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Cpu Usage.

Hi!

I'm building an application in VB. That communicates with windows media encoder.

I want to access the Cpu Usage on the machine. But can't find the correct API call.
That's my problem!

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You have 2 hints:
  1.Count all proccesses on local machine than use API fnc. GetProcessTimes for each one.
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/prothred_2ckz.asp

  2. Learn the topic about WIN utilities (CPU Usage Meter):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/apctest/htm/utilities_1.asp
Try one of these

Display CPU Usage (Windows 9x Only)
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=1652

Get CPU Information Using Windows Management Interface (WMI)
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=1576

Get Local System Info Using Windows Management Interface (WMI)
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=1730

Good Luck
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