Set thread priority in a shortcut?

[Jeff7181]

Is there a command or something I can ad to a shortcut so that when I run that program it sets it's priority at higher than normal or highest?

 

[TheEliteLlama]

What OS?

 

[Jeff7181]

XP Pro

 

[bsobel]

I'm presuming 2000k or above. You an change your shortcut to run 'start /abovenormal' or 'start /high' and then the original application. For example 'start /high notepad.exe'.

Bill

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: bsobel
I'm presuming 2000k or above. You an change your shortcut to run 'start /abovenormal' or 'start /high' and then the original application. For example 'start /high notepad.exe'.

Bill

So you have to change the shortcut and the app, or just the shortcut if you only want it to do that when you use that shortcut?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: bsobel
I'm presuming 2000k or above. You an change your shortcut to run 'start /abovenormal' or 'start /high' and then the original application. For example 'start /high notepad.exe'.

Bill

So you have to change the shortcut and the app, or just the shortcut if you only want it to do that when you use that shortcut?

Just the shortcut. So (in the above example) you could have two shortcuts, one that starts notepad normally and the other that actually starts 'start.exe' with the /abovenormal switch and the command line to go start what you really want (notepad.exe)

Bill

 

[Jeff7181]

I must have the syntax wrong or something... here's what I have that's not working...

"F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85 /high

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I must have the syntax wrong or something... here's what I have that's not working...

"F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85 /high

Start.exe is a program, so your line should look something like:

start / high "F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85

Bill

 

[spyordie007]

Why do you want to run halo with high priority? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think that will cause more problems than it will "fix."

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I must have the syntax wrong or something... here's what I have that's not working...

"F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85 /high

Start.exe is a program, so your line should look something like:

start / high "F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85

Bill

Doesn't work, says "The name 'start' typed in the target box is not valid."

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I must have the syntax wrong or something... here's what I have that's not working...

"F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85 /high

Start.exe is a program, so your line should look something like:

start / high "F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85

Bill

Doesn't work, says "The name 'start' typed in the target box is not valid."

Sorry, brain farter before I left the house. Make that:

cmd.exe /c start /high "F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024, 768, 85

Bill