How can I run WinUAE with high priority?

Gaula92 · 22 January 2009, 22:08

It seems winUAE sets itself to the priority specified in the config file, but 1 seems to be "above normal"...
How can I set winUAE to start in High priority?
Launching it with start /high doesn't help with winUAE (but it does with MAME, for example, wich I happily run in realtime priority every day).

Thanks!

FOL · 22 January 2009, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaula88@hotmail

It seems winUAE sets itself to the priority specified in the config file, but 1 seems to be "above normal"...
How can I set winUAE to start in High priority?
Launching it with start /high doesn't help with winUAE (but it does with MAME, for example, wich I happily run in realtime priority every day).

Thanks!

From past experience setting anything to High Priority can cause problems. Im guessing this is why you cant select it, plus you should'nt need to set it to high priority.

If you really want to force it as high priority, then use Task Manager in windows to set the process as high priority.

TCD · 22 January 2009, 22:17

Well you can do it manually via the Task Manager. Click on the WinUAE process, then right click and change the priority, but like FOL said I don't really see the point.

Edit : Too slow

Gaula92 · 22 January 2009, 22:55

I meant start it in high priority. Windows has the odd habit of write/read from hd his obscure stuff while I'm playing, and it causes slowdowns.
Setting it manually is a pain: I run winUAE in full screen mode and it's the only windows app I run at once.

So...there is no way to start it with high priority from the begining? Other emus avoid slowdowns that way... I just don't multitask in windows, anyway.

alexh · 22 January 2009, 22:57

If it slows down... switch off your AV software. Just recently I've noticed that 99.99% of all slow downs are caused by AVG etc.

TCD · 22 January 2009, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaula88@hotmail

So...there is no way to start it with high priority from the begining? Other emus avoid slowdowns that way... I just don't multitask in windows, anyway.

Well you can use 'start /high WinUAE.exe' or even 'start /realtime WinUAE.exe' for your shortcut. I somehow doubt this will fix your issues, but here you go

Gaula92 · 23 January 2009, 17:27

start /high winuae.exe doesn't work: winuae sets it's own priority upon start.
I found the solution, a 35kb commandline program called process util 2.03.
It lets me change priority of running apps, so I launch winuae and set it's priority, all in a rowm in the same batch file. Now winUAE runs realtime priority on my eeebox, at 50 FUCKING HERTZS AT LAST, syncronized with screen refresh, etc....

and I don't use AV software: I shit on AV software, and I hope the worst for the AV programmers. AV software is pure bloat, unnecessary for me: I NEVER connect to internet from Windows, you've to be crazy for that: Windows (my personal pirated and small install) is only good for emulation: nothing more. It's a HAL for my emulation needs on the eeebox. It's not an OS for me.
If driver support for GMA90 on Linux would be good enough to get 50HZ V-SYNCED graphics (it is NOT), I would happily dump that piece if shit windows is, and use my little linux kernel instead. But that's not the case.

Thanks to those who tried to help me!

Shoonay · 23 January 2009, 17:34

Maybe Process Lasso will help?

22 January 2009, 22:08	#1
Gaula92 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 527	How can I run WinUAE with high priority? It seems winUAE sets itself to the priority specified in the config file, but 1 seems to be "above normal"... How can I set winUAE to start in High priority? Launching it with start /high doesn't help with winUAE (but it does with MAME, for example, wich I happily run in realtime priority every day). Thanks!

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22 January 2009, 22:17	#3
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,741	Well you can do it manually via the Task Manager. Click on the WinUAE process, then right click and change the priority, but like FOL said I don't really see the point. Edit : Too slow

22 January 2009, 22:55	#4
Gaula92 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 527	I meant start it in high priority. Windows has the odd habit of write/read from hd his obscure stuff while I'm playing, and it causes slowdowns. Setting it manually is a pain: I run winUAE in full screen mode and it's the only windows app I run at once. So...there is no way to start it with high priority from the begining? Other emus avoid slowdowns that way... I just don't multitask in windows, anyway.

22 January 2009, 22:57	#5
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,399	If it slows down... switch off your AV software. Just recently I've noticed that 99.99% of all slow downs are caused by AVG etc.

23 January 2009, 17:27	#7
Gaula92 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 527	start /high winuae.exe doesn't work: winuae sets it's own priority upon start. I found the solution, a 35kb commandline program called process util 2.03. It lets me change priority of running apps, so I launch winuae and set it's priority, all in a rowm in the same batch file. Now winUAE runs realtime priority on my eeebox, at 50 FUCKING HERTZS AT LAST, syncronized with screen refresh, etc.... and I don't use AV software: I shit on AV software, and I hope the worst for the AV programmers. AV software is pure bloat, unnecessary for me: I NEVER connect to internet from Windows, you've to be crazy for that: Windows (my personal pirated and small install) is only good for emulation: nothing more. It's a HAL for my emulation needs on the eeebox. It's not an OS for me. If driver support for GMA90 on Linux would be good enough to get 50HZ V-SYNCED graphics (it is NOT), I would happily dump that piece if shit windows is, and use my little linux kernel instead. But that's not the case. Thanks to those who tried to help me!

23 January 2009, 17:34	#8
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,107	Maybe Process Lasso will help?

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