On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:07:51 +1000, Alan Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi CM (ehathgepiurhe) > >I'm not surprised that PowerPro is unresponsive while Nero is >burning a CD. No doubt other programs are unresponsive too. > >During a CD write, Nero must give itself a high priority >so it will not be interrupted. > >You can interrupt a write by a file manager to a hard disk >because it is written in chunks (allocation units). >There can be a pause of several minutes between writing >chunk 5 and writing chunk 6 with no damage. > >You cannot interrupt a write to a CD because it is written >as a continuous stream and cannot do a pause and restart. > >As Slawomir suggested you could give PowerPro a higher priority >but I think it would be wiser to just not try doing other stuff >during a CD burn - unless you have a use for unreadable CDs :) > >The file comparison program has less need to be non-interruptible. >Its programmer decided to write it that way. >Either get a different file comparing program or put up with >having to wait until it is finished. > >> Another instance of when I want my PowerPro bar to appear >> is if a particular process has hung, using up 100% of the CPU. >> In that case, I want to bumpthe top of the screen so my PowerPro >> bar appears, so I can open up my task manager to kill it. >> In most cases like this, PowerPro will just not respond. > >Hardly surprising that Powerpro will not respond in that situation! > >Try Ctrl+Alt+Del to show Windows Task Manager and kill >the hung process. > >Or if you prefer to use a different task manager >try assigning it a hot key such as Win+T >which is probably an easier interruption than using a bar. > > > > > >Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Hi, Thanks for the explanation. I do have one question - you can't assign Win+T through Windows itself - Windows only allows you Ctrl+Alt+{letter} shortcuts. So, if I assign it through PowerPro, will that mean - when PowerPro is under load and won't respond - that my Win+T combo will also not bring up my favoured process killer (Sysinternals Process Explorer)? -- Regards, CM ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/JV_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
