how to set program priority in the registry?

[gmb79819]

what i want to do is execute a program with /abovenormal priority.

for example, notepad /abovenormal

i know there is a way to do this in the registry, but i can't remember how to do it.

[GaryRouth]

In Windows 2000/XP, you can give your process a higher priority in Task Manager, by right-clicking the proess name, and choose "Set Priority". This method doesn't usually yield much improvement in performance, and can cause trouble - for a brief tutorial on the subject, MaxPC/"PCAnswers" has this page --- http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials...bsectionid=607

I believe scripts can also be used -- the tutorial above mentions creating a batch file to set a higher priority.

Best of luck
. . . Gary

[gmb79819]

Originally Posted by GaryRouth In Windows 2000/XP, you can give your process a higher priority in Task Manager, by right-clicking the proess name, and choose "Set Priority". This method doesn't usually yield much improvement in performance, and can cause trouble - for a brief tutorial on the subject, MaxPC/"PCAnswers" has this page --- http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials...bsectionid=607 I believe scripts can also be used -- the tutorial above mentions creating a batch file to set a higher priority. Best of luck . . . Gary

thanks man, i had seen the using of batch files to do this. that's probably what i'll have to do.

also, just as the article states, using a priority above normal and things start getting dicy. that means unstable. can really jack up your computer. real-time is only for the obsessed. abovenormal, still you're running a risk. in games, you dont want your shots getting errant.

thx again