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para_fms:
quote from another source...

--- Quote ---...Load the program you wish to change the priority for and press CTRL+ALT+DEL to bring up the Task Manager. Select the applications tab and highlight your program. Right click the program and select 'go to process.' Now right click on the highlighted process and choose 'set priority.'
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you can also do it via a shortcut.

worker201:
It's interesting to me that such a thing as multi-tasking settings are taken care of automatically by Linux, and require a bunch of arcane settings to manipulate in Windows.  Isn't that supposed to be the other way around? :D

Yes, I know you have to use fun little command line tools to change a process's priority in Linux.  Point is, though, that I have never had to do that - since Linux's priority settings are already consistent with my uses.  While a normal day's work required major changes in Windows.

piratePenguin:

--- Quote from: worker201 ---
Yes, I know you have to use fun little command line tools to change a process's priority in Linux.
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No you don't. I haven't ever changed a process's priority in GNU/Linux from the command line, I use the GNOME System Monitor. AFAIK you can't pause and resume processes in Windows, I've had some fun doing that from the GNOME System Monitor (/me pauses Firefox).

I only change a process's priority when I'm compiling stuff, and even then I don't really need to (I pretty much do it just for the sake of it).

worker201:
Thanks, I wasn wondering if there was some sort of gui process monitor.  I just use stuff like 'ps' and 'top'.

MarathoN:
Ah hmm, I read a thread and someone claimed that Windows 2000 does a far better job of multi-tasking than XP does, which wouldn't surprise me, XP really sucks for speed.

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