cannot reverse process priority

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Megalith

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hi all,
I set priority on the process of a game in task manager and now i cant reverse. It doesnt go back when I log off or restart windows. I have vista home premium 32 bit on a dell inspiron 1720. I didnt fill in user info yet just registered 2 minutes ago. ty 4 replies
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    DEll /PP22X
    CPU
    Intel T550 @ 1.83Ghz 2Mb L2
    Motherboard
    P965
    Memory
    3 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    21" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    depends on what I'm doing
    Hard Drives
    WD 320Gb Sata
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    56 kbps
What is the actual effect of trying to undo the priority changes now? An error message?

How does the process in question normally start? Do you start it manually, perhaps from its shortcut icon, or is it already running by the time you log onto Windows and see your desktop?

Is this the only process affected? (Experiment with something else that's unimportant.)
 

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H2SO4 said:
What is the actual effect of trying to undo the priority changes now? An error message?

How does the process in question normally start? Do you start it manually, perhaps from its shortcut icon, or is it already running by the time you log onto Windows and see your desktop?

Is this the only process affected? (Experiment with something else that's unimportant.)
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I start it manually. Always an error message. Cant set or change any of priority or affinity. Doesnt revert to normal after reboot or shutdown.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    DEll /PP22X
    CPU
    Intel T550 @ 1.83Ghz 2Mb L2
    Motherboard
    P965
    Memory
    3 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    21" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    depends on what I'm doing
    Hard Drives
    WD 320Gb Sata
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    56 kbps
Megalith said:
H2SO4 said:
What is the actual effect of trying to undo the priority changes now? An error message?

How does the process in question normally start? Do you start it manually, perhaps from its shortcut icon, or is it already running by the time you log onto Windows and see your desktop?

Is this the only process affected? (Experiment with something else that's unimportant.)
Click to expand...

I start it manually. Always an error message. Cant set or change any of priority or affinity. Doesnt revert to normal after reboot or shutdown.
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And the error message is ... ?
 

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the operation could not be completed. access denied
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    DEll /PP22X
    CPU
    Intel T550 @ 1.83Ghz 2Mb L2
    Motherboard
    P965
    Memory
    3 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    21" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    depends on what I'm doing
    Hard Drives
    WD 320Gb Sata
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    56 kbps
Megalith said:
the operation could not be completed. access denied
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I'm going to guess that you've got bigger problems than "access denied" when trying to alter priority and affinity. Loss of apparent account privilege is a common symptom when a machine has been infested with malware, so I'd suggest you do a thorough scan.

FWIW, altering the default affinity mask is going to slow things down in all but a handful of extremely specialised scenarios.
 

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ok I have mcafee. will run a scan right now

i actually have a dual boot. windows 7 with AVG that runs a scan daily and have seen nothing to indicate corruption. vista on other side with mcafee. will run thru scan now.

also when I shutdown for the night and turn on nxt day. all prgrams I used prviously are listed when I click on start. this just started happening recently.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    DEll /PP22X
    CPU
    Intel T550 @ 1.83Ghz 2Mb L2
    Motherboard
    P965
    Memory
    3 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    21" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    depends on what I'm doing
    Hard Drives
    WD 320Gb Sata
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    56 kbps
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    DEll /PP22X
    CPU
    Intel T550 @ 1.83Ghz 2Mb L2
    Motherboard
    P965
    Memory
    3 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    21" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    depends on what I'm doing
    Hard Drives
    WD 320Gb Sata
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    56 kbps
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