Updating does not
effect any of your stored option settings or any programs that are in the CD/DVD Burner
List, Favorites List, Virus/Pest/Defrag and Game Software List, Hot List or Run
List. If you have any problems, just contact support using the mail box at the
bottom of the page.
There are no updates at this time. See
below for release contents.
To update: Download
and stop Priority Master. Run the exe for your system and it will extract the files into
your install directory - C:\Program Files\Priority Master
2009. Next, restart Priority Master 2009. The system tray icon will show the new
version number. If you installed to a different directory, make sure that you extract to
the correct directory where it is installed.
*All customers who purchased
Priority Master 2008 are eligible for a FREE upgrade (entire package). However, you must
send in an email to support@prioritymaster.com
with Priority Master 2008 Free Upgrade in the subject line. Also, it will sent as a zip
file. Please make sure that the email does not bounce. In the past (2004, 2005,2006)
upgrades were sent based on the sales list. Every year, one or more customers complained
to their ISP that I was sending them spam and I was banned from the entire ISP. This also
meant that I could not communicate with many other customers from that ISP. In the case
AOL, that was many customers who got very mad because they thought that I was ignoring
them when in fact the email I sent was bouncing. I'm just not going through that again.
All other customers are eligible for the $9.95 upgrade via PayPal.
Priority Master
2009 Version 9.0 Updates
Version 9.0 New
features:
New Permanently Set and View CPU Affinity for 2, 4 and 8 processor systems (not visible on
single processor systems)
On 32 bit systems, the CPU Affinity can be set from
the desktop icon or the program name in the explorer. On both 32 and 64 bit systems, it
can be using the main window GUI by selecting the program name and then a right mouse
click.
On 32 bit systems, the CPU
Affinity settings can be viewed from the desktop icon or the program name in the explorer
by selecting the Affinity List menu item. On both 32 and 64 bit systems, the List of
program names and CPU Affinity by selecting the program name and then a right mouse click.
The contents of the CPU
affinity settings can be exported to a file. This can be imported in to a spreadsheet
program like Excel to organize the processor settings. Once optimized, the
Set_Proc_Affinity.pri file can be transferred to other computers. Just stop Priority
Master, copy the file and restart.
A beep will be generated
if the user tries to deselect the last remaining processor. At least one processor must be
assigned at all times.
Added CPU Affinity List to
the master View/Delete Program List Entries ("L" on the toolbar)
New Automatic switching from Full Time DEFENDER to Advanced mode
If you select an Advanced
Mode option from the main window toolbar while in Basic User Mode, selecting OK to a
message box will automatically set Advanced User Mode and display the selected dialog. All
of the priorities will be instantly set to Advanced User Mode.
New Automatic Program name extraction and insertion when moving a
program from one permanent priority list to another.
If you set the program
into a new priority list (i.e. RealTime, High, Above Normal,Normal, Below Normal, Idle)
and it is already in another priority list, then a message box will ask if you want to
remove from the old list and automatically insert it into the new priority list. Switching
programs from one list to another is very easy.
If you select a program
name from the desktop or explorer, a message will tell you if the program is currently
running. If you select to continue, then all occurrences of the that program will be
automatically changed to the new priority and it will be automatically inserted in the new
priority list.
New Enhancements for the Main Window GUI
Added alphabetic sort for
main window Program Name, Window Title and Path. The contents are sorted within the
priority class from lower to higher by selecting the column header.
Selected program name made
to bold when selected so that it is easy to see if you selected the program name.
Added the number of
configured processors to top line of the main window.
Added the priority graphic
if the user selects the Pri column.
Added an explanation
message box if the user selects the PM2009 column.
Fix to collapse the
entries using the "+" sign for the priority class.
64 Bit fixes
Fix so that the priority
shows up in the window titles and Task Bar
Added support for 64 bit
program names
Added "*32" to
identify 32 bit process running on 64 bit machine like the Task Manager.
Added a refresh button the master list of all the stored program
entries ("L" on the toolbar)
Added Priority Graphic icon to main window toolbar
New Defaults
Automatically Run the Hot
List and minimized the system tray on start up.
New default skin is galaxy
.
Set to automatically kill
all UnListed RealTime Programs. Just add your to the RealTime List once.
Added new Refresh Main
Window on Mouse Over option on the Automatically Prioritized Programs ("A" on
the toolbar)
Bug Fixes
Fix so that the system
tray menu is dismissed if you click on any area other than the menu
Fix the text on the
warning beep dialog (ON to OFF)
Fix to restore the
original priority when Priority Master exits for program in the stored priority lists.
Fix for ToolBar icons not
working as a result of canceling a lower level window when there are multiple windows
stacked up.
Fix for the Start->Priority
Master 2009 to make the main window visible. This is for when the explorer aborts and the
system tray icon is no longer present.
Fix to make the program
icon transparent throughout.
Priority Master
2008 Version 8.0 Updates
Version 8.0.4 Fix
for programs that entered into the Foreground Exclusion List to be boosted from Idle to
Normal when in the Full Time DEFENDER Mode and they receive the foreground focus.
Fix for the priority of Priority Master 2008 being set to High on the Overview dialog to
be restored to High when PM2008 is restarted.
Fix for the display of the priority in the Window title being turned off to stay off when
PM2008 is restarted
Fix for the Foreground Exclusion Boost programs names to be reloaded when PM2008 restarts.
Version 8.0.3 Fix for the task list
in the main window when only the basic scanning ( Include Invisible Windows id OFF and
Include All processes is OFF). The programs on the Task Bar in the list would show one
more or one less with each refresh.
Added the User Mode: Basic User(FTD) Mode or Advanced User Mode on the first line of
output in the main window
Added msvcp71.dll to to the install package for systems where this was not installed as
part of the Windows base operating system to the install directory.
Version 8.0.2 Fix for the Terminate
Programs->Find Program->Browse so that the right file in the main window GUI is
entered into the Terminate Always List.
Added automatic
refresh of the programs in the main window GUI when:
It is restored from the system tray icon
Restored from the Task Bar
When it gets foreground focus
When when left button click on the non text are below the list of programs
Added the number of
programs being scanned on the main window GUI on the first line.
Version 8.0.1 Fix for the view log
file when the log files are large.
Version 8.0 Added new options for
logging, automatic termination of RealTime programs not in any of the Lists and automatic
termination of ANY programs not in any of the Lists:
1) Optional
logging of programs on start, programs that can not be reprioritized or are not on the
lists. Four new menu items were added to the main window and the system tray icon.
Log
Programs Starting - If this option is on at system boot time, the all processes
will be reported. This also includes log entries for user terminated programs, terminated
Unlisted RealTime programs and terminated programs that are not in the list.
Log
Programs not in the Lists - Creates a log entry for all programs that are not on
any of the lists or were not present when the Priority Master program started.
Log
Failed Set Priority - Creates a log entry only one time per process. There are no
further attempts to reset the process priority.
View
Log File - starts a Notepad.exe with the log contents. You can search and save
the log contents using the notepad's functions.
2) Optional
automatic program termination for unListed RealTime programs and any UnListed programs.
You should always have the Auto Terminate UnListed RT programs turned ON. Any RealTime
program can lock up the keyboard and mouse. If one is detected and terminated, it will
posted in the log file if the option for the "Log Programs Starting" is
checked.The "Auto Terminate All Unlisted Programs" will terminate all programs
automatically that are not in any list and not present when the program started.
New defaults:
Information and warning messages now default to OFF
Increased the default limit on the Hot List Delay Sec from 10 to 120 seconds:
Only
display the confirmation messages on the explorer or main window set priority permanently
if the Information are turned ON
Changed the default skin
Made
the priority class in the main window to be bold font
Bug Fixes:
Fixed
problem in which the expansion of the text in the main window would get into an infinite
loop causing the system to be rebooted to recover.
Fixed
problem in which an expanded text selection would stay on the screen from the main window
when minimized.
Fixed
small memory leak in the main window treelist
Added
checkmark for the New Program detection if activated in the main window options and on the
system tray icon
Posted a message box if the explorer traps and the system tray icon can not be updated due
to a timeout and added a second attempt to update the icon.
Fixed
multiple attempts to reset the priority when it fails so that no further attempts are
made.
Fixed
the Skin option to be disabled when the Full Time DEFENDER, New Program Detection, System
Menu, Lists, RealTime DEFENDER is being displayed
Fixed
toolbar icons so that multiple copies of the dialogs can not be displayed.
Fixed
Add to Hot List from the main window process list so that it does add the program to the
Hot List
Fixed
the install program to check to see if Priority Master is running when you try to install
a new version. If so, you get an error message and can close it first.
Fixed
problem in the main window End Program Now to terminate non-windowed processes.
New GUI:
System tray icon options
Main window options
Sample log file
Priority Master
2007 Version 7.0 Updates
Version 7.0 Added Above Normal and Below
Normal Classes throughout the product and other new features:
1) List of the processes with
a menu options list for running processes in the main window GUI.
2) New Above Normal and Below
Normal priority classes added throughout the product.
3) RealTime DEFENDER that
automatically reduces any RealTime program that is not in the Automatically Prioritized
Program List for RealTime to High with and optional messages to inform the user.
4) Quick Help added to the
main window toolbar..
5) Integrated List Management
added.
6) All new options were added
to the system tray icon, the main window GUI, the main window options and the system menu
from the Start, desktop icon and explore.
Priority Master 2006
Version 6.0 Updates
Version 6.0.6 This is a very important
update required for all systems. This permanently fixes the shutdown problem and allows
all systems to run Priority Master 2008 in RealTime mode. Uncheck the Set Priority
Master Priority to High on the Program Overview dialog.
Version 6.0.5 This fixes a problem in the
Foreground Exclusion List when adding a program in which the Foreground Priority Boost
priority is incorrect.
Version 6.0.4 This fixes a problem in the
Hot List in running programs from the dialog. You only need this update if you use the Hot
List to start a list of prioritized programs at system boot time. The Hot List programs
can be run at any time and it checks to see if the program is already running and does not
run a second copy.
Version 6.0.3 This includes the shutdown fix
and is integrated onto the Program Overview dialog. Just select the checkbox for the
priority of Priority Master to be High. This option remains persistent from run to run and
reboot. The Manual Priority Override->Program Details has a problem when displaying the
program window titles and this is fixed. The warning messages you get when in Full Time
DEFENDER Mode and you try to access the Advanced User options (i.e. Automatically
Prioritized Programs) were modified to tell the user how to turn of The Full Time DEFENDER
to be able to use the Advanced user option. The main windows was modified to say that free
updates are available here. The help-about dialog was modified. The exe was built for
several high speed and stack usage options to make the program run faster. Some additional
minor fixes were also added.
Version 6.0.2+ Well, it is not my fault and
I am innocent! That's right! Do not take this upgrade unless you have a problem in which
your machine freezes when you try to shutdown. This only happens on Windows XP Home
Edition with the latest automatic updates. May happen on other systems, but it has not
been reported. There is nothing wrong with the code in Priority Master 2008. This was very
difficult to find and fix. The solution, unbelievably was to decrease the base priority of
Priority Master 2008 from RealTime to High. Also, the exit processing was made to
instantly exit. Demo users may have to delete their Primast6.ini file so that it can be
recreated. This is a temporary fix and an option to run Priority Master in RealTime or
High may be added. Alternatively, you could roll back the latest MS update<g>. BTW,
the automatic overload protection of a RealTime CPU hog will not work on this version
because the priority of Priority Master 2008 is too low to stop it. Just stop Priority
Master 2008 from running and put these files in the install directory on top and restart
Priority Master 2008.
Version 6.0.2 The System Menu was reworked
to not appear when the the program starts in Full Time DEFENDER mode. Also, checking and
unchecking the button on the dialog now silently registers the system menu when Full Time
DEFENDER is switched OFF and removes the system menus when when Full Time DEFENDER is
Activated. In Full Time DEFENDER mode, the can still use the Sys Menu ToolBar icon
to activate the system menus. Also, the Hot List programs are not started when Full Time
DEFENDER mode is activate when Priority Master 2008 starts. There is problem only in the
Hot List for the working directory when added from the Manual Priority Override dialog
that has been corrected. Fixed a minor problem in the Window priority in title update
thread. Fixed another bug in which the Hot List Toolbar icon did not bring up the dialog.
It is still accessible in the Manual Priority Override dialog.
Version 6.0.1 The System menu had 2005
instead of 2008 - otherwise they are identical. The install process has been streamlined
removing the readme window, automatically going to the last page and all defaults are
already set. Just hit "OK" install. Invalid installations detection was
modified.
Version 6.0 New features: 1)Full Time
DEFENDER - this is the default install. It works like the standard DEFENDER in that it
puts programs in the Idle priority Class automatically. There is two new system tray icons
that illustrate when it is running. It also shows when the Foreground Priority Boost is
on. 2) Selectable priority scanning levels - The default is scan programs on the Task Bar
only. Now you can include scans for the invisible window application or do all processes
in the system. This has been added to all of the dialogs where the invisible windows was
an option. 3) A Program Overview has been added that shows the features and functions that
are common, priority scanning levels, Basic and Advanced User options. Note that there is
near instantaneous response when switching from the Full Time DEFENDER to the Advanced
that uses the priority in the Automatically Prioritized Programs and any Manual Priority
Overrides. All windows titles are also near instantly updated to show their previous
priority settings. This is unbelievable powerful to witness! Also, a delay has been added
to the Run List Dialog to allow a delay between starting the applications like the Hot
List dialog.
Bug Fixes:
1) The Hot List and Run List fail when using slow starting programs
and programs with extended program options. This is due to the overlapped design that
starts multiple programs simultaneously with a failure in parameter passing. For example,
when buying rare proof coins, I want to look at the book values for each denomination. I
want to automatically start a single browser that that shows the price of pennies,
nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars using Netscape. What Version 5.1.4 gives you is
the same coin repeated.
2) The Hot List does not enable the cancel button when the list is empty. This is a minor
bug, since the "X" works and is corrected.
3) After a fresh install, the registration dialog was behind the generated explorer
windows. It is now automatically in the foreground in system modal.
4) The system menu for Priority Master was still there after the program exited. It is now
removed from the system menus at exit time.
Also, there was an embellishment of the text in the toolbar tray
icons and error messages. The System Menu toolbar was converted to a dialog procedure to
get the skin color. New functions were added to the Online help and on the dialog.
Version 5.1.4 - Added a new option to the
Automatically Prioritized Programs, Setup and Status dialog ("A" on the toolbar)
to disable the splash screens. This is a checkbox in the Options groupbox with the title
"Disable splash screen". Please note that there are 8 stunning semi-transparent
screens that only last a few seconds and only at program startup time. However, if you
need to disable them for your personal preference just check the box.
Version 5.1.3 - Fixed a problem with running
out of window handles. This is an important update to get.
Version 5.1.2 - Fixed a problem in which the
new splash screen interfered with the registration screen at install time.
Version 5.1.1 - Added 8 new asynchronous
colorful semi-transparent splash screens. Fixed bug in window priority update logic and
improved priority scans to reduce "flashing" of the priority in the main window
title.
Version 5.1 - New features added:
1) Added New Program Detection and
Optional Termination as a new toolbar item. Just as it says, you can find all of
those sneaky programs that are running and robbing your machine of all of it's power! You
can track all processes or just processes that display on the task list. This will display
the path, icon and you can terminate the current task only, add the name to the list of
programs to be terminated any time that they try to run or ignore and continue. Screen
shots:
2) Added Automatically Terminated
Programs list as a new toolbar item. Just as it says, add the program name to the
list and it will be terminated any time that it tries to run. It allows you
superior performance and security. You can do things like prevent your 8 year old son from
running certain programs! Unless the person knows that Priority Master is preventing the
program running, it will be very difficult to determine why the program will not run. This
also good to prevent spyware and adware programs from running on your machine. This has
been integrated exactly like the existing automatically prioritized programs dialogs.
Screen shots:
Also added support for Firefox as a web browser when using the
web-site from the main window. A spin button for a delay in seconds was added to the Hot
List to allow some time between the applications starting. Online Help was added for the
new features and for the Normal priority automatically prioritized list. The version
number was added to the system tray icon and the new toolbar items were added to the
system tray menu. The first time that you selected the Favorites, the dialog would flash
and this problem has been resolved. Additional minor cleanup items were also added.
Version 5.0.1 - Fixed start-Program links in
the install program.
Version 5.0 - Added new Sys Menu to the toolbar. This allows the user to
dynamically add or remove the Priority Master 2005 system menus. Added a brand new install
program. The new version requires that previous releases be removed using the system
Add/Remove Programs.
Version 4.1.2 - Fixed a problem in which a
new user installs Priority Master 2004 onto a system that has Priority Master III
installed (which is not supported and needs to be removed before installing Priority
Master 2004). The error message ""Could not initialize ActiveSkin
control. Please make sure it is installed properly." is
generated because the skin control is not initialized. This is because the .inf file can
not distinguish between Priority Master III and Priority Master 2004 when it is
represented as the 8.3 filename - "Priori~1". To prevent this from happening and
get the new user operational immediately, the main executable (primast4.exe) was modified
to detect the failure in the skin control initialization and attempt recovery by
registering the actskin4.ocx internally. A simple dialog will be generated that requires
an OK only the first time that Priority Master 2004 is run. If you are already running
4.1.1, then you do not need this update since your Active X skin control is already
working.
Version 4.1.1 - Fixed a rare problem in
which the widow title would flash when the priority in window title option is selected.
The window update logic and priority jack hammer was bouncing as the application attempted
to reset the base priority and Priority Master was displaying the priority in the window
title. Doubled the performance of the Show Invisible Windows logic as it uses only 1/2 of
the CPU time. Fixed a problem in the installation script in which the active skin was not
initialized when installing to a drive letter beyond the C drive (this is only available
in the full retail version as it is part of the install program).
Version 4.1.0 - Added a new COM DLL named
PriorityMenuExt.dll that integrates the Priority Master 2004 set priority permanently
feature directly into the explorer and desktop. The five new menu options allow the user
to enter the .exe, .com, .bat and .scr files directly into one of the four priority
classes and to manage the priority lists. Sample picture:
Also, fixed a problem in which the name of the
executable name actually changes from run to run! No kidding! For example, Pest Patrol
would start using a full path and sometimes it would have the 8.3 version of the name!
This was fixed to use both naming formats for all automatically prioritized program names.
The actual retail package automatically
registers the PriorityMenuExt.Dll and removes it when uninstalled using the standard
Add/Remove Programs. Also, the default is now set to automatically minimize the program
and run the (empty) Hot List at system boot time for the new user. Subsequent reboots will
also automatically minimize Priority Master 2004. Finally, the uninstall program was
modified to remove components that remained in the previous release.
Version 4.0.5 - 1) Fixed a problem in which
the registration code is not saved when you don't exit the program before a shutdown after
the first time you install. Additionally, all options other than the automatically
prioritized programs are automatically written to the disk as soon as you make any change.
2) The "Show Invisible Windows" option was automatically turned ON (checked) on
a restart to insure any that non-windowed processes would be automatically prioritized.
This has been changed using the thinking that relatively few people will be using the
non-windowed processes and it results in less overhead.
Version 4.0.4 - 1) Fixed a problem in which
the displayed priority may not be correct when the program was in the automatically
prioritized lists with the "Show Invisible Windows" and display priority in
title options are selected..
Version 4.0.3 - 1) Fixed a problem in which
a previously stored system process would not be automatically prioritized after a fresh
boot without invoking the GUI.
Version 4.0.2 - 1) Fixed a problem in the
exit logic that did not remove the priority in the window titles at exit time. 2) Added a
Select All button to the Run List 3) Only 256 processes were tracked and increased the
limit to 2,256 processes. 4) Significantly reduced the system overhead when the "Show
Invisible Windows" option is selected. The Priority Jack Hammer was automatically
being applied to invisible windows and system processes which added about 7% of the CPU
time on the slower machines (around 1GHz). The new logic automatically disables the
Priority Jack Hammer for the invisible windows and system processes when minimized to the
system tray. The Priority Jack Hammer is automatically engaged any time that any one of
the dialogs is visible on the desktop and the "Show Invisible Windows" option is
selected. This is a super-efficient design and uses almost 0% CPU time!
Version 4.0.1 - 1) Fixed a possible problem
in the scroll up/ scroll down for the Automatically Prioritized Lists when the Show
Invisible Windows option is selected. When you scroll all of the way to the bottom and
then back to the top and then select a program. It may not be the correct program listed
in the confirmation dialog. A Refresh is required to get the correct program name. All of
the lists were reworked to have independent access to the process data. 2) Modified the
installation program so that the buttons fit on the screen when using large fonts with
1024X768 resolution. 3) Modified several of the dialogs to insure that all of the text is
present when using large fonts.
Version 4.0 - Priority Master 2004 - Fixed
the following problems: 1) The Scroll Up/Scroll Down in the Favorites and Normal
when there were more than 11 entries. Note that all scroll up or down buttons perform
automatic update so that you do not need to use the refresh button 2) The system tray icon
not being removed at exit time 3) Cancel/exit was disabled when starting from the system
tray icon for the first time 4) Added code to prevent changing the priority of Priority
Master 5) Disabled all features if the registration password is not entered 6) Several
dialogs were required to be answered when starting a second copy of Priority Master and
this has been corrected to exit the second copy as fast as possible with no dialogs
required to be answered 7) One RealTime program was added to the Class Analysis to account
for Priority Master and this will automatically improve your overall score of NOMINAL
states 8) Made some minor improvements in the automatic recovery logic that prevents the
system from hanging when a RealTime program hogs all of the CPU cycles 9) There was a
delay of about1 to 2 seconds when switching from just visible windowed applications to
include the invisible windows on the various dialogs. This now includes the system
processes and is instantaneous on all dialogs with the Show Invisible Windows checkbox 10)
The Add/Remove programs was modified to remove the Priority Master 2004 from the
Start->Programs popup at uninstall time.
Added full support for non-windowed processes for all of
the Automatically Prioritized Lists, Manual Override and the DEFENDER. Any processes that
is entered into the list will be subject to the "Priority Jack Hammer"
automatically. This includes the system level processes and any nonwindowed processes
started by windowed processes. This can be turned ON or OFF using the Show Invisible
Windows option on the various dialogs.
Example of the Program Details showing system
processes:
Added full support for the Foreground Exclude List. Simply
enter your programs that are CPU hogs into the list and they will not get the Foreground
Boost when the option is turned ON or Activated. This uses the same GUI interface style as
the Automatically Prioritized Programs. Note that programs in the Foreground Exclude list
may also be in one of the Automatically Prioritized Program Lists.
Added code to instantly add or remove the border on the
system tray icon to indicate when the foreground boost is active on the new Foreground
Exclusion Boost dialogs.
Added text and graphics into the Online Help for all f the
features added from version 3.X and the new Version 4.0 features..
Added a "no icon" icon for programs that do not
have an associated icon in the various dialogs. Some of these will be invisible windows
that previously used Priority Master's default icon and others will be the new
non-windowed processes.
Version 3.3.3 - Fixed a problem in the Run List
when using the Run & Return and the cancel button was disabled after the program(s)
were started. Fixed a problem in an empty list in the CD/DVD burners file prevented the
dynamic modify from working. This problem was fixed for all 4 of the lists (CD/DVD
burners, Favorites, Normal and Virus/Pests etc).
Added the screen saver file extension (.scr) for the Manual
Override dialog and for all of the Automatically Prioritized Programs browse buttons. This
will allow to you to set the priority of the screen saver so that interruptions in the
animation are reduced or eliminated.
Added a "Normal" Class to the Automatically
Prioritized Programs. Programs that set their priority to High or Idle can now be forced
to the Normal Class when in the background. This is fully integrated so now there is full
coverage for all of the priority Classes.
Version 3.3.2.1 - Fixed a problem in which the
wrong program in the Manual Override and Program Details was obtained for the Add to Hot,
Add to Run, End or Modify buttons.Fixed a problem in which selecting a program that had
exited did not correctly refresh the dialog for Manual Override buttons.
Added message boxes if warning messages are ON to display
the detailed information for the Add to Hot, Add to Run and End buttons on the Manual
Override dialog.
Version 3.3.2 - New 100% seamless design! You
can turn off the priority in the window title and get status reporting on the foreground
being ON or OFF in the system tray status icon. Completely transparent,
"priority-less" prioritization methodology! What's new? Fixed yet another
problem in which handles were leaking once every 10 seconds only when the CD/DVD burner
software is running. There are no known handles leaking anywhere in the product at this
time. Fixed the Set Foreground dialog to show the actual priority in the text fields.
Added the color red to the toolbar to get the red, white
and blue look to show patriotism for the USA.
Added new turn ON/OFF priority window title in toolbar,
primary menu and system tray menu. It is the "P" button with HIGH written below
it. This will instantly turn all priorities ON or OFF of the Window titles and Task Bar.
Added 4 new system tray icon states to indicate that the
state of the foreground priority boost. The old system status:
Now has a blue border if the foreground priority
boost is Activated (turned ON) as follows:
This gives instant visual verification of the
foreground boost status without having to look in the program.
Added an automatic removal of the priority in the window
title at exit time.
Version 3.3.1 - Fixed the Scroll Up on the Add
CD/DVD burner Software and Favorites so that it does not require you to select the button
twice to scroll up.
Added fix for Stardock Window Blinds not refreshing the
dialog's data. The Total Exclusion and even Unload did not stop Windows blinds from
intercepting and keeping Priority Master III's internal messages. These were all reworked
to use a custom internal messages that would not be intercepted by Window Blinds.
Added fix for window handles leaking once every 10 seconds.
Version 3.3 - Converted to MFC/ActiveX SKINS.
This require a complete package install. It installs on top of the existing version and
all current options are saved. Registered users will receive this through direct contact
in an email attachment.
Added MFC/ActiveX Skins support for 14 programs skins.
Select any skin you like and it will be remembered anytime the program runs. A Default
Skin is provided to remove the skinning.
Added Toolbar for quick access to frequently used
functions.
Added Show Invisible Windows to the DEFENDER and a complete
overhaul of the function to allow the Restore to work regardless of the initial save state
(Invisible windows ON or OFF).
Added complete modeless functionality. In previous
versions, you had to close all dialogs to exit. Now you can exit the program with
any number of dialogs displaying. The toolbar allows multiple dialogs to be independently
operated.
Priority does not overwrite the window title.
Added Set Foreground Priority to the system icon tray menu
and toolbar.
Added more flexibility to the Manual Override buttons for
modify, end, add tot hot list, add to Run list to automatically reacquire the program if
the dialog has been up for a while and one or more of the programs lower in the displayed
list has exited or new programs have started.
Added more power to the "End" on the Manual
Override.
Added a transparent background icon so that you can select
it using the icon properties Change Icon.
Added numerous other minor fixes.
Version 3.2.1 - Fixed a problem in the Class and
Level did not appear correctly in the DEFENDER Mode 1 Snapshot list for the Path View.
Modified the Sort to work with the new Class/Level scheme.
Added Class and Level to the Window view of the DEFENDER
Mode 1 Snapshot List view and modified the Sort to work with the new Class/Level scheme.
Version 3.2 - Fixed a problem in which the
auto-refresh on an End from the Manual Override did not show the program exiting. The fix
gives a more generous time to allow the program to exit.
Added new shortcut in the StartUp folder on the install and
removal on uninstall.
Updated Online Help components for new functions added in
the version 3.1.X updates.
Version 3.1.6 - Fixed a problem in which a
warning message for auto close programs list was generated when a program is launched from
the Hot List or Run List and was not specifically set to Auto-Close when PM3 was exiting.
The fix now prevents the warning message from being displayed improperly.
Added new "End" buttons to soft terminate the
process for the Manual Override dialog and the associated Program Details dialog. This
allows clear identification of the visible and invisible window process by icon, window
title or process disk location to terminate the process and has automatic refresh. Sure beats the Task Manager for removing unwanted processes from
your system!. Note: to kill all programs at
once, use DEFENDER Mode 3.
Version 3.1.5 - Fixed a problem in which the
close from the Task Bar icon did not exit.
Added new Hot List and Run List option from the system tray
menu.
Added a new system tray icon feature to display the Class
Analysis color dynamically. Each color represents the number of NOMINAL classes currently
in use and correspond to the dialog background colors as follows:
Icon
Multitasking Rating
- Zero or One
Below Average
-
Two
Average
- Three
Above Average
- Four
Genius!
This process to class analysis is done in a
highly efficient manner and there is an option to turn off the system tray class analysis
reporting. This new option is located on the Manual Override dialog, Reset User Options,
System Tray Status Colors. Note that the green or Four status represents the maximum
efficiency that your machine can achieve. So, show off your brains and get into the
"green"!
Version 3.1.4 - Fixed a problem in which the
"Start on system tray and run Hot List" with an empty Hot List caused an
internal check that saw that the list was empty and inadvertently reset the option. This
caused the main window to appear at boot time when the Hot List was empty after the second
reboot. The fix removes the main window from the desktop and starts on the system tray
when there are no entries in the Hot List.
Added a new "Include Invisible Windows" to the
DEFENDER dialog. This allows you to have only the programs on the Task Bar or all of the
programs including the invisible windows apply to the Modes 1 and 3. This also updates the
number of programs running fields in the dialog to visually verify the that the change
occurred.
Version 3.1.3 - Added a new "Hide-to-Sys-Tray" option on the main
window. In one case, the system menu "x" on the main window for XP closed
the application. It is supposed to remove the Task Bar icon and stay on the system tray.
Version 3.1.2 - Added a new "Start on system tray and run Hot
List" check box onto the main Automatically Prioritized Programs and Manual Override
dialogs. This eliminates the Task Bar icon at system boot time. It OK if there is nothing
in the Hot List.
Improved the performance of the primary window title update
and set foreground logic by 3 to 5 times. This results in less overhead while running.
Currently this is about 1 to 3% of the CPU on an AMD 1.2 Duron.
Reworked the install/uninstall to remove all of the files
using the add/delete programs function.
Bug fix for not allowing multiple copies to execute when the
first copy is on the system tray.
Version 3.1.1 - Added the "Priority Jack
Hammer". This pounds the priority that the user sets to defeat those
stubborn programs that set their own priority. This includes any programs that are
acquired into the 3 automatically prioritized lists and any dynamic priority changes! When
you set the priority, you get that priority! This incredible enhancement is the very first
of it's kind. An example is Winamp. You set the priority to High or add it to the
Favorites. After the first song plays, it returns to Normal. Now it will stay High. Even
if you try to change the priority with the Task Manager, it will be reset to the priority
that you set with Priority Master III instantly! Absolute power and control!
Version 3.1 - Added 10 second auto-recovery for
RealTime programs so that you can not freeze or lock up the machine. Added all options
descriptions to the Online Help. Modified the content on the dialogs for better
descriptions. Added support for EZ Creator 5 and Nero 5 to be automatically recognized.
Version 3.06 - READY FOR PRIME TIME! Bug fixes: 1)The system menu
"X" now hides the icon from the Task Bar. 2) Removes the system tray icon on
exit (did fail some times before). 3) Fixed auto/manual pop up option settings when auto
only was specified. 4) You can now delete the 4 CD/DVD programs that are included if you
do not want them. New features:
Added Browse button to add programs not currently running
into the 3 automatically prioritized lists (CD/DVD, Favorites, Virus etc).
Added Set Foreground button and Activate to the Add
Virus/Pest/Defrag dialog.
Added Show invisible windows to show/hide invisible windows
on the Manual Override & Program details, and the 3 automatically prioritized lists
(CD/DVD, Favorites, Virus etc).
Added Request foreground immediately button on the
Manual Override Modify for Set Class and Level dialog. This allows you change priority and
bring the program into the foreground with a single button click or select OK and bring
the program into the foreground without changing the priority.
Version 3.05 - Fixes a problem in the Hot List
Delete entry when there is only one entry in the list. Also, Changed the Pop Up on Startup
option for the Automatically Prioritized Program and the Manual Override dialogs to
automatically start one or the other or neither when the program loads for the first
time.
Version 3.04 - Added a system tray icon support. Normally, this would not
be a "bug". However, using Priority Master III allows you to run so many
programs that the Task Bar icons get nested 5 deep or more. This makes locating the
program difficult when you want to change the priority or add programs into the
automatically prioritized lists. Also, the main window and generated windows that are used
when starting program in from the Hot List at system boot boot time have been made
invisible. This gives a better "stealth" look at system boot time.
Version 3.03 - Starting the web site from main
window, About dialog or the Priority Graphic Overview the second time in a row causes a
trap due to an invalid pointer. Also, the generated web browser was started in the
background and this has been changed to start in the foreground. No one has reported this
problem, it was discovered in post release testing.
Version 3.02 - Starting a CD/DVD Burner program
results in the current Foreground priority instead of RealTime 24. On fast machines, a
timing problem exist between the foreground priority logic, the automatically prioritized
programs for the CD/DVD burner programs logic and the window title priority update logic.
This only appears to occur after the CD/DVD Burner program is started and exited 3
or more times and the Priority Master III program is active and disk caching is active.
Restarting Priority Master III also solves the timing problem. If you start a CD/DVD
Burner program and the priority in the main window title is not RealTime 24, then download
and apply this update. No one has reported this problem, it was discovered in post release
testing.
Version 3.01 - Under unspecified conditions, the
primast3.exe would not fully exit. The program would go away, however, it still appeared
in the Task List and has to be manually removed using the End Process. The problem could
not be duplicated in-house and the customer has verified the fix. Download this update
only if you experience the problem of the primast3.exe not fully exiting the system when
you close the Priority Master III application.
Version 3.00 - Released Sept. 18,2002 This
version automatically acquires programs and set the priority of the foreground
application. This is a major step over all previous releases.
Version
8.0.4
Updated
01/23/09 
New Permanently Set and View CPU Affinity for 2, 4 and 8 processor systems (not visible on
single processor systems)
