Set Affinity 64 BETA v1.01
by
Ed
Wilk / Edgemeal
Software
Freeware for Windows XP
About:
A utility to set CPU affinity of executable files manually or automatically using a favorites
list.
* For testing on Windows 7 64-bit.
If you find a bug, have a suggestion, etc, etc, send it
here.
Thanks!
Adding Favorites
Favorites allow you to set the CPU affinity
mask
of programs automatically on the
fly, or with a click of a button.
There are two ways to add a favorite.
1) Select a file name in the process list, set affinity in
the CPU check boxes, and click
the "Add to Fav" button.
or
2) Use the "Add" button to browse for a file on
the local PC, the added file will be set to use all CPU cores by default.
Note: To change the affinity setting of favorites see "Changing
Favorites Affinity" below.
Notice!: If multiple copies of the same program are running and affinity is set from Favorites (Set Now or Auto) those files will all be set to the same Affinity!
Favorites are prefixed with a "*" character in the Process list.
Your favorites and their settings are saved to the file "MyFav.Affinity" when you exit the program.
Changing Favorites Affinity
Select one or more file names in the Favorites
list and right mouse click for menu.
Setting Affinity Automatically
Add file names to the Favorites list, adjust their affinity and
enable the "Auto Set Affinity" option.
Setting Affinity Manually
Select one file in the Process list, adjust the CPU affinity check boxes and click the
"Apply" button.
Hiding
file names in Process list:
Allows you to hide files names that you don't want to adjust (protect from
changes) or normally see in the Process list.
To hide a file from view, select a file name in the Process list and click the "H" button.
To un-hide a file, enable the "Show All" check box, select a file name and click the "U" button.
When "Show All" is enabled file names that are marked as hidden are prefixed with the "<" character.
File names you mark as hidden are saved to the text file "Hidden.txt" on exit. You can edit this file with Notepad to manually add or remove file names, use one file name per line, you must exit Set Affinity II before editing this file!
Exit Program:
Right mouse click on tray icon to open menu, click "Exit Set Affinity
II".
Limitations/Known
Issues:
Supports file names up to 34 characters long.
Restore Program Defaults:
1) Open options and click the "Delete Settings" button.
2) Restart the program.
Notes:
Using the "Delete Settings" option does not delete your favorites or files
you have marked as hidden!
To remove all favorites, Exit the program and delete the "MyFav.Affinity" file.
To restore all hidden file names, Exit the program and delete or edit the "Hidden.txt"
file with notepad.
Tray Icon :
The tray icon shows total CPU usage by all CPU cores.
Notes:
In graph mode the range shown is around 5% to 95%.
Uninstall :
1) Open options and click the "Delete Settings" button.
2) Delete the folder you extracted this program to.
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Terms of Agreement:
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By using the included Freeware, you agree to the following terms...
1) You may use this software freely and with no charge.
2) You MAY NOT redistribute this software (for example to a web
site)
without written permission from the author. Failure to do so is a
violation of copyright laws.
3) You will abide by any additional copyright restrictions which the
author may have included in this software package.
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Disclaimer:
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Users of this software must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
The software is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
use of said software.
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Version History and Notes
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v1.01 - BETA
* Updated code that gets paths from PIDs (should show icons for 64-bit programs now).
* Minor speed tweaks.
* For testing on Windows 7 64-bit.
v1.0 - BETA
* Based on Affinity II
v1.038
* Modified the code that reads the running processes.
* For testing on Windows 7 64-bit.
(c) Edgemeal Software 2010