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0002652SpeedFanOtherpublic2017-07-09 22:24
Reporterginahoy Assigned Toalfredo  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status assignedResolutionopen 
PlatformAMD Opteron 185 (socket 939)OSWin XPOS Version32-bit SP3
Product Version4.42 
Summary0002652: Speedfan repeatedly queries a registry value that does not exist, wasting processor resources
DescriptionWhen using Microsoft SysInternals Process Monitor to troubleshoot an unrelated issue, I noticed a very large number of failed speedfan registry queries (see attached screenshot).

Process: speedfan.ext
Operation: RegQueryValue
Path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\Disable Performance Counters
Result: NAME NOT FOUND
Detail: Length: 20
Additional InformationWhen no applications are running, these failed speedfan queries dominate background processes on my system, by far -- approximately one query per second. Although these queries take very little processor time, it would be good to avoid this waste of processor resources.

Because my machine is so old, I've been hesitant to upgrade to latest version of speedfan, but I will upgrade if you advise me to do so.

Thanks
TagsNo tags attached.
Motherboard ModelASUS A8V Deluxe
Video Card ModelATI Radeon 9600 SE

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ginahoy

2017-07-09 22:18

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ginahoy

2017-07-09 22:24

reporter   ~0008499

This behavior is likely to have always been this way. This is the first time I use Process Monitor.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2017-07-09 22:18 ginahoy New Issue
2017-07-09 22:18 ginahoy Status new => assigned
2017-07-09 22:18 ginahoy Assigned To => alfredo
2017-07-09 22:18 ginahoy File Added: event log - speedfan query NAME NOT FOUND.jpg
2017-07-09 22:24 ginahoy Note Added: 0008499