Re: threads

.... if the Windows Balance Set Manager has detected something funny and is
fixing it.

.... if the high priority thread has voluntarily given up it's timeslice
(Sleep).

.... if the high priority thread is blocked.

... if you have multiple processors and/or cores, it's all out the window
anyway.

--
Chris Mullins, MCSD.NET, MCPD:Enterprise, MVP C#
http://www.coversant.net/blogs/cmullins

"csharpula csharp" <csharpula@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can someone please help me with the following question:
Describe one or more situations in which a lower-priority thread is
running whereas a higher priority thread is not?


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