Hi,
I need to compare the CPU time and memory requirements of two programmes I am using. I will run the same thing on both software but then how can I measure these? Can someone help, at least give me a reference?
Thanks.

Blue,
Sorry this isn't directly going to answer your question but check on sourceforge.net for any programs that will do analytics. It is the main source for Open Source software so ya might get a few pointers there. It is certainly possible but as regards dedicated tools to do this, sorry.

Silly question but could you not use the performance monitor of XP or Vista? Or what about vmstat to compare the difference in values for memory and CP usage when your programs are running and not running?