[Help] Low Priority Shortcut ?

[Saraband]

too dumb to write a low priority .bat - tried, but it never works. so i tried the create shortcut method, but it failed too. can someone please tell me where i am going wrong with the below. THANKS!

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[WolfX2]

too dumb to write a low priority .bat - tried, but it never works. so i tried the create shortcut method, but it failed too. can someone please tell me where i am going wrong with the below. THANKS!

i really dont understand the question

Edited February 5, 2006 by wolf74481

[djnando]

check this out..... http://www.ss64.com/nt/start.html

START

Start a specified program or command in a separate window.

Syntax

START "title" [/Dpath] [options] [command] [parameters]**** It must be the START command you are missing???

Key

WHAT to run

path : Starting directory

command : The NT Command, Batch file or executable program to run

parameters : The parameters passed to the command

HOW to run it

/MIN : Minimized

/MAX : Maximized

/WAIT : Start application and wait for it to terminate

/LOW : Use IDLE priority class

/NORMAL : Use NORMAL priority class

/HIGH : Use HIGH priority class

/REALTIME : Use REALTIME priority class

"title" : Text for the CMD window title.

/B : Start application without creating a new window. In this case

^C will be ignored - leaving ^Break as the only way to

interrupt the application

/I : Ignore any changes to the current environment.

Options for 16-bit WINDOWS programs only

/SEPARATE Start in separate memory space (more robust)

/SHARED Start in shared memory space (default)

Edited February 6, 2006 by djnando

[Sonic]

djnando is right. You must "start" command from your bat to launch an apps with priority.

[Saraband]

START F:\Program Files\Maxthon\Maxthon.exe /LOW

does nothing

[gunsmokingman]

Have You put quotes around the path

START "%ProgramFiles%\Maxthon\Maxthon.exe" /LOW

[Saraband]

only command that launches Maxthon is

Start /B "1" "F:\Program Files\Maxthon\Maxthon.exe" /LOW

BUT, the process is still high

[gunsmokingman]

Try this VBS script it will start the exe in Low

These are for setting it level

Const Low = 64, Below_Normal = 16384

This sets the path to the Program Files

PROGRAM_FILES = &H26&

This is the varible with your path and exe

FldrPath = FolderItem.Path & "\Maxthon\Maxthon.exe"

Const Low = 64, Below_Normal = 16384, PROGRAM_FILES = &H26&

strComputer = "."

Dim Config, FldrPath, Folder, FolderItem, Process, Shell,Startup, WMIService

Set Shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") '''' OBJECT TO BE MADE

Set Folder = Shell.Namespace(PROGRAM_FILES) '''' GET THE DRIVE LETTER AND LOCATION

Set FolderItem = Folder.Self '''' THIS IS NOW THE PROGRAM FILES LOCATIO

FldrPath = FolderItem.Path & "\Maxthon\Maxthon.exe" '''' ADD TO THE PATH THE FOLDER AND THE EXE

Set WMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") '''' WMI

Set Startup = WMIService.Get("Win32_ProcessStartup") '''' WHAT CLASS OF THE WMI BEING USED

Set Config = Startup.SpawnInstance_

Config.PriorityClass = Low

Set Process = GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Process") '''' LOWERS THE PROCESS

Process.Create FldrPath, Null, Config, intProcessID

Save the above script as Lower_Maxthon.vbs

Then for the target

Start Wscript.exe YOUR_PATH_TO\Lower_Maxthon.vbs

If you cannnot start target with a vbs script

Save this as Start_Maxthon.cmd

@echo Off Start Wscript.exe YOUR_PATH_TO\Lower_Maxthon.vbs

Now Place In The Target

Start /B YOUR_PATH_TO\Start_Maxthon.cmd

[Saraband]

thanks for the help - but i finally figured it out. the /LOW goes in FRONT not BEHIND. who'd of thought ! not me !

Start /LOW /B "1" "F:\Program Files\Maxthon\Maxthon.exe"

then i make a shortcut to the above batch, run mimimized so cmd window doesnt show,done