On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:18:11 +1000, ehathgepiurhe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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)? I've just had a situation that has answered my own question. A key combo through PowerPro won't work if PowerPro is under load and won't display the bar. I've just had the opportunity to test this out. This was when everything else on my PC was working, even though they were under the same (very small) load. Desktop icons that open my preferred task manager? Worked fine. Start Menu to open another program? Yep, worked fine too. The PowerPro bar was the only damn thing that wouldn't respond, and the only task being run on my PC was not very intensive. That sucks big time that even the key combo's won't work unless the PowerPro bar will display. -- Regards, CM 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/
