Need running priority setting

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Alan

This program NEEDS a running priority function so it can
be set to high, normal, low or IDLE or Screensaver mode.
Then it would not start up it's scan and interrupt other
programs.

Can this be done via a reg change ?
I checked scheduler and it does not appear there.

MS. How about a feedback section to your programmers? Even
though I can see that you really bought this from Giant
and did not do it yourself maybe you have someone there
that understands priority of running programs.
 
Priority high, normal, low, etc. don't mean much for a program that is disk
intensive. Try setting your defragger to low and see what happens. It still
slows the whole machine down too much since the NT scheduler only does
priority on CPU and not on disk bandwidth.

The program itself would need to implement "smart IO" similar to the latest
from diskeeper, where it monitors CPU and other disk requests itself and
backs off when there are other requests. Can't be done by just utilizing the
current NT priorities...
 
I use diskeeper and it only runs in screensaver mode when
I'm not using the PC. I am at present on an IBM A30 999mz
and don't even know my disk defrag program runs and my
disks are always defragmented. Evidently you are using
the old Symantec reject progarm that MS gives you. Try
Diskeeper, you'll never go back.

I'm not talking about the realtime protection just the
daily scans.

This is a bug and needs fixing.

MS, what about it? Do you plan a priority fix for the
scan ?
 
-----Original Message-----
I use diskeeper and it only runs in screensaver mode when
I'm not using the PC. I am at present on an IBM A30 999mz
and don't even know my disk defrag program runs and my
disks are always defragmented. Evidently you are using
the old Symantec reject progarm that MS gives you. Try
Diskeeper, you'll never go back.
Click to expand...

Do you think AntiSpyware would have the same results?
I'm not talking about the realtime protection just the
daily scans.

This is a bug and needs fixing.

MS, what about it? Do you plan a priority fix for the
scan ?
Click to expand...

If you're really worried about running when other
programs are hitting the disk, too bad you cannot set it
to start in a similar fashion that the disk-off power
save does.

corey
 
That's the idea. have it run it's deep scans when you are
not using the PC for other apps. I use a 'blank' for
screensaver so it does not require CPU time then Diskeeper
can have all the CPU to it's self. this program should do
the same.
Previously {and i havn't uninstalled, just deactivated
them} I ran Search & Destroy Spy Bot, Java Coolsoft and
SpyGuard. They ALL ran ALL the time and you never knew it.
MS, you have some work to do.


BTW: working on the time bomb. MS, you know what I mean.
 
I guess you failed to read my answer to your post. Maybe it was because MS
Antispy slowed you down too much? I talked about diskeeper and how it's
Smart IO in the newest versions works well to get out of the way. Then you
come along and claim that I am using the "symantec" reject from MS (BTW, the
MS one is from Diskeeper too; it isn't symantec - it is an older diskeeper.
But, I am using Diskeeper 9. Try it in interactive mode with the Smart IO
turned off. And then try to open something - like Outlook with a large PST.
Good luck!

Anyway - the point is that anything that needs to read most of the files in
the file system can't be throttled correctly by the NT scheduler's current
high, normal, low, etc. settings because disk IO doesn't take much
processor. The app itself has to be written to watch other IO (possibly as a
file system filter driver like AV product, however MS recommends not having
more than 1 filter driver installed). Only by watching for other IO can it
get out of the way of your normal work cleanly. This would mean a redesign
of the product, not a bug fix release.
 
Just running an ordinary defragmentation in safe mode plus disk clean up
usually helps and reorganizes files orderly so they start up faster.

Andre
 
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