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Run cmd.exe (high CPU priority) with VDMSound inside?

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First post, by Aspie_Boi

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I've managed to improve sound fx quality in Tyrian 2000 by opening the NT command prompt (cmd.exe) in high priority mode and running VDMSound (and the game) through that.

Now I've set up a custom VDMSound shortcut file using the Launcher and I want to run my cli2nop patched TyrianNT.exe with the launcher's custom settings through cmd.exe in high priority mode (I hope this makes some sense it's very tricky to explain! 🙁 )

So for example if I set this up right I could click a shortcut off my desktop and the Task Manager would show cmd.exe (with Tyrian2k running inside) in high cpu mode.

Tyrian is installed to C:\DOS\TYRIAN
and my patched exe is called tyriannt.exe

I think this could be done via a batch file, but trying to work it all out makes my head spin!

Here's hoping someone can help 😀

Reply 2 of 4, by Aspie_Boi

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Ok thanks for the tip, but thats the first thing I tried...

Trying to work out all the different parameters and putting them in the correct order makes my head spin! 🙁

So far I've manged to get a command prompt to open in high priority mode:

"cmd.exe" /c "start /high cmd.exe"

Now could you please tell me from there how I get it to load dosdrv and the custom settings from my tyriannt.vlp file?

much thx

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