Sounds like you are running foxpro dos. The easy way around this is to use the start command.

start /low YourdosApp

>Dear All,
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>Is there any way to control the CPU utilization when running a Foxpro application.
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>It is because when i run a Foxpro application in Win2K server, the CPU usuage always go
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>to 100%. As a result, the other applications become very slow or even stop. Therefore,
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>can i control it.
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>I know i can set the priority in Task manager but my Foxpro application schedule to run every 10 mins. So i can't do that
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>Thank a lot
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>Jacky