Vertical lines are displayed in the Sysmon tool that obscure the graph view (283110)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
This article was previously published under Q283110

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

In the System Monitor (Sysmon) tool, vertical lines appear that obscure the graph view.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when there are more than 100 data points to be displayed in chart view.

WORKAROUND

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To enable or disable this behavior:
  1. Start Regedit.exe.
  2. Navigate to the following key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemMonitor

  3. On the Edit menu, click New, and then click DWord Value.
  4. Type the following value in the Name box:

    DisplaySingleLogSampleValue

  5. Set the value to 1 if you do not want to view the vertical line indicators, or set the value to 0, which is the default setting, to display the vertical indicators.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

In the Sysmon tool, only 100 data points can be displayed in the chart view. When there are more than 100 data points, Sysmon buckets the sample data points. Each point that is displayed is represented by the minimum, average, and maximum of the bucket sample, which is represented by a vertical line.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/31/2005
Keywords:kbdisplay kbprb KB283110
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