Hardware Device Manager property pages

[John John - MVP]

Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance? Or do you just
want to get rid of the PerfDisk event warning?

One of your applications might be wanting to monitor disk performance
but by default in Windows 2000 the Disk Performance Counters are
disabled, the counters must be enabled at the Command Prompt with the
Diskperf command, after you run the command a reboot is required to
enable the counters.

If you just want to get rid of the warning disable the performance
counter responsible, this tool will help you find the counter:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...AB-793193604BA4
Download details: Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tool : Extensible
Performance Counter List (exctrlst.exe)

John


Tracey wrote:
> Where do I find the Hardware Device Manager property pages?
> I rClick on the Device Manager and all I see is and , but
> no "properties" settings.
>
> Please advise.
> Thanks, Tracey
>
> Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: PerfDisk
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 2001
> Date: 8/19/2009
> Time: 11:15:39 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: MINE
> Description: Unable to read the disk performance information from the
> system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at least one
> physical disk or logical volume in order for these counters to appear.
> Disk performance counters can be enabled by using the Hardware Device
> Manager property pages. Status code returned is data DWORD 0.
> Data: 0000: 6f 10 00 00 o...

 

[Tracey]

Where do I find the Hardware Device Manager property pages?
I rClick on the Device Manager and all I see is and , but
no "properties" settings.

Please advise.
Thanks, Tracey

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: PerfDisk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2001
Date: 8/19/2009
Time: 11:15:39 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MINE
Description: Unable to read the disk performance information from the
system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at least one
physical disk or logical volume in order for these counters to appear.
Disk performance counters can be enabled by using the Hardware Device
Manager property pages. Status code returned is data DWORD 0.
Data: 0000: 6f 10 00 00 o...

 

[BillW50]

In news:uCciuddIKHA.4608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,
Tracey typed on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:46:33 -0500:
>> Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance?
> This is a good question, but I don't know how I should answer that
> yet.
> This issue came up when I installed a disk-test-tool to check out some
> inexpensive USB hubs that I bought to make sure they were working (and
> to see if there was any noticeable degradation in speed).
>
> The program totally swamped my Application Log with these messages.
>
> Thanks, Tracey
> BTW Would the [disk performance monitor] also help any with early
> detection of disk failure (I've been bit by that before)?

hdsentinel is something that I like a lot for this purpose. Unregistered
version does most of what the paid version does, except logging if I
remember correctly.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2

 

[John John - MVP]

Tracey wrote:
> >Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance?
> This is a good question, but I don't know how I should answer that yet.
>
> This issue came up when I installed a disk-test-tool to check out some
> inexpensive USB hubs that I bought to make sure they were working (and
> to see if there was any noticeable degradation in speed).

The utility wants to run perfdisk counters but, as I said earlier, by
default disk counters are disabled on Windows 2000. You can enable the
counters, at a Command Prompt issue the following Command then reboot
the computer:

diskperf -y


To disable the counters:

diskperf -n


John

>
> The program totally swamped my Application Log with these messages.
>
> Thanks, Tracey
> BTW Would the [disk performance monitor] also help any with early
> detection of disk failure (I've been bit by that before)?
>
>
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance? Or do you just
>> want to get rid of the PerfDisk event warning?
>>
>> One of your applications might be wanting to monitor disk performance
>> but by default in Windows 2000 the Disk Performance Counters are
>> disabled, the counters must be enabled at the Command Prompt with the
>> Diskperf command, after you run the command a reboot is required to
>> enable the counters.
>>
>> If you just want to get rid of the warning disable the performance
>> counter responsible, this tool will help you find the counter:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...AB-793193604BA4
>>
>> Download details: Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tool : Extensible
>> Performance Counter List (exctrlst.exe)
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> Tracey wrote:
>>> Where do I find the Hardware Device Manager property pages?
>>> I rClick on the Device Manager and all I see is and ,
>>> but no "properties" settings.
>>>
>>> Please advise.
>>> Thanks, Tracey
>>>
>>> Event Type: Warning
>>> Event Source: PerfDisk
>>> Event Category: None
>>> Event ID: 2001
>>> Date: 8/19/2009
>>> Time: 11:15:39 PM
>>> User: N/A
>>> Computer: MINE
>>> Description: Unable to read the disk performance information from the
>>> system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at least one
>>> physical disk or logical volume in order for these counters to
>>> appear. Disk performance counters can be enabled by using the
>>> Hardware Device Manager property pages. Status code returned is data
>>> DWORD 0.
>>> Data: 0000: 6f 10 00 00 o...

 

[Tracey]

>Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance?
This is a good question, but I don't know how I should answer that yet.

This issue came up when I installed a disk-test-tool to check out some
inexpensive USB hubs that I bought to make sure they were working (and
to see if there was any noticeable degradation in speed).

The program totally swamped my Application Log with these messages.

Thanks, Tracey
BTW Would the [disk performance monitor] also help any with early
detection of disk failure (I've been bit by that before)?


John John - MVP wrote:
> Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance? Or do you just
> want to get rid of the PerfDisk event warning?
>
> One of your applications might be wanting to monitor disk performance
> but by default in Windows 2000 the Disk Performance Counters are
> disabled, the counters must be enabled at the Command Prompt with the
> Diskperf command, after you run the command a reboot is required to
> enable the counters.
>
> If you just want to get rid of the warning disable the performance
> counter responsible, this tool will help you find the counter:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...AB-793193604BA4
>
> Download details: Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tool : Extensible
> Performance Counter List (exctrlst.exe)
>
> John
>
>
> Tracey wrote:
>> Where do I find the Hardware Device Manager property pages?
>> I rClick on the Device Manager and all I see is and ,
>> but no "properties" settings.
>>
>> Please advise.
>> Thanks, Tracey
>>
>> Event Type: Warning
>> Event Source: PerfDisk
>> Event Category: None
>> Event ID: 2001
>> Date: 8/19/2009
>> Time: 11:15:39 PM
>> User: N/A
>> Computer: MINE
>> Description: Unable to read the disk performance information from the
>> system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at least one
>> physical disk or logical volume in order for these counters to appear.
>> Disk performance counters can be enabled by using the Hardware Device
>> Manager property pages. Status code returned is data DWORD 0.
>> Data: 0000: 6f 10 00 00 o...

 

[Tracey]

I ran C:\>diskperf -y and rebooted.
My Application log is {still} being swamped with the same warnings.
Am I missing something?

Thank, Tracey
Just in case I was hallucinating I re-ran C:\>diskperf -y with the
following result: Both Logical and Physical Disk Performance counters on
this system are currently set to start at boot. No changes are made.

"No changes made" seems to me that I ran diskperf right the first time
and that the system acknowledges that.

John John - MVP wrote:
> Tracey wrote:
>> >Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance?
>> This is a good question, but I don't know how I should answer that yet.
>>
>> This issue came up when I installed a disk-test-tool to check out some
>> inexpensive USB hubs that I bought to make sure they were working (and
>> to see if there was any noticeable degradation in speed).
>
> The utility wants to run perfdisk counters but, as I said earlier, by
> default disk counters are disabled on Windows 2000. You can enable the
> counters, at a Command Prompt issue the following Command then reboot
> the computer:
>
> diskperf -y
>
>
> To disable the counters:
>
> diskperf -n
>
>
> John
>
>>
>> The program totally swamped my Application Log with these messages.
>>
>> Thanks, Tracey
>> BTW Would the [disk performance monitor] also help any with early
>> detection of disk failure (I've been bit by that before)?
>>
>>
>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>> Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance? Or do you just
>>> want to get rid of the PerfDisk event warning?
>>>
>>> One of your applications might be wanting to monitor disk performance
>>> but by default in Windows 2000 the Disk Performance Counters are
>>> disabled, the counters must be enabled at the Command Prompt with the
>>> Diskperf command, after you run the command a reboot is required to
>>> enable the counters.
>>>
>>> If you just want to get rid of the warning disable the performance
>>> counter responsible, this tool will help you find the counter:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...AB-793193604BA4
>>>
>>> Download details: Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tool : Extensible
>>> Performance Counter List (exctrlst.exe)
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> Tracey wrote:
>>>> Where do I find the Hardware Device Manager property pages?
>>>> I rClick on the Device Manager and all I see is and ,
>>>> but no "properties" settings.
>>>>
>>>> Please advise.
>>>> Thanks, Tracey
>>>>
>>>> Event Type: Warning
>>>> Event Source: PerfDisk
>>>> Event Category: None
>>>> Event ID: 2001
>>>> Date: 8/19/2009
>>>> Time: 11:15:39 PM
>>>> User: N/A
>>>> Computer: MINE
>>>> Description: Unable to read the disk performance information from
>>>> the system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at least
>>>> one physical disk or logical volume in order for these counters to
>>>> appear. Disk performance counters can be enabled by using the
>>>> Hardware Device Manager property pages. Status code returned is data
>>>> DWORD 0.
>>>> Data: 0000: 6f 10 00 00 o...

 

[John John - MVP]

Well, disable the disk counters again (diskperf -n) and then if the
warnings persist use Exctrlst.exe to find and disable the
"disk-test-tool" counters... or uninstall the application altogether.

John

Tracey wrote:
> I ran C:>diskperf -y and rebooted.
> My Application log is {still} being swamped with the same warnings.
> Am I missing something?
>
> Thank, Tracey
> Just in case I was hallucinating I re-ran C:>diskperf -y with the
> following result: Both Logical and Physical Disk Performance counters on
> this system are currently set to start at boot. No changes are made.
>
> "No changes made" seems to me that I ran diskperf right the first time
> and that the system acknowledges that.
>
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> Tracey wrote:
>>> >Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance?
>>> This is a good question, but I don't know how I should answer that yet.
>>>
>>> This issue came up when I installed a disk-test-tool to check out
>>> some inexpensive USB hubs that I bought to make sure they were
>>> working (and to see if there was any noticeable degradation in speed).
>>
>> The utility wants to run perfdisk counters but, as I said earlier, by
>> default disk counters are disabled on Windows 2000. You can enable
>> the counters, at a Command Prompt issue the following Command then
>> reboot the computer:
>>
>> diskperf -y
>>
>>
>> To disable the counters:
>>
>> diskperf -n
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>>>
>>> The program totally swamped my Application Log with these messages.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Tracey
>>> BTW Would the [disk performance monitor] also help any with early
>>> detection of disk failure (I've been bit by that before)?
>>>
>>>
>>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>>> Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance? Or do you
>>>> just want to get rid of the PerfDisk event warning?
>>>>
>>>> One of your applications might be wanting to monitor disk
>>>> performance but by default in Windows 2000 the Disk Performance
>>>> Counters are disabled, the counters must be enabled at the Command
>>>> Prompt with the Diskperf command, after you run the command a reboot
>>>> is required to enable the counters.
>>>>
>>>> If you just want to get rid of the warning disable the performance
>>>> counter responsible, this tool will help you find the counter:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...AB-793193604BA4
>>>>
>>>> Download details: Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tool : Extensible
>>>> Performance Counter List (exctrlst.exe)
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tracey wrote:
>>>>> Where do I find the Hardware Device Manager property pages?
>>>>> I rClick on the Device Manager and all I see is and ,
>>>>> but no "properties" settings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please advise.
>>>>> Thanks, Tracey
>>>>>
>>>>> Event Type: Warning
>>>>> Event Source: PerfDisk
>>>>> Event Category: None
>>>>> Event ID: 2001
>>>>> Date: 8/19/2009
>>>>> Time: 11:15:39 PM
>>>>> User: N/A
>>>>> Computer: MINE
>>>>> Description: Unable to read the disk performance information from
>>>>> the system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at least
>>>>> one physical disk or logical volume in order for these counters to
>>>>> appear. Disk performance counters can be enabled by using the
>>>>> Hardware Device Manager property pages. Status code returned is
>>>>> data DWORD 0.
>>>>> Data: 0000: 6f 10 00 00 o...

 

[Tracey]

I did all of the above (so much for checking disk performance).
Thanks, Tracey
John John - MVP wrote:
> Well, disable the disk counters again (diskperf -n) and then if the
> warnings persist use Exctrlst.exe to find and disable the
> "disk-test-tool" counters... or uninstall the application altogether.
>
> John
>
> Tracey wrote:
>> I ran C:>diskperf -y and rebooted.
>> My Application log is {still} being swamped with the same warnings.
>> Am I missing something?
>>
>> Thank, Tracey
>> Just in case I was hallucinating I re-ran C:>diskperf -y with the
>> following result: Both Logical and Physical Disk Performance counters
>> on this system are currently set to start at boot. No changes are made.
>>
>> "No changes made" seems to me that I ran diskperf right the first time
>> and that the system acknowledges that.
>>
>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>> Tracey wrote:
>>>> >Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance?
>>>> This is a good question, but I don't know how I should answer that yet.
>>>>
>>>> This issue came up when I installed a disk-test-tool to check out
>>>> some inexpensive USB hubs that I bought to make sure they were
>>>> working (and to see if there was any noticeable degradation in speed).
>>>
>>> The utility wants to run perfdisk counters but, as I said earlier, by
>>> default disk counters are disabled on Windows 2000. You can enable
>>> the counters, at a Command Prompt issue the following Command then
>>> reboot the computer:
>>>
>>> diskperf -y
>>>
>>>
>>> To disable the counters:
>>>
>>> diskperf -n
>>>
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The program totally swamped my Application Log with these messages.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Tracey
>>>> BTW Would the [disk performance monitor] also help any with early
>>>> detection of disk failure (I've been bit by that before)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>>>> Are you actually wanting to monitor disk performance? Or do you
>>>>> just want to get rid of the PerfDisk event warning?
>>>>>
>>>>> One of your applications might be wanting to monitor disk
>>>>> performance but by default in Windows 2000 the Disk Performance
>>>>> Counters are disabled, the counters must be enabled at the Command
>>>>> Prompt with the Diskperf command, after you run the command a
>>>>> reboot is required to enable the counters.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you just want to get rid of the warning disable the performance
>>>>> counter responsible, this tool will help you find the counter:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...AB-793193604BA4
>>>>>
>>>>> Download details: Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tool : Extensible
>>>>> Performance Counter List (exctrlst.exe)
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tracey wrote:
>>>>>> Where do I find the Hardware Device Manager property pages?
>>>>>> I rClick on the Device Manager and all I see is and
>>>>>> , but no "properties" settings.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please advise.
>>>>>> Thanks, Tracey
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Event Type: Warning
>>>>>> Event Source: PerfDisk
>>>>>> Event Category: None
>>>>>> Event ID: 2001
>>>>>> Date: 8/19/2009
>>>>>> Time: 11:15:39 PM
>>>>>> User: N/A
>>>>>> Computer: MINE
>>>>>> Description: Unable to read the disk performance information from
>>>>>> the system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at
>>>>>> least one physical disk or logical volume in order for these
>>>>>> counters to appear. Disk performance counters can be enabled by
>>>>>> using the Hardware Device Manager property pages. Status code
>>>>>> returned is data DWORD 0.
>>>>>> Data: 0000: 6f 10 00 00 o...