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==Description==
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WNice is an addon-DLL for WatchCat 2.1, which enables the changing of process priorities and an enhanced kill feature.
|Version=(Nov 1999)
|Author=[[Carsten Thorenz]]
|License=Freeware
|Download=[//hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/system/wnice.zip wnice.zip]
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WNice is an add-on DLL for WatchCat 2.1, which enables the changing of process priorities and an enhanced kill feature.


The DLL doesn't do this itself, it just interfaces between WatchCat and the XFREE86 device driver by Holger Veit or the Nice package by Sharon Dagan.
The DLL doesn't do this itself, it just interfaces between WatchCat and the XFREE86 device driver by Holger Veit or the Nice package by Sharon Dagan.


Be warned, this kind of stuff is not for the whimpy "point-and-click" user. It is a power users tool and can do serious harm to your system
Be warned, this kind of stuff is not for the wimpy "point-and-click" user. It is a power users tool and can do serious harm to your system if you don't know what you're doing.
if you don't know what you're doing.


===Requirements===
;Requirements
* WatchCat 2.1 :)        (ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/system/wcat21.zip)
* WatchCat 2.1 (ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/system/wcat21.zip)
* EMX-Libraries           (ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/dev/emx/v0.9d/emxrt.zip)  
* EMX-Libraries (ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/dev/emx/v0.9d/emxrt.zip)
* XFree device driver     (ftp://borneo.gmd.de/pub/misc/XFree86OS2/xf86sup.zip)  
* XFree device driver (xf86sup.zip)
* Nice package           (http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/6525/nice_v0_07b15_bin.zip)  
* Nice package (nice_v0_07b15_bin.zip)


 
===Installation===
===Instalation===
Install WatchCat as stated in the package.
Install WatchCat as stated in the package.


Extract the files from the other packages to the directories you like.
Extract the files from the other packages to the directories you like. Copy all DLLs to a directory mentioned in LIBPATH and all EXEs to a directory in PATH or change LIBPATH and PATH appropriately.
Copy all DLLs to a directory mentioned in LIBPATH and all EXEs to a  
directory in PATH or change LIBPATH and PATH appropriately.  


Add a line like "DEVICE=f:\XFree86\lib\xf86sup.sys" to your CONFIG.SYS.
Add a line like "DEVICE=f:\XFree86\lib\xf86sup.sys" to your CONFIG.SYS. (naturally you have to change it to point to the real location of xf86sup.sys on your system)
(naturally you have to change it to point to the real location of xf86sup.sys
on your system)


Add a line like "detach F:\usr\bin\niced.exe -start" to your STARTUP.CMD.
Add a line like "detach F:\usr\bin\niced.exe -start" to your STARTUP.CMD. (again: change it to reflect the real location of niced.exe ...)
(again: change it to reflect the real location of niced.exe ...)


Copy WNice.dll to the directory where WatchCat lives. If you have previously
Copy WNice.dll to the directory where WatchCat lives. If you have previously installed WKILL9.DLL you have to kill WatchCat and remove WKILL9.DLL, as WNice supersedes it.
installed WKILL9.DLL you have to kill WatchCat and remove WKILL9.DLL, as  
WNice supersedes it.


Shutdown and reboot.
Shutdown and reboot.


===Using it===
===Using it===
Activate WatchCat. Now you should see a process list on the left hand
Activate WatchCat. Now you should see a process list on the left hand and the WNice interface on the right hand.
and the WNice interface on the right hand.
 
Select a process by clicking on it. You can see that WNice reflects
the process properties.
 
To change a priority click on the number of the class you desire or
on the delta you want. Only childs of PMSHELL can be reniced.
Be warned that changing the class can be dangerous for system
stability.
 
To use the enhanced kill select a process and click on [Kill process].
Again this is restricted, only processes with PIDs > 12 can be killed.
 
==Download==


==Links==
Select a process by clicking on it. You can see that WNice reflects the process properties.


==License==
To change a priority click on the number of the class you desire or on the delta you want. Only children of PMSHELL can be reniced. Be warned that changing the class can be dangerous for system stability.
* Freeware


==Author==
To use the enhanced kill select a process and click on [Kill process]. Again this is restricted, only processes with PIDs > 12 can be killed.
* [[Carsten Thornez]]


[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Process Utilities]]

Revision as of 14:08, 18 March 2020

WNice
[[File:|300px]]
Version (Nov 1999)
Vendor
Author Carsten Thorenz
License Freeware
Download wnice.zip
Website

WNice is an add-on DLL for WatchCat 2.1, which enables the changing of process priorities and an enhanced kill feature.

The DLL doesn't do this itself, it just interfaces between WatchCat and the XFREE86 device driver by Holger Veit or the Nice package by Sharon Dagan.

Be warned, this kind of stuff is not for the wimpy "point-and-click" user. It is a power users tool and can do serious harm to your system if you don't know what you're doing.

Requirements

Installation

Install WatchCat as stated in the package.

Extract the files from the other packages to the directories you like. Copy all DLLs to a directory mentioned in LIBPATH and all EXEs to a directory in PATH or change LIBPATH and PATH appropriately.

Add a line like "DEVICE=f:\XFree86\lib\xf86sup.sys" to your CONFIG.SYS. (naturally you have to change it to point to the real location of xf86sup.sys on your system)

Add a line like "detach F:\usr\bin\niced.exe -start" to your STARTUP.CMD. (again: change it to reflect the real location of niced.exe ...)

Copy WNice.dll to the directory where WatchCat lives. If you have previously installed WKILL9.DLL you have to kill WatchCat and remove WKILL9.DLL, as WNice supersedes it.

Shutdown and reboot.

Using it

Activate WatchCat. Now you should see a process list on the left hand and the WNice interface on the right hand.

Select a process by clicking on it. You can see that WNice reflects the process properties.

To change a priority click on the number of the class you desire or on the delta you want. Only children of PMSHELL can be reniced. Be warned that changing the class can be dangerous for system stability.

To use the enhanced kill select a process and click on [Kill process]. Again this is restricted, only processes with PIDs > 12 can be killed.