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ThreadMaster & ThreadMaster GUI - Only for Experts
An oddball freeware program that has made 2 of my old systems run more reliably: a freeware CPU quota service ThreadMaster and ThreadMaster GUI, a freeware interface that also installs the underlying ThreadMaster service.
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Despite the Windows 2000 bit, I've also tried it on XP Professional SP3 with success. While it was developed for servers, it does seem to help out when certain buggy programs make ridiculous demands upon a personal PC. Firefox 3.5 is a good example -- it was using insane CPU time when it first came out. The article Using ThreadMaster to Tame Rogue Applications at VirtualizationAdmin.com is a MUST READ for using this program without the GUI, and not a bad idea even if you do use the GUI. Also, from the Using ThreadMaster to Tame Rogue Applications article at VirtualizationAdmin.com: Be aware that the default installation will cause all processes to be capped at 15% of CPU utilization. That's crazy for a PC, so I'd start with a value of at least 75% and then tweak from there for individual apps. It's a lot of work to go in and edit the registry for every process you want to run above 15%, so I'd recommend changing the default values as noted here at FreeLists.org. The text is also available if you DIDN'T use the GUI installer in a readme.txt file available in \windows\system32\threadmaster. It's unnecessary in the combined GUI & ThreadMaster installer, so you won't find the readme.txt in that folder if that's how you did the installation. In the past I've capped AVG Antivirus which makes high CPU demands on start-up -- capping it at no more than 75% of CPU utilization and PeerGuardian at 50% because it likewise demanded a lot at start-up (I block out a lot of countries). I set the cap to all other programs at 90%. I've since switched to Antivir for my anti-virus and PeerBlock for my I.P. filter. Both are far less demanding of CPU time, so I run just about everything at a 90% quota and while an individual program might hang for a short time, I haven't seen the whole system lock up at all. MAJOR CAVEAT: The direct download link is here tminst112.zip but I would NOT recommend it as a stand alone unless you are really confident in your ability to edit your registry directly. This is complicated. You can severely screw up your system when you edit your registry. If in doubt, use the GUI! THREADMASTER GUI (recommended if you want to use ThreadMaster): I finally tried the ThreadMaster GUI by Tim Wells. I have to admit it's a lot simpler than running ThreadMaster without it. His ThreadMasterGUISetup.exe installs both ThreadMaster and the GUI. Using ThreadMaster with the GUI: You can easily add quotas directly inn an Applications tab, or by selecting from running processes in a Processes tab. You can alter the default quota higher than 15% (I use 90%) for all programs and the sample time shorter (I use 10) if you like in the Options tab. When you then hit the Save button, the GUI stops the ThreadMaster service to implement them, and then restarts the service with your newly added quotas. Simple -- just be conservative with settings when you experiment with quotas for individual applications. The author claims compatibility with Windows 2000, XP, and even Vista. I can vouch for Win2000 & XP. My two older PC's are now running in an almost bombproof mode after I did vary from the 90% setting for the buggy CPU hungry Firefox 3.5- 3.6 (an 80% quota). Thanks to the GUI, I've also played around a lot with other high peak demand programs with (still relatively high) CPU quotas -- but I usually go back to 90%. On one I also use Cacheman XP to tweak a few apps to Above Normal and Below Normal priority on a permanent basis also with good results. I can't vouch for other means of tweaking task priorities in conjunction with ThreadMaster. THREE CAVEATS: First, I can't vouch for the program on a Vista machine. I don't run it on my newest system. Those running dual core machines don't have much need of this because: one, they have CPU to burn most of the time, and two, they can simply assign "affinity" of a program to just one or the other CPU's. Second, there is one anti-spyware program out there of which I am aware that doesn't like the ThreadMasterGUISetup.exe. A-Squared Free anti-spyware flags the installer as a Trojan -- however none of the other antiviral and anti-spyware programs I use have a problem with it. A-squared Free has a fair false positive rate, so I risked the installation and have had no issues from it nor alarms from subsequent malware scans from A-Squared Free and literally a half dozen other malware scanners. Finally, Tim Wells is apparently very devout, so if you send him a question I'd be mum on where you saw it recommended. The direct download link for ThreadMaster GUI is: ThreadMasterGUISetup.exe. |
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If no one has mentioned it yet (didn't notice it in a search), Malwarebytes is an outstanding anti-virus program. You can get it here:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/ The free version doesn't run all the time, but you can initiate a scan every few days and take of most problems. It updates multiple times a day with new definitions, so be sure to update before scanning. This program is so good I've noticed that hackers have begun to take specific measures to defeat it specifically. Often, simply changing the file name from MBAM to something more inocuous (like explorer.exe) will solve the problem. But if you encounter something you can't get rid of, you can go here: http://forums.malwarebytes.org/ and the very knowledgeable folks there will help you out. Miekiemoe is especially good; she's helped me out of more than one jam. |
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