Link: Beginners Guide to Performance Profilinghttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/colinth/archive/2011/05/06/link-beginners-guide-to-performance-profiling.aspxThe Visual Studio 2010 MSDN documentation includes some more detailed examples (including screenshots) than previous versions. Here's a decent intro to profiling: Beginners Guide to Performance Profilingen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)