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  1. Feb 2nd, 2002, 11:08 PM #1
    Zaei
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    QueryPerformanceTimer() and QueryPerformanceFrequency(), in a while loop.

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  2. Feb 3rd, 2002, 06:07 AM #2
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    Originally posted by Zaei
    QueryPerformanceTimer() and QueryPerformanceFrequency(), in a while loop.

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    full CPU usage =)
    I can't find but a compromise between the two, a loop terminated with QPT and small intervals of Sleep, if you want 40, then maybe sleep 36 milliseconds and then sleep 1 millisecond until 38 and then finally go with Zaei's methods
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    Use the multimedia timers, they've got an accuracy of 1ms.

    Look up timeSetEvent, timeGetTime, things like that
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