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Increase program priorities.
      #272946 - Sat Apr 08 2006 08:10 PM

Hi all,

Is there a simple way of permenantly increasing the priority level of a program, i.e. from normal to above normal?

In know it can be done through task manager but the altered program looses the increased priority when it's closed

Thanks

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Re: Increase program priorities. [Re: milly09]
      #274017 - Fri Apr 14 2006 09:25 AM

This would normally be done by writing a batch file to do this for you, however I have managed to find a piece of freeware, process master (64.2kb freeware, malware free), that will do this for you in a GUI, and will start with Windows. Basically it puts everything at its standard setting untill it is used, and is then promoted to higher status,

It can work in reverse by putting processes to lower priority too. There is an option for it to start with Windows should you so desire

Note: I do not recommend that you "demote" certain key processes, such as svchost.exe etc

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Re: Increase program priorities. [Re: putasolutions]
      #274305 - Sat Apr 15 2006 10:54 AM

Hey thanks Puta.

The programs a doddle to use and does seem to have shaved a few seconds of program launch times.

Thanks for your time

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