A program like ReStartMe monitors select processes on the system to ensure that they are running. It is in this regard similar to Restart on Crash and The Restarter.

You need to install the program before you can use it, but installation should not pose any difficulties. The program requires elevated rights on start up.

It displays a list of all processes that it monitors in the interface. The list is empty on the first program start obviously. A click on the Add a process button opens a selection menu where a running process or a local executable can be selected. The application is then added to the list of watched processes.

ReStartMe will restart the process on the system if it should close down for any reason. You find options at the bottom of the program window that allow you to remember processes for the next startup. If you do not select the option the process list will be empty once you exit and start the application again.

Processes that are not already started can be ignored, watched or started in this case. Additional options include starting the program with Windows, minimizing it on start up to the system tray or locking it with a password to protect it from tampering.

ReStartMe is a handy program for Windows users who want to make sure that one or multiple processes or programs are running all the time on the operating system. Windows users can download the software from the official developer website. The program is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the operating system.

Most servers come with tools to restart crashed applications or to notify a system administrator to fix the problem. Home servers or single user computers on the other hand do not have these tools on board. That’s where Restarter comes into play.

The small program can monitor selected Windows processes and restart them if they fail to respond. The software program will display a list of all running Windows processes upon startup. Single processes can be selected from the list so that they are monitored and restarted if they crash.

Several options are provided to make the software more versatile. It is possible to define startup parameters, a working directory and the application monitoring interval which is set to five seconds by default. Application crashes are by default written to a log file.

Crashed Windows processes can be restarted. This option is enabled by default as well. It is possible to restart them in minimized state and to play a sound to notify the user. The process monitor can furthermore kill unresponsive tasks automatically to restart them again.

The Restarter uses roughly 10 Megabytes of computer memory while running and monitoring applications in the background. It is compatible with most versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 7 and can be downloaded from the developer’s website.