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Mbox User Guide30
Adjusting Processor Scheduling
To adjust Processor Scheduling performance
(Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP):
1 Right-click Computer (Windows 7, Windows
Vista) or My Computer (Windows XP) and choose
Properties.
2 Click the Advanced system settings link in the
left pane (Windows 7, Windows Vista) or the
Advanced tab (Windows XP).
3 Under the Performance section, click the Set-
tings button.
4 In the Performance Options window, click the
Advanced tab.
5 Under the Processor Scheduling section, select
the Background Services option.
6 Click OK to close the Performance Options
window.
7 Click OK to close the System Properties win-
dow.
8 Restart the computer for the changes to take
effect.
Disabling System Startup Items
The fewer items in use by your computer, the
more resources are available for Pro Tools. Some
startup applications may be consuming unnec-
essary CPU resources, and can be turned off.
If you disable any of the following startup items,
do so carefully:
• Portable media serial number (required for
some applications that utilize a copy pro-
tection key)
• The Plug and Play service
•Event log
• Cryptographic services
To Disable System Startup Items:
(Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP):
1 From the Start menu, type “msconfig” in Start
Search (Windows 7, Windows Vista) or in Run
(Windows XP) and click OK to open the System
Configuration Utility.
2 Under the General tab, choose Selective
Startup.
3 Deselect Load Startup Items and click OK.
4 Click Restart to restart the computer.
5 After restarting, the computer displays a Sys-
tem Configuration message. Check to see if
Pro Tools performance has increased before you
deselect the Don't show this message again op-
tion. If performance has not changed, run
“msconfig” and return your computer Startup
Selection back to Normal Startup - load all device
drives and services. Alternatively, try disabling
Startup items and non-essential processes indi-
vidually.