How automate to setting Priority and Affinity for specific apps.

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Hi Group,

I have a very CPU intensive program((AutoCAD 2007)which is not a
multithread app.), and I notice when I go in to Task Manager(on a Quad Core
System) and set Priority to High and Affinity to CPU 2 and CPU 3, that I get
better performance.



However, currently when I change the above settings I do so each time I
open AutoCAD. Does anyone of a way to have these assignments automated? My
first thought was using command line switches for the icon, but I can't seem
to find any help.



Second question; does anyone have a link to all of the command line switches
for non OS .exe's?



Thanks in advance,



Scott Smith
 
Re: How automate to setting Priority and Affinity for specific apps.

I hope you get an answer, I have been asking for 9 months for Vista64. XP64
sets affinity properly for me for the same processes.

"Scott Smith" <ssxlr8@hot.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Group,
>
> I have a very CPU intensive program((AutoCAD 2007)which is not a
> multithread app.), and I notice when I go in to Task Manager(on a Quad
> Core System) and set Priority to High and Affinity to CPU 2 and CPU 3,
> that I get better performance.
>
>
>
> However, currently when I change the above settings I do so each time I
> open AutoCAD. Does anyone of a way to have these assignments automated? My
> first thought was using command line switches for the icon, but I can't
> seem to find any help.
>
>
>
> Second question; does anyone have a link to all of the command line
> switches for non OS .exe's?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Scott Smith
>
>
 
Re: How automate to setting Priority and Affinity for specific apps.

I assume this could be done with some form of 'scripting'. Here's a few NG's
that may have a better answer:

microsoft.public.scripting.wsh

microsoft.public.dotnet.scripting

Or, start here at the MS TechNet Scriptcenter:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx?wt.svl=leftnav


Tony. . .




"Scott Smith" <ssxlr8@hot.rr.com> wrote in message
news:eI8UXgSDIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi Group,
>
> I have a very CPU intensive program((AutoCAD 2007)which is not a
> multithread app.), and I notice when I go in to Task Manager(on a Quad
> Core System) and set Priority to High and Affinity to CPU 2 and CPU 3,
> that I get better performance.
>
>
>
> However, currently when I change the above settings I do so each time I
> open AutoCAD. Does anyone of a way to have these assignments automated? My
> first thought was using command line switches for the icon, but I can't
> seem to find any help.
>
>
>
> Second question; does anyone have a link to all of the command line
> switches for non OS .exe's?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Scott Smith
>
>
 
Re: How automate to setting Priority and Affinity for specific apps.

Oh, and I forgot this one:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.wmi


Tony. . .


"Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message
news:unsTGDkDIHA.5136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I assume this could be done with some form of 'scripting'. Here's a few
>NG's that may have a better answer:
>
> microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
>
> microsoft.public.dotnet.scripting
>
> Or, start here at the MS TechNet Scriptcenter:
>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx?wt.svl=leftnav
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
>
>
> "Scott Smith" <ssxlr8@hot.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:eI8UXgSDIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Group,
>>
>> I have a very CPU intensive program((AutoCAD 2007)which is not a
>> multithread app.), and I notice when I go in to Task Manager(on a Quad
>> Core System) and set Priority to High and Affinity to CPU 2 and CPU 3,
>> that I get better performance.
>>
>>
>>
>> However, currently when I change the above settings I do so each time I
>> open AutoCAD. Does anyone of a way to have these assignments automated?
>> My first thought was using command line switches for the icon, but I
>> can't seem to find any help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Second question; does anyone have a link to all of the command line
>> switches for non OS .exe's?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott Smith
>>
>>

>
>
 
Re: How automate to setting Priority and Affinity for specific apps.

Hello,
You could create a batch file using start command to set affinity.
Then create a shortcut to that batch file and use that to start the
application.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|> I hope you get an answer, I have been asking for 9 months for Vista64.
XP64
|> sets affinity properly for me for the same processes.
|>
|> "Scott Smith" <ssxlr8@hot.rr.com> wrote in message
|> news:eI8UXgSDIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
|> > Hi Group,
|> >
|> > I have a very CPU intensive program((AutoCAD 2007)which is not a
|> > multithread app.), and I notice when I go in to Task Manager(on a Quad
|> > Core System) and set Priority to High and Affinity to CPU 2 and CPU 3,
|> > that I get better performance.
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > However, currently when I change the above settings I do so each time
I
|> > open AutoCAD. Does anyone of a way to have these assignments
automated? My
|> > first thought was using command line switches for the icon, but I
can't
|> > seem to find any help.
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > Second question; does anyone have a link to all of the command line
|> > switches for non OS .exe's?
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > Thanks in advance,
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > Scott Smith
|> >
|> >
|>
|>
 
Re: How automate to setting Priority and Affinity for specific apps.

Hello,
Meant to include the start help text for affinity:

START ["title"] [/D path] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE | /SHARED]
[/LOW | /NORMAL | /HIGH | /REALTIME | /ABOVENORMAL | /BELOWNORMAL]
[/AFFINITY <hex affinity>] [/WAIT] [/B] [command/program]
[parameters]

AFFINITY The new application will have the specified processor
affinity mask, expressed as a hexadecimal number.



Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|> Hello,
|> You could create a batch file using start command to set affinity.
|> Then create a shortcut to that batch file and use that to start the
|> application.
|> Thanks,
|> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|>
|> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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|> |>
|> |> I hope you get an answer, I have been asking for 9 months for
Vista64.
|> XP64
|> |> sets affinity properly for me for the same processes.
|> |>
|> |> "Scott Smith" <ssxlr8@hot.rr.com> wrote in message
|> |> news:eI8UXgSDIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
|> |> > Hi Group,
|> |> >
|> |> > I have a very CPU intensive program((AutoCAD 2007)which is not a
|> |> > multithread app.), and I notice when I go in to Task Manager(on a
Quad
|> |> > Core System) and set Priority to High and Affinity to CPU 2 and CPU
3,
|> |> > that I get better performance.
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> > However, currently when I change the above settings I do so each
time
|> I
|> |> > open AutoCAD. Does anyone of a way to have these assignments
|> automated? My
|> |> > first thought was using command line switches for the icon, but I
|> can't
|> |> > seem to find any help.
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> > Second question; does anyone have a link to all of the command line
|> |> > switches for non OS .exe's?
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> > Thanks in advance,
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> > Scott Smith
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |>
|> |>
|>
|>
 
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