Tool to limit system resources?

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

I'll recommend Vista. It's an excellent candidate for your requirement. I wonder why nobody pointed out this to you already.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

[leppie]

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

I wonder why nobody pointed out this to you already.

I wonder how you could not have noticed it in the 2 previous replies already.

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[Zoltan Balazs]

I don't know if this is something that you could use, but try HeavyLoad [^]

[Cedric Moonen]

I wonder how you didn't notice that his post was sarcastic (hehe, this can go on for a looooong time :-D )

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[Rajesh R Subramanian]

My reply was a sarcastic note. A joke, even.

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[leppie]

I was thinking that, but it had no hints that it was. Having just browsed through some message boards, the lack of seeing something is very possible indeed.

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[Rajesh R Subramanian]

leppie wrote:

I was thinking that, but it had no hints that it was.

It is called Deadpan[^].

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

[Simon P Stevens]

Just write your own:

while(resourcesLeft){
    AllocateResources();
}

Simon

[Pete OHanlon]

Try running the app inside Virtual PC or VMWare - these allow you to limit the resources that are available.

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[John M Drescher]

Or virtualbox and also disable any SVM or VT (processor virtualization support) instructions that these have.

John

[leppie]

Else we can just send him a CEH tool :)

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[Zoltan Balazs]

A what?

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[leppie]

Hehe, maybe a search for CEH in the lounge will enlighten you :p

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[Dy]

Cheers - that's helped

- Dy

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

I think there are some idiots who will vote you a 1, no matter what you say.

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[Pete OHanlon]

leppie wrote:

Else we can just send him a CEH tool

:laugh: Only if we can beat it into small pieces with a mallet.

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