XP/Server2003:Xperf.exe, XPerfView.exe and XbootMgr.exe missing after installing the WPT (Windows Performance ToolKit)
Applies to:
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Problem description:
After installing the “Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit”
In All Programs, Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit you will see:
WPF Performance Suite
WPF Performance Suite Help
If you got to a command prompt:
CD \Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit
dir
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit>dir
Directory of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit02/15/2010 09:42 AM <DIR> WPF Performance Suite
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 99,536,506,880 bytes free
You will only see a directory called WPF Performance Suite
CD WPF Performance Suite
dir
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit\WPF Performance Suite>dir
Directory of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit\WPF Performance Suite
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 24,576 AspectHelper.dll
04/22/2009 03:11 PM 1,616 AspectMappings.xml
06/11/2009 05:11 PM 190,768 AspectWeaver_x86.dll
02/15/2010 09:42 AM <DIR> Demo Applications
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 53,248 EventTrace.dll
06/11/2009 05:11 PM 51,504 milctrl_v0300_x86.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 36,864 PresentationCoreAspect_3_0_6920_0.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 36,864 PresentationCoreAspect_3_0_6920_1109.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 36,864 PresentationCoreAspect_3_0_6920_1453.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 53,248 VisualServices.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 11,264 WindowsBaseAspect_3_0_6920_0.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 11,264 WindowsBaseAspect_3_0_6920_1109.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 11,264 WindowsBaseAspect_3_0_6920_1453.dll
04/29/2009 11:59 PM 3,074,670 WpfPerf.chm
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 790,528 WpfPerf.dll
06/11/2009 05:11 PM 82,184 WpfPerf.exe
06/11/2009 05:11 PM 121,640 WpfPerfHook_x86.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 16,384 WpfPerfService.dll
06/11/2009 05:12 PM 466,944 WpfPerf_managed.exe
18 File(s) 5,071,694 bytes
3 Dir(s) 99,535,605,760 bytes free
Cause:
By Design.
Xperf support for XP
https://blogs.msdn.com/pigscanfly/archive/2008/02/24/xperf-support-for-xp.aspx
Work-around:
Copy the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit folder from a Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 based system.
Comments
- Anonymous
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