FAQ

• Why the name change?
• What Operating Systems does AlacrityPC run on?
• Why .NET? I've heard bad things about .NET.
• What are inherited profiles?
• On Vista, I get "An unidentified program is trying to access your computer" warning every time I run AlacrityPC. Why?
• In the Services and Programs tab, some services and programs are not listed. Why?
• I want to use an icon in a dll that contains many icons for the Profile, but only the first icon is used. Why?
• How do I create a shortcut to a profile?
• I have a non-English OS, and the View Info About option for services and programs doesn't work. Why?
• How can launch a profile programmatically (for example, from a script?)
• I modified the default profiles that came with the install. How can I restore them?
• The program I set to monitor stops because it launches another program. Can I set AlacrityPC not to start restarting services and programs until I want to?

Why the name change?

I wanted to have a name that wasn't specific to Flight Simulator. The program has evolved to a point where it can be used for any game or application, and I wanted to have a name that reflects this. Alacrity means fast, which is the purpose of this program.

What Operating Systems does AlacrityPC run on?

AlacrityPC is designed to run on the following OS:

Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, Server 2003, and Server 2008 and in both 32bit and 64bit.

Why .NET? I've heard bad things about .NET.

I chose to use .NET for a variety of reasons. One, it is the language of the future on Windows (and possibly Linux) platforms. Second, it provides capabilities that are difficult to achieve using regular languages (FSAutoStart was written in C++). Third, there is nothing wrong with .NET. It uses no resources or CPU when you aren't running a .NET program. It will not screw up your operating system. I weighed the pros and cons, and concluded that there is no reason not to use .NET.

What are inherited profiles?

You can setup profiles that inherit settings from parent profiles. This allows you to setup one profile for your services and program settings, then setup profiles for each application you want to launch that use the parent profile. If you ever need to modify a service or program, you only have to do it one place. This should help in managing your settings from a central place.

On Vista, I get "An unidentified program is trying to access your computer" warning every time I run AlacrityPC. Why?

On Vista, any program that requires administrator access will cause the OS to ask the user for permission if UAC is enabled. The reason it says "unidentified program" is that older versions of AlacrityPC are not digitally signed.

As of 31 March 2008, AlacrityPC is now digitally signed and will not give this message anymore. If you still get this message, please use Check For Updates to get the latest version.

In the Services and Programs tab, some services and programs are not listed. Why?

AlacrityPC will not display any service or programs that 1) are essential to the operation of the computer (for example, RPC) or 2) knows that it will not be able to Stop.

I want to use an icon in a dll that contains many icons for the Profile, but only the first icon is used. Why?

Currently, AlacrityPC can only use the first icon in a executable or dll file for the profile icon.

How do I create a shortcut to a profile?

Drag the profile out of the AlacrityPC main window and drop onto the desktop or in a folder.

I have a non-English OS, and the View Info About option for services and programs doesn't work. Why?

This is because the names of the services are not in English, but the web site that is used to provide the information expects them to be in English.

How can launch a profile programmatically (for example, from a script?)

You can launch a profile by starting the program 'alacritypccontrol.exe' located in the folder where you installed AlacrityPC with the following command line:

alacritypccontrol.exe -p profile_filename

The profile_filename does not have a path, just the filename.

I modified the default profiles that came with the install. How can I restore them?

The default profiles are in your installation folder. They are called "Default Vista Profile.profile" and "Default XP Profile.profile". Copy them to your AlacrityPC Profiles folder located in your Documents.

The program I set to monitor stops because it launches another program. Can I set AlacrityPC not to start restarting services and programs until I want to?

Yes, by going to the Optimization page and setting the "After monitored programs have been closed" action to "Pause processing". AlacrityPC will pause when the monitored program(s) close, allowing you to press a key to restart the process.