VanHalenLover:
... or some other way to get windows to remember a priority or affinity settings, so that it is configured automatically at the time the program is run?
Until SA answers, you can try what I do...
I've modified the "target" line of a shortcut that I used to use, to get to the game client:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start /AFFINITY 1 C:\Users\Frank\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
*there's a "space" after the numeral "1"
* I run Vista 64 and my game browser is Chrome (obviously).
With a simple double-click, the desktop shortcut opens Chrome while the cmd line sets affinity for Chrome at one core ( "0" ), after which the game client window opens, and automatically logs me into WGT. Nice part about it is that it "remembers" all this so just a double-click is all it takes to restart the game client.
This comes in handy when my cache gets filled and I've gotta close out the browser and re-enter the game client window.
As long as your filepaths are similar to mine, it should be easy to substitute yours into the above shortcut's target line. Pay special attention to the spaces in the line. Be careful not to omit them.
I should mention that there is a very brief "flash" (<1sec) on the screen while the cmd is loading, after clicking the shortcut.
I'd also be interested in hearing of other ways.
GL :)