There are two separate issues here. The first is that the script is taking 100% of the cpu. The other is that the system is slowing down. Without knowing more details about your script it is difficult to give concrete advice.

If the slowdown arises from scheduling your script in addition to the other processes you wish to run, you could try running it at lower scheduling priority. Either use "START /LOW ..." or reset the scheduling priority with the task manager. Type "START /?" in a command window for more assistance.

If the slowdown arises from paging and/or swapping, you either need to add more RAM to your system or rewrite the script to use less memory. Without knowing more details about your script ...

Paul

In reply to Re: cpu usage by Xilman
in thread cpu usage by ideasuntouched

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