Author: Dave Kuntzsch
Date: 11:32:30 10/31/03
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On October 31, 2003 at 01:02:34, Melissa Reese wrote: >On October 30, 2003 at 21:10:09, Dave Kuntzsch wrote: > >>...choose Task >>Manager, select Processes, find the chess engines that are running, right click >>on them, and Set Priority to Low. > >Thanks Dave! I did what you suggested, and it did make a difference. All >programs seem to be running very quickly again. Now a small question or two or >three... > >Do I need to do this every time I start one of the chess programs? Yes, unless you create a CMD procedure that contains a "Start /low YourProgram" command that would automatically start your chess programs at low priority. Also...since >the chess programs seem to *want* to use all those resources, if I restrict >their resource usage like this (I assume this is what I'm doing...is this >correct?), will this affect their proper functioning? I don't think either >chess program is too worried about me though, and could probably squish me >easily while being half brain dead, but I'm wondering anyway. :-) The only thing you are restricting by running at low priority, equal access to processor cycles. That means that most other programs running would get processing time before the engines. As I said in my previous post, unless you are running something that requires a lot of processor such as action games, video, or virus scans, your stuff will run just fine. On my machine the chess engines generally get at least 99% of the processor, because most of the other programs like the browser, word processing, etc., are just waiting. > >Also...about the "jerky" animation (not an issue with Chessmaster, as that's >very smooth and fast, but it is with Hiarcs 9)... > >If my system seems to you that it should be up to the task of running these >program's graphics, is there any little tweak to make the Hiarcs animation a >little smoother? Can't help you here. I know nothing about Hiarcs. Good luck. > >Thanks again! > >Melissa
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