Options, methods or issues launching a Kernel instance

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Using LaunchKernels to launch kernels with lower priorities

On windows the kernels launched with LaunchKernels are starred with "Below Normal" priority. Is there a way to start them with even lower priority (eg. "Idle")? ...
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Seeking strategies to deploy a function securely without a front end

Background I have a fuction, which calculates an analytic solution to a multi-dimentional geometry problem. The function takes a list of real numbers (typically less than a dozen) and outputs a ...
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Launch a specific notebook automatically when Mathematica starts

I run Mathematica on an iMac running OS X 10.6.8. I have set the OS's "Launch Items" to include Mathematica so that the application opens when the computer boots. Now I want to go further and ...
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Can one launch a Player Pro kernel independently of the front end

This question follows on from my earlier one, Seeking strategies to deploy a function securely without a front end. As it pursues a different track to solve the same problem it seemed distinct enough ...
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Table function with Part[] call misbehaving, but only after initial startup of Mathematica

I am getting errors like: Part::partd: Part specification standardBasis[[1]] is longer than depth of object. with the following Manipulate expression: ...
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Mathematica does not launch [closed]

Since this morning I'm not able to launch Mathematica (vs. 8.0.4) on my Mac (OS 10.8.3). Every time I click on the icon Mathematica opens the "Messages" box without any messages. After some seconds my ...
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How often does Mathematica contact its license server?

I know that Mathematica checks the validity of its license every time the program is launched. Say, however, that I have a valid license (which I do) and that I am running some code which takes a ...
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How to automatically load package in Player Pro by making backup files of init.m?

I dont know whether I am asking the right question or not but I am curious to know whether we can automatically load the package in ...
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Launching remote kernels - will it help RAM needs?

Given the exasperating RAM needs of my Mathematica program, I contemplated launching remote kernels to run my Mathematica script. This is a two part question: Part 1 If I launch a remote kernel(s), ...