default process priority

Wayne Harney · October 18th, 2006

Is there a way to set the default priority of a process to "below normal" instead of "normal"?

Greg Hess · October 18th, 2006

Wayne,

http://xona.com/2004/07/22.html

Just tested it out, works fine!

If you need to set affinity, you'll need the resource toolkit to do so.

AJLynn · October 19th, 2006

Here's another one that's probably easy. How do I make mental ray's Raysat for Max run as below normal priority? It's a service and it runs under System account so I can't do it in Task Manager. I'd like to run it on some other office PCs without making them slow.

Greg Hess · October 20th, 2006

http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions...rocessutil.htm

Trying to find out how to set it when installing a service.

AJLynn · October 20th, 2006

Ah, so it is hard

Thanks, I'll see if that works.

Greg Hess · October 21st, 2006

I wouldn't say hard, just annoying. Usually when things start pointing to downloading microsoft resource kits, I try to find other solutions. It used to be that you could download just the file you needed, and not have to deal with all this verification and authorization crap to fix your problems.

I'll see if I can find something on monday...there used to be just some command line you executed...

Wayne Harney · October 24th, 2006

You da man Greg!

October 18th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
Wayne Harney Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montana Posts: 62 Name: Wayne Harney	default process priority Is there a way to set the default priority of a process to "below normal" instead of "normal"? __________________ Pssssst... a Mac IS a PC!

October 18th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
Greg Hess Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Maryland Age: 30 Posts: 1,012 Name: Greg Hess	Re: default process priority Wayne, http://xona.com/2004/07/22.html Just tested it out, works fine! If you need to set affinity, you'll need the resource toolkit to do so.

October 19th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
AJLynn Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beantown Age: 30 Posts: 4,550 Name: Andrew Lynn	Re: default process priority Here's another one that's probably easy. How do I make mental ray's Raysat for Max run as below normal priority? It's a service and it runs under System account so I can't do it in Task Manager. I'd like to run it on some other office PCs without making them slow.

October 20th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
Greg Hess Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Maryland Age: 30 Posts: 1,012 Name: Greg Hess	Re: default process priority http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions...rocessutil.htm Trying to find out how to set it when installing a service.

October 20th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
AJLynn Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beantown Age: 30 Posts: 4,550 Name: Andrew Lynn	Re: default process priority Ah, so it is hard Thanks, I'll see if that works.

October 21st, 2006	#6 (permalink)
Greg Hess Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Maryland Age: 30 Posts: 1,012 Name: Greg Hess	Re: default process priority I wouldn't say hard, just annoying. Usually when things start pointing to downloading microsoft resource kits, I try to find other solutions. It used to be that you could download just the file you needed, and not have to deal with all this verification and authorization crap to fix your problems. I'll see if I can find something on monday...there used to be just some command line you executed...

October 24th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
Wayne Harney Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montana Posts: 62 Name: Wayne Harney	Re: default process priority You da man Greg! __________________ Pssssst... a Mac IS a PC!

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