[DUG] CPU memory usage

[Robert martin]

Hi

If you just want to reduce the priority why not run the services 
processing in a thread created with a low priority, then you don't have 
to worry about Windows security etc.  However I don't know if this would 
achieve what Vikas wants.

Rob



Phil Scadden wrote:
>> I am creating a window service using delphi 5. I need some help is getting the CPU memory usage of the machine so that my service runs when CPU usage is low. Is there any way to find out the CPU usage. Is there soem registry key or soemthing. I am not sure actually.
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> Strikes me that the best way to do this is to reduce the priority of 
> service process instead. A process with appropriate privilege can get 
> the id of process and then reduce the priority. I dont know if a process 
> can do this to itself (I have my doubts) but perhaps your service runs 
> within a context where another process can do this? As far as I know you 
> cannot change priority through the SCM functions.
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