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Old 12-01-2007, 19:11   #5
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Re: Dual Core Wastage

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Originally Posted by r1ch View Post
It depends how the app checks if it is the only instance running. Some just look for another process running with the same name so renaming it might do the trick. Others use mutexes or files as flags in which case running it as another user (via fast user switching on windows XP or via terminal services) could do the trick.
Good tip mate but in this instance it didnt work. Mind you not sure if I fancy the idea of tricking an app to play ball with potential shared resources.
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