It may also be to do with how Windows allocates CPU time. If you have fewer progs open and the processing one as the active window it is more likely to allocate time to processing your application. Try going to task manager, and closing down any applications or processes you definitely don't need open, be careful not to close any critical ones.
Dan Bowles GIS Officer Harper Somers O'Sullivan T +61 2 4961 6500 M +61 4 3834 8372 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: SCISOFT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 4:27 PM To: 'Mike Gibson'; [email protected] Subject: RE: MI-L :50 percent usage of CPU I don't think so. I have been running mrsiddecode.exe to convert a 186Mb MrSid file to GeoTiff and it has been running since 10pm (now 2pm next day) with about 50% CPU usage whatever I do. Mine's a big job (58% done, 3Gb output so far) on a 2.6MHz CPU/1Gb RAM system, but I'm told unravelling MrSid files is CPU-intensive and maybe the utility is less than efficient. What's the selection process? Often, it's the algorithm you're using that is highly inefficient and the hardware isn't at fault. Ian Thomas GeoSciSoft - Perth, Australia -----Original Message----- From: Mike Gibson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 30 March 2005 2:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: MI-L :50 percent usage of CPU Can anyone in the list tell me if MapInfo/Window Xp pro has a restrictions on CPU usage. I'm currently working a large file with is taking over an hour to complete a selection process. When I check the Task manager the CPU is only working at 50%. Has anyone have any reg tweaks that improve MapInfo's access the processor and ram. Micheal Gibson Assets/GIS Analyst Rous Water tel +61 (0) 2 6621 8055 fax +61 (0) 2 6622 1181 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15852 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.5 - Release Date: 29/03/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.5 - Release Date: 29/03/2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15853 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15856
