How automate to setting Priority and Affinity for specific apps.

[Guest Scott Smith]

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

[Guest John Barnes]

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

>

>

[Guest Tony Sperling]

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

>

>

[Guest Tony Sperling]

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

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

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

|> >

|> >

|>

|>

[Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

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

|> |> >

|> |> >

|> |>

|> |>

|>

|>