Author: Keith Hyams
Date: 16:15:58 01/31/06
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On January 31, 2006 at 11:50:09, Stephen Ham wrote:
>Dear readers,
>
>I just found a web site that claims it has advice for speeding up Windows XP.
>
>http://www.activehowto.com.nyud.net:8090/how-to/4/11/414.htm
>
>Will doing the above also speed up chess programs? I believe engine performance
>is almost entirely a function of processor speed. But, does speeding up the
>operating system also have engine/program benefits?
>
>
>All the best,
>
>Steve
If you press the keys Ctrl Alt and Delete all at the same time, you can bring
up task manager. If you now go to the processes tab, you can see how much CPU
is being consumed by the processes that maintain Windows. On my system it is
virtually zero.
One way of tackling your query is to think back to the time when chess engines
made the transition from running under DOS 6.2 to running under Windows 3.1, in
a DOS shell. One question asked at that time was "Will running under Windows
significantly weaken the engine compared to running under DOS. The answer was
that it made very little difference.
I hope that helps
Keith
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