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The AutoStart Tab allows you to select which programs you wish to run after optimizations have been performed.

There are three types of programs:

Start Before Programs of this type are started before the Monitored programs.  These programs will be automatically terminated after the Monitored programs are closed.  You can use this type to start any ancillary program needed by the monitored programs that needs to start before they do.
Monitored Monitored programs are watched by AlacrityPC.  The profile process will halt while any monitored programs are running.  Once all monitored programs have closed, the profile process will resume.  This is where you would put the application or game that you wish to run.
Start After Programs of this type are started after the Monitored programs are started.  These programs are automatically terminated after the Monitored programs are closed.

To Add a program, click the Add button.  To remove a program, select it and click the Remove button.  To Edit a program, double click it in the list.

The programs of each type are run in order.  To change the order, select the program and use the Up and Down arrows to the left.  These buttons will shift the position of the program.

 

 

When you add or edit a program, the following window will be displayed.

The Program File Path is the full path to the program you wish to launch.  Click on the folder button to the right to browse for the program.

The Command Line Arguments field allows you to specify any command line arguments the program may require.

The Type combo box allows you to select if this program is Start Before, Monitored, or Start After.

If you select the Type to be Start Before or Start After, you will also be able to select if the program will be automatically terminated after all monitored programs have been closed.

Delay after launching allows you to specify a delay after the program is started and before the next program is processed.  Specify the delay in seconds.

You can specify the priority that is set to the program by using the Priority combo box.  Use caution if specify Real Time - a busy program could potentially starve your computer of CPU.

Affinity allows you to specify which CPU the program should run on if you have a multi-CPU computer.  By default, the program can run on all the CPUs in your system.  Some programs may run better if they are confined to one CPU.  Click on the CPUs to select or deselect.

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Last modified: 29-Mar-2008