Set priority for individual applications
When multitasking in XP, open applications often default to "normal" priority. However there is a way to increase the performance of the most demanding applications.
To do this: Load the program you wish to change the priority for and press CTRL+ALT+DEL to bring up the Task Manager. Select the applications tab and highlight your program. Right click the program and select 'go to process. Now right click on the highlighted process and choose "set priority".
The higher you set the priority above normal, the more CPU time the program will steal from other applications when you are multitasking.
To do this: Load the program you wish to change the priority for and press CTRL+ALT+DEL to bring up the Task Manager. Select the applications tab and highlight your program. Right click the program and select 'go to process. Now right click on the highlighted process and choose "set priority".
The higher you set the priority above normal, the more CPU time the program will steal from other applications when you are multitasking.
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