Re: Still would like to see HT* -- Ace's Hardware - General Message Board

Re: Still would like to see HT* -- Ace's Hardware - General Message Board:

"Re: Still would like to see HT*
By NoSpammer on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:41 PM EST

> I've personally decided that the problem is Windows XPs scheduler
> to be honest. There is no way a decent operating system should
> let a single app starve out other applications, and core
> OS stuff like the frickin' mouse pointer.

Exactly. On win2k a lowest priority task can page out all other stuff by banging on the file system (even when using all the right flags to open the files in streaming read-once mode). I have to try it on XP, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same happens. "