How do I specialize CPU cores for certain categories of tasks?

I read in a long-lost PC Magazine that there was some utility (built-in or
otherwise) that lets you specialize your CPU cores, e.g. core one for
foreground tasks/programs\core two for background processes. I can't rember
how to do this. Can anyone tell me? I see an option in Task Manager to
move an individual process to one core, but not categories of processes.
Thanks.

Applications/Programs must be specifically written to take advantage of
multiple cores/processors.

"Sam" <nospam@imabigmoronwhocantrememberhislines.com> wrote in message
news:4B36A3F5-E85F-4CA8-BB33-A724587DC9FB@microsoft.com...
>I read in a long-lost PC Magazine that there was some utility (built-in or
>otherwise) that lets you specialize your CPU cores, e.g. core one for
>foreground tasks/programs\core two for background processes. I can't
>rember how to do this. Can anyone tell me? I see an option in Task
>Manager to move an individual process to one core, but not categories of
>processes. Thanks.

It's called Processor Core Affinity:
http://techblissonline.com/set-proce...tions-process/

Setting the affinity can also enable older programs that have issues with
multi-core systems, to run correctly.


"Sam" <nospam@imabigmoronwhocantrememberhislines.com> wrote in message
news:4B36A3F5-E85F-4CA8-BB33-A724587DC9FB@microsoft.com...
>I read in a long-lost PC Magazine that there was some utility (built-in or
>otherwise) that lets you specialize your CPU cores, e.g. core one for
>foreground tasks/programs\core two for background processes. I can't
>rember how to do this. Can anyone tell me? I see an option in Task
>Manager to move an individual process to one core, but not categories of
>processes. Thanks.