Vista - CPU Priority for Processes

I don't know if it helps by telling this. I'm a semi-professional CSS player I've set my Priority level for css PERMANENTLY on high.
In css you have the ability to set launch options.
So I typ there: " -high " and the proces is always on High priority. I've read that this is posible for all processes, but I don't know how to set thouse launch options for other processes.

Thank you EmHe.

Yes, some applications like that one, if your lucky, will have settings in them that allow for this. If the app. doesn't, then it will only be temporarily set through the CPU Priority settings in Vista.

Is it right that I have six instances of svchost.exe running at any one time?

Hi Speenth,

Yes, it is normal to have that many instances of svchost.exe running and more. To help determine what Service they are for, right click on one and click on Go to Service(s). Use the slider, to the right, to scroll through the list. All of the highlighted Services are for that instance of svchost.exe.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi' Brink,

Thanks for the fast and clear answer on svchost.exe. One less thing to worry about!

Speenth

Your welcome Speenth.

Hi all,

I was experimenting with this because I got an access denied error when I tried to change a process. I was running a program "as administrator" and got an access denied error when I tried to change the process priority. I was able to change other process priorities that were not running with elevated priveleges.

However, when I checked the box "Show processes from all users", I was able to change the priority of that same program that I was running "as administrator", so that is an important and necessary step even though it makes little sense.

Hello Cabron,

Yep, the "Show processes from all users" option elevates Task Manager to run as administrator giving it and you permission to do this.

Thank you for your feedback.

Shawn

This is great I just wonder; is there a way set priority permanent for us mmorp players? regards newbie

Hello Newbie007, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Some programs may have a option in it's settings that will allow you to change the CPU priority level for it permanently. If not, then it is only temporary using this tutorial.

Hope this helps some,
Shawn