Best way to permanently change priority of TrackIR?

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I noticed that setting the priority of TrackIR to High makes a HUGE difference on my PC. I wonder what is the best way of permanently changing the priority of TrackIR to High. I know about Prio but I don't like adding (too much) programs to my system... I also have no clue at ALL if Prio takes up resources. Are there any other ways to fix the priority setting or is Prio the only solution?

[wiltzei 15]

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[Guest]

Thanks, bat seems a lot heavier program than Prio...! A bit too much, I think.

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[deetee 164]

OpusFSX can now do it if you have it, FSXAssist is another alternative.

 

You could also just create a batch file using the Start command to set the priority to high:

 

Start /high "c:\Program Files (x86)\NaturalPoint\TrackIR\TrackIR.exe"

 

Not sure if he path is exactly right but you get the drift.

[superglide17 11]

Just go into Task Manager, high lite your TrackIR process, click on "Set Affinity", OK and there you are

[KingGhidorah 209]

This came up in a discussion of Multi-Crew experience when there was a disscussion of process priorities and core usage.  I used to use something called Process Lasso where you could set the priorities of the various processes when they started, and then they always started that way.

 

It used to be that if I didn't set Trackir to higher than FSX then it was stuttery, so that's why I got Process Lasso.

 

For reasons I don't quite understand, in the course of experimenting with various configurations trying to figure out a problem with MCE, I found that I didn't have to use it anymore, and TrackIR ran just fine without it.  Still, if you are having that problem, Process Lasso is a good way to go, and for what you need to do, it works just fine in it's freeware version.  Haven't heard of something called Prio.

[Guest]

OpusFSX can now do it if you have it, FSXAssist is another alternative.

 

You could also just create a batch file using the Start command to set the priority to high:

 

Start /high "c:\Program Files (x86)\NaturalPoint\TrackIR\TrackIR.exe"

 

Not sure if he path is exactly right but you get the drift.

 

Sounds good! I will give it a try and if it really works then this is by far the best solution: I don't like to install programs and utilities if I don't really have to.

 

 

Just go into Task Manager, high lite your TrackIR process, click on "Set Affinity", OK and there you are

 

LOL How else do you think I did it up to now...? ^_^

 

 

 

Still, if you are having that problem, Process Lasso is a good way to go, and for what you need to do, it works just fine in it's freeware version. Haven't heard of something called Prio.

 

Yes, the difference between TrackIR on normal and high is VERY obvious. Night and day. Stutters versus smooth. I will have a look at Process Lasso if that bat doesn't work out, although Prio seems to be a much lighter program: http://www.prnwatch.com/prio/ Process Lasso seems a bit heavy for just letting TrackIR run on a higher priority.

[Guest]

I managed to get it done with a bat file! Nice! I had to Google a bit for the right commands though... I ended up with this:

@echo off
cd /d F:\Programs\TrackIR5
start /high TrackIR5.exe

So I first had to change the directory using cd etc. and only then I could start TrackIR.

 

Great! Glad I don't have to install a utility for this...! ^_^

 

EDIT

I had to change the dir because I created the bat on my desktop... LOL I know created the bat in the TrackIR folder and now only 'start /high TrackIR5.exe' does the job. I created a shortcut to that bat on my desktop, which also enabled me to change the icon to the TrackIR one. All is fine now!

[some1 65]

I remember the old Trackir software for version 2 was running at high (or realtime) priority by default. I wonder why Naturalpoint dropped this feature in the later versions, it makes a big difference on my system too. 

[TheFamilyMan 280]

Another solution: copy your default trackIR desktop shortcut and replace, via its properties, its target value to this:

 

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start /high /affinity E TrackIR5.exe

 

Double clicking the edited shortcut will run trackIR with affinity E (cores 1,2,3) at high priority.  /realtime, /low, /normal are other priority options.  Can't beat the elegance of doing this.

[Q_flyer 766]

Another solution: copy your default trackIR desktop shortcut and replace, via its properties, its target value to this:

 

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start /high /affinity E TrackIR5.exe

 

Double clicking the edited shortcut will run trackIR with affinity E (cores 1,2,3) at high priority.  /realtime, /low, /normal are other priority options.  Can't beat the elegance of doing this.

 

This is what I've done for the last few years  -  this is what you want Jeroen! ..... Just copy the above into the "Target" field of the Properties of your TrackIR EXE .......... No need to BAT files buddy! :cool:

[BIGSKY 316]

I have Track IR4,and this worked for me,

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start /high /affinity E TrackIR.exe

 

I get bad twitching in the fore aft axis with 5 software.
 

[ryanbatc 12,855]

I remember the old Trackir software for version 2 was running at high (or realtime) priority by default. I wonder why Naturalpoint dropped this feature in the later versions, it makes a big difference on my system too.

 

Random hijack of topic here hehe: will your PZL Orlik ever see the light of day? Or maybe as payware from A2A?

[some1 65]

Ryan, you've mistaken me with someone else (pun intended). 

 

PZL Orlik is Michal's Puto baby, also an A2A employee.