1000 points to whomever finds me the software I decide to use!

Needs to work on Windows 2003 Server, and Windows XP

Remote would be a bonus

google turned up this:
http://www.efsoftware.com/sm/e.htm

Q. Does Microsoft offer any tools to help diagnose Windows Server 2003
performance problems?

A. Microsoft has released the Windows Server 2003 Server Performance
Advisor--a tool designed to help troubleshoot Windows 2003 performance
problems. Neither Windows XP nor Windows 2000 platforms support this
tool. The tool is available at
http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=4EA:2DB31 .
After you download the tool, execute the .msi file and follow the
onscreen prompts to perform the following steps:
  1. Click Next to go to the "Welcome to the Server Performance
Advisor Setup Wizard" introduction screen.
  2. Click "I accept" on the license page, then click Next.
  3. Accept the default installation location and select whether the
tool will be used by just the person installing the tool or by all
administrators, as the figure at
http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=4F3:2DB31 shows.
Click Next.
  4. The wizard prompts you for a location for the temporary storage
of performance log files. Accept the default--C:\perflogs\data
location--and click Next.
  5. Next, the wizard prompts you for a reports folder location.
Again, accept the default location (C:\perfLogs) and click Next. Click
Next to begin the installation. When the installation is finished,
click Finish.

You'll now have a new Start menu item, Server Performance Advisor,
which you can use to start the advisor process.

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Q. How can I use the Windows Server 2003 Performance Advisor?

A. After you install the Windows 2003 Performance Advisor, as explained
in the FAQ "Does Microsoft offer any tools to help diagnose Windows
Server 2003 performance problems?" start the program via its new Start
menu Server Performance Advisor shortcut (spa.exe in the C:\program
files\server performance advisor folder). You can also use the command-
line tool, spacmd.exe, which lets you initiate many of the same actions
as the GUI does.
  The Performance Advisor introduction screen, which the figure at
http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=4F9:2DB31 shows, has several
options: a tour, the ability to add or repair collector groups, and a
link to the Help file. The Quick Tour option walks you through the
steps for starting the data-collection process, logging the data, and
creating a report that's based on the collected data.
  While the tool gathers the data, you'll see several CD-ROM icons in
the task tray, as the figure at
http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=4F7:2DB31 shows. When data
collection is finished, you'll see a report icon in the task tray. You
click the report icon to view the output of the process. This report
highlights potential problem areas that the tool identified.
  Data-collector groups collect and report about data specific to
certain areas of functionality. For example, by default you have data-
collector groups called System Overview (a general health report of the
overall system state), Active Directory, IIS, and File, which return
reports specific to these areas. You can create additional data-
collector groups by selecting Add/Repair Data Collector Groups from the
File menu (or by using the link on the main welcome screen). These
operations make available additional options such as Active Directory
Application Mode (ADAM) and Print Spooler. Select Yes in the Add/Repair
column to add the new group to your console, as the figure at
http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=4F6:2DB31 shows.
  To run a report for a specific area, select its collector group in
the left pane (the scope tree). If you don't see the scope tree, click
the filing cabinet icon in the task tray (button "a" in the figure at
http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=501:2DB31 After you select
a collector, for example Active Directory (AD) at "b" in the figure,
click the Start button (the green arrow at "c" on the tool bar). The
status bar will display the process and duration of the collection.
After the collection process is finished, you can select the report
icon from the task tray or select the Current item from the Reports
leaf of the collector ("d" in the figure).
  When you select the Reports leaf, you'll see that the reports are
grouped into computer, year, month, and date order. When you view the
report, note the icons at the top of the report. They let you delete
the report, view the Performance Monitor output that the tool captured,
and other options.
  Notice in the figure at
http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=502:2DB31 you can also see
the types of collection being performed (e.g., active_directory_perf,
active_directory_reg). If you select any of these options, the details
pane shows the details of what will be collected. Notice that the tool
doesn't use performance counters only; it also uses registry keys and
numerous traces.
  Performance Advisor has many other advanced features. For example,
you can use the schedule capability to set a schedule to run a report
every 30 minutes. These reports are set on a per-data-collector level.
The tool's Help documentation is good.
  You should run this tool during a typical processing time to obtain
a baseline report for the system so that when you experience a problem,
you'll have benchmarks to compare with. You should find Performance
Advisor a valuable addition to your toolkit.

I knew archiving all those old e-mails would come in handy some day. Gotta love gmail's ever expanding storage

I use this almost every day.

Memory and CPU Observer

And I still have an older version of VNC (when it was still free) if you're interested.  Makes connecting remotely (from inside a network) a snap.

http://www.gfi.com/nsm/

I <3 this thing.

Thats an easy thing for an anonymous n00b to say. I swear you people who answer switch to X for everything are the biggest n00bs and lamers. You apparently have NO idea about how bussiness dictates what some of us it PROFESIONALS have to make work. Maybe if you were serious about switching people you could offer a little more. Apparently Pride has a reason for needing said software.  If he said "What is a good monitoring software." and didn't specify OS then maybe your answer would be more acceptable. But he stated for Windows.

Now, don't get me wrong, I am not defending Windows. I am stating your reply was LAME.