what
> it is used for, and where you can find it.