Bytes Per 'Interval' in Windows XP Task Manager

Question

In Windows XP, one of the columns for the network tab in task manager that I can add is Bytes Per Interval. So what amount of time in seconds is a 'Microsoft Interval', 1.2?

I see there is 'Update Speed', but that is just Low, Normal, High .. Also totally useless ...

Answer 1

If you go to the View tab in the Update Speed submenu and hover over the 4 different speeds you will get an explanation of what the intervals are in the status bar at bottom of the window.

• High = 2 updates / second
• Normal = 1 update / 2 seconds
• Low = 1 update / 4 seconds
• Paused = well, you can figure that out...

Answer 2

The interval duration depends on the Update Speed setting in the View Menu.

• High = Updates every 0.5 seconds
• Normal = Updates every second
• Low = Updates every 4 seconds

You can find this and more in this Technet article.