This article describes how to create log files using System Monitor in Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Download and use the Performance Monitor Wizard (PerfWiz) to make the log configuration process easier to set up.

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Describe an issue in which you cannot access the Performance Monitor (Perfmon.exe) on a remote computer.

Fixes an issue in which a data collector set in Performance Monitor does not collect all required performance counter data. This issue occurs in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.

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To configure Performance Monitor logging, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type the path of the Debug Diagnostics Tool, and then click OK. On the Tools menu, click Options and Settings. On the Performance Log tab, click Enable Performance Counter Data Logging, and then click OK.

To determine whether your system is affected by this issue, install the SysInternals RamMap tool. You can obtain the tool from the following Windows Sysinternals website: When you run the tool, select the Use Counts option. This displays several columns that show the current pattern of memory usage.

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Fixes an issue that occurs in which .dll files for Performance Monitor in the system32 folder are not updated as expected after you apply updates to SQL Server 2008 R2 or to SQL Server 2012.