Exercise 5.4: Changing Priorities of Applications

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This final exercise investigates starting programs at different base priority levels and then changing the base priority on the fly.

Objectives:

Starting programs at base priorities other than normal

Changing the base priority of a running program

Time Estimate:	5 minutes
1.	Log on as the administrator of your Windows NT Workstation computer.
2.	Start a command prompt by choosing Start, Programs, Command Prompt from the Start menu.
3.	Type start /low sol.exe to start Solitaire at a low base priority. This sets the base priority to four.
4.	Type start /realtime freecell.exe.
5.	Close the command prompt.
6.	Start the Task Manager.
7.	Change focus to the Processes tab. If you do not see the Base Priority Column, you must add it by choosing Select Columns from the View menu. In the Select Columns dialog box, select the check box next to Base Priority.
8.	Note that the Freecell.exe process is currently running at a base priority of Realtime. Right-click on the Freecell.exe process in the Process list to change the base priority. In the pop-up menu, choose Set Priority and then select Normal to reset the base priority to the default level.

1. Change the base priority for Sol.exe to Normal as well.