Thanks, Jimmy S we'll try your suggestions.
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Dereck


"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Dereck,
>
> "Dereck" <Dereck@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F5866F76-4C81-4A82-B73C-C823743CB35B@microsoft.com...
> | WE have just bought a new PC but find that our PInball Games run so fast that
> | they are unplayable.
> |
> | Help please
>
> You can change the priority of a program to speed it up, or slow it down.
> Click Start / Click Run / Type: taskmgr and then press ENTER
>
> - Right Click on the program and select: "Go To Process"
>
> - Right Click on the process and "Set Priority" to High or Low as needed.
>
> - You can speed up games even more by ending all other Applications that
> are listed in the taskmgr, and right click to disable all icons by your clock.
>
> - I was going to explain how to use the start command from the RUN
> command line to launch any application from however this article is already
> published on the internet and covers the entire buffet, including affinities. :-)
> http://fox2k.net/2ktweaks/game_tuning_guide.htm
>
> - You can slow down your games even more by running many programs,
> or use the Moslo utility: http://www.hpaa.com/moslo/v132/moslo132.zip
>
> Moslo Instructions - Note this is not for the casual player - Use only if needed:
>
> Unzip the program to the same directory as the game you want to run slower.
> For the next steps to work, you have to have that directory open in windows.
> Note: Get the process name using taskmgr, then click Start / Search to Find it.
>
> Next click Start / click Run / type: command and then press ENTER
> At the DOS command prompt type: MOSLO /## GAME.EXE
>
> Note: ## is a number (actually, percentage ... using /50 runs the game at half
> normal speed) and GAME.EXE is the name of the game you want to play. :-)
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Jimmy S.
>
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