Comments on: Cpukiller 3 – generate CPU load artificially to slow down Windows

By: John Bradshaw

John Bradshaw — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:01:24 +0000

Thx This works a treat on Windows Server 2003 64 bit
JB

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:12:21 +0000

askew1, thanks! slow.exe is nice. It works on a dual core PC, but it can only strain one CPU core. So you have to run it twice and configure the CPU affinity if you require more than 50% CPU usage.

Jeremy, I think there are many way to stress a CPU. But sometimes you have to specify the exact slow down factor. This is where tools like Cpukiller come in.

Mathieu, thanks a lot for the tip. I already guessed that there is way to delay the boot process, but I didn’t find the solution fast enough. So I just removed the virtual disk temporarily.

Dave, hmm I didn’t try it on a XP SP3, but I see no reason why it shouldn’t work there. Did you log on as an administrator?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:47:46 +0000

I don’t know. I ran it on my XPSP3 laptop and slow down factor was 0%. I noticed no real slowness either.

I rate this a dud for the trialware and uselessness.

By: Mathieu CHATEAU

Mathieu CHATEAU — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:17:34 +0000

You can also ask directly VmWare to delay the boot at the bios level.

In the VMX file, add:
bios.bootDelay = 9999999

This software is interesting, but this vmware settings is good to know too!

By: Jeremy D Pavleck

Jeremy D Pavleck — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:15:51 +0000

I always used to use something like the Distributed.Net client to burn in CPUs or test problems. It had a lot more tweaks then initially led on.

By: askew1

askew1 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:09:03 +0000

Slow.exe on this page does the same thing for free. I’ve used it successfully for older games that run too fast on dual-core pc’s.

http://www.adrianboeing.com/tools.html