Cpu usage



Hi,

How does the cpu usage under windows TS 2003 work?

I wrote a test script and these are the results:

1. If I start a program the cpu goes to 50% for this task and 50% in
task manager
2. If I start a second instance the cpu goes 100% in task manager and
for the 2 tasks each 50%
3. If I start a third instance the cpu stays at 100% in task manager
and for the first task 50% and the 2 other each 25%
4. If I start a forth instance the cpu stays at 100% in task manager
and for the 4 tasks each 25%

It's all working well, with an extra task I get cpu from the other
tasks.

Two questions:

a) why not 100% with 1. Is there a max of 50%.
b) why don't other applications share their cpu (ex 2 apps at 50% -->
no cpu for others)
Are there special actions when cpu doesn't share (priority is the
same)
(Can't manipulate this, I have an access prog that doesn't share
and I don't know wy)

Thx

.



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