Lodctr
Updated: January 21, 2005
Registers new Performance counter names and Explain text for a
service or device driver, and saves and restores counter
settings and Explain text.
Syntax
lodctrFileName [/s:FileName] [/r:FileName]
[/t:ServiceName]
Parameters
FileName
Registers the Performance counter name settings and
Explain text provided in initialization file
FileName.
/s:FileName
Saves Performance counter registry settings and
Explain text to file FileName.
/r
Restores counter registry settings and Explain text
from current registry settings and cached
performance files related to the registry. This
option is available only in the Windows Server 2003
family of operating systems.
/r:FileName
Restores Performance counter registry settings and
Explain text from file FileName.Caution
If you use the lodctr /r command, you will
overwrite all Performance counter registry settings
and Explain text, replacing them with the
configuration defined in the file specified.
/t:ServiceName
Indicates that service ServiceName is
trusted.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Caution
- Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.
Remarks
- If the information that you supply contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "File Name").
Examples
To save the current Performance registry settings and counter
Explain text to file perf backup1.txt, type:
lodctr /s:"perf backup1.txt"
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |