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START Priority Class Arguments Ignored for WOW Applications

Article ID: 192822

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0a

This article was previously published under Q192822

SYMPTOMS

When you use the START command with one of the priority class arguments (other than NORMAL) to start a 16-bit Windows application on Windows NT, you notice that the priority is still NORMAL.

CAUSE

The exact cause has not yet been established. In general terms, the priority class arguments appear to be "ignored" by the operating system for 16-bit Windows applications.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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