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<blockquote data-quote="m.standish" data-source="post: 273233" data-attributes="member: 22329"><p>thanks for the quick reply but i dont want to down that route (again)</p><p>Had some promising results with dualbooting and using minlogon & ewf but id like to keep away from that</p><p></p><p>Even tried diffent users with hardware profiles for the services but ive finetuned this install to run perfectly with both scenarios, i really just want something to make it simple to switch over modes</p><p></p><p>I noticed the mp 1 installer attempts to close certain processess before installing, if somone could tell me how the instal;ler is built this should give me a soloution</p><p></p><p>Half way there!, ive found a tool "process.exe" that will kill / change priity of any task, so i can kill everything ok in a batch file</p><p></p><p>The problem is i cant start remember how to start multiple things in a batch file,</p><p>if i run: </p><p></p><p>"c:\windows\Compro2HIP.exe"</p><p>"C:\Program Files\Last.fm\lastfm.exe"</p><p></p><p>it starts the first one, then hangs and waits until the 1st one closes before running the second one, how do you make it run them one after another as i have about 5 i need to run</p><p></p><p>Just in case anyone else wants to do the same</p><p>this is the .bat file and process came off the <a href="http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/processutil/processutil.htm" target="_blank">Command Line Process Viewer/Killer/Suspender for Windows NT/2000/XP</a> (the DL link is at bottom of page)</p><p></p><p></p><p>What it basically does is close down all the programs that will not be seen or used in MP</p><p>Runs all the remote control drivers & tools + Last FM (Ony the stuff i use while MP is running)</p><p>Closes Explorer (not gonna see it while running MP - save some resources)</p><p>Runs MP........... WAITS until MP closes</p><p>Unloads all the remote control & MP specific stuff</p><p>Reloads the items that were killed at the beggining</p><p></p><p>All in all I saved 57Mb ram & ????? cpu time</p><p>the system came back after completeing the cycle to withing 1mb of the same ram used</p><p>All in all a perfect sucess</p><p></p><p>Excessive YES, Necessery - Yes when your running on 256mb ram with win XP sp3 & a vista shell LOL</p><p>Just read back on what i was requesting, thats gotta be the st time ive managed to do EXACTLY what i would like from some sw!</p><p></p><p>------------------START---------------------------</p><p>ECHO ENTER TO CONFIRM MP STARTUP</p><p>prompt</p><p></p><p>cd\</p><p>process -k sidebar.exe</p><p>process -k schedul2.exe</p><p>process -k iexplore.exe</p><p>process -k wmplayer.exe</p><p>process -k lclock.exe</p><p></p><p></p><p>start c:\windows\Compro2HIP.exe</p><p></p><p>cd c:\program files\last.fm</p><p>start lastfm.exe </p><p></p><p>cd C:\Program Files\HIP</p><p>start hip.exe</p><p></p><p>cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\VideoMate\</p><p>start comproremote.exe</p><p></p><p>c:\process -k explorer.exe</p><p></p><p>c:\mediaportal\mediaportal.exe</p><p></p><p>start explorer.exe</p><p></p><p>cd\</p><p>process -k Compro2HIP.exe</p><p>process -k hip.exe</p><p>process -k comproremote.exe</p><p>process -k lastfm.exe</p><p></p><p></p><p>cd C:\Program Files\Windows sidebar</p><p>start sidebar.exe /BELOWNORMAL</p><p>cd C:\Program Files\LClock</p><p>start lclock.exe</p><p>cd\</p><p></p><p></p><p>----------END------------------</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m.standish, post: 273233, member: 22329"] thanks for the quick reply but i dont want to down that route (again) Had some promising results with dualbooting and using minlogon & ewf but id like to keep away from that Even tried diffent users with hardware profiles for the services but ive finetuned this install to run perfectly with both scenarios, i really just want something to make it simple to switch over modes I noticed the mp 1 installer attempts to close certain processess before installing, if somone could tell me how the instal;ler is built this should give me a soloution Half way there!, ive found a tool "process.exe" that will kill / change priity of any task, so i can kill everything ok in a batch file The problem is i cant start remember how to start multiple things in a batch file, if i run: "c:\windows\Compro2HIP.exe" "C:\Program Files\Last.fm\lastfm.exe" it starts the first one, then hangs and waits until the 1st one closes before running the second one, how do you make it run them one after another as i have about 5 i need to run Just in case anyone else wants to do the same this is the .bat file and process came off the [url=http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/processutil/processutil.htm]Command Line Process Viewer/Killer/Suspender for Windows NT/2000/XP[/url] (the DL link is at bottom of page) What it basically does is close down all the programs that will not be seen or used in MP Runs all the remote control drivers & tools + Last FM (Ony the stuff i use while MP is running) Closes Explorer (not gonna see it while running MP - save some resources) Runs MP........... WAITS until MP closes Unloads all the remote control & MP specific stuff Reloads the items that were killed at the beggining All in all I saved 57Mb ram & ????? cpu time the system came back after completeing the cycle to withing 1mb of the same ram used All in all a perfect sucess Excessive YES, Necessery - Yes when your running on 256mb ram with win XP sp3 & a vista shell LOL Just read back on what i was requesting, thats gotta be the st time ive managed to do EXACTLY what i would like from some sw! ------------------START--------------------------- ECHO ENTER TO CONFIRM MP STARTUP prompt cd\ process -k sidebar.exe process -k schedul2.exe process -k iexplore.exe process -k wmplayer.exe process -k lclock.exe start c:\windows\Compro2HIP.exe cd c:\program files\last.fm start lastfm.exe cd C:\Program Files\HIP start hip.exe cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\VideoMate\ start comproremote.exe c:\process -k explorer.exe c:\mediaportal\mediaportal.exe start explorer.exe cd\ process -k Compro2HIP.exe process -k hip.exe process -k comproremote.exe process -k lastfm.exe cd C:\Program Files\Windows sidebar start sidebar.exe /BELOWNORMAL cd C:\Program Files\LClock start lclock.exe cd\ ----------END------------------ [/QUOTE]
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