Re: Launch a application with a specific base priority in windows xp

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leoliver wrote:
I would like to know how to launch a application with a specific
base priority in windows xp . And make the new base priority a
permanent priority . I can use task manager to change app.
priorities , but the priority will revert back to normal the next
time the application runs. How about a shortcut which always
starts a application on low priority ? Thanks .

Look into the command line "start" - specifically /low, /normal and /high
variables.

You could then have a shortcut to a batch script to start whatever the
application is...

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